Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, …
Madurai: Residents were urged to make environmental friendly products and adopt traditional practices to eradicate plastic during the special gram sabha meetings held in villages in the district. Special gram sabhas are organized in all local bodies compulsorily on the four public holidays, Republic Day, May 1, Independence Day and …
People warned against approaching quacks for treatment The Health Department has intensified anti-dengue operations across the district by pressing into service 40 special teams in all the 20 unions in the district. Two teams will be in-charge of each union. The special teams formed under a health inspector will visit …
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee leader Niranjan Patnaik hit out at the CM. In a series of tweets, he claimed he would show “the mirror to BJD government over the status of women in Odisha”. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced that insurance coverage for women under the BJD’s health …
From 519 in 1976, count has dropped to 251 now, while 4 main reservoirs have shrunk due to encroachment Here’s a statistic that should worry every Gurugram resident. In the past 40 years, more than half the city’s 519 water bodies have been encroached upon, or acquired for infrastructure development. …
Bijnor: To combat the menace of open solid waste in the state, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed nagar palikas and nagar panchayats across Uttar Pradesh to identify land for setting up of solid waste management plants by June 30. UP Pollution Control Board has issued notice to all the …
Kochi: Island panchayats in Kochi are seeking complete exemption from the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) as many plots are adjoining the waterfront. Residents of Kadamakkudy and Mulavukad have demanded that they should be given exemption from CRZ for building homes. “Areas up to 20 metres from the high tide line …
Patna: The public health and engineering department on Thursday announced it will end water shortage in all rural areas before the Assembly elections in 2020. It also pledged to end the water contamination problem this year in all areas under its jurisdiction. In keeping with chief minister Nitish Kumar's seven …
‘More villagesare straddling therural-urban divide’ There are 2,231 villages that are likely to be declared new census towns for the upcoming census, says a recent study by the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). Census towns are an anomaly that burst into the limelight during the last census in 2011. They …
Margao: The Goa State Biodiversity Board has invited expressions of interest (EoI) from authorised agencies to prepare a biodiversity assessment of the Colva lake, an area that encompasses close to 31,000 sqm. The notice inviting EoIs has been issued in compliance with the order passed by the NGT in an …
He was addressing the convocation of Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in Dehradun on Wednesday. Vice President of India M Venkakaih Naidu asked for encouraging those states which are doing good work in conserving forests, by providing them benefits and incentives. He said that to preserve forests, the local people, …
Environment protection and economic development must go together, stressed the Vice President of India, M Venkaih Naidu. The States must be incentivised for increasing forest cover. The NITI Aayog and the Centre must have provisions to encourage states doing well, and top most priority must be given to the forest, …
PANJIM: As directed, the Directorate of Panchayat has asked concerned panchayats from the mining areas to submit proposals for developmental projects for implementation under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), the State government told the High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday. Advocate General Dattaprasad Lawande told the court that …
NEW DELHI: Over 100 civil society organisations from 15 states have flagged several loopholes in the Centre’s draft National Forest Policy 2018 and questioned environment ministry over the rationale of proposing involvement of private parties in regeneration of forests. In their joint comment on the draft policy, sent to the …
The order was passed after the state government stated in an affidavit that out of 25 gram panchayats in the area, 13 have a forest area of 3,668.81 hectares and 22 gram panchayats are ready to declare their support for the area as an ESA. he Bombay High Court on …
KOZHIKODE: Minister for Labour and Excise T P Ramakrishnan inaugurated the Mampuzha restoration project. The project by the district panchayat aims to protect Mampuzha river from pollution and stagnation. The district panchayat is implementing the Mampuzha protection project with the support of Kozhikode and Kunnamangalam block panchayats. Perumanna, Olavanna and …
Meenangadi, nestled in the undulating hills of the Western Ghats is looking to become ‘carbon neutral’ — a state of zero carbon footprint achieved when carbon emissions in the atmosphere are cancelled out by an equal amount of sequestration. WITHIN minutes on a Monday morning, the over hundred banana saplings, …
To go ahead with the Seechewal model The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has decided to go ahead with the Seechewal model to improve the water quality of village ponds in Punjab so as to use it for irrigation purposes in the villages. The board has decided to adopt two …
Margao: The Nuvem village panchayat constituted it’s mandatory garbage management committee during the gram sabha on Sunday. Nuvem deputy sarpanch Manuel Borges said gram sabha members refused to approve the audit report as a part of the funds provided by the Directorate of Science and Technology were not utilised by …
Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of Udayakumar P. K. Vs Puthur Grama Panchayat & Others dated 15/02/2018 regarding pollution caused by industries engaged in the business of powder coating on aluminium products and anodizing and colouring of aluminium products respectively, Thrissur, Kerala. Kerala High Court …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Desmond Jude D’souza Vs State of Goa & Others dated 13/02/2018. The Applicants, residents of village Anjuna are seeking permanent injunction, restraining hosting of ‘Sun-Burn’ celebration or any such event and conducting, performing any musical shows/events …
