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, …
Thousands of people began a long march from Gwalior to Delhi on Wednesday demanding that the Centre announce a national land reforms policy and amend legislations for the benefit of the landless. Mobilised by Ekta Parishad, an NGO, the Jan satyagraha, as the march has been called, will culminate in …
Forest governance is identified as critical to the success of REDD+. Implementation of robust REDD+ strategy is possible through Community Based Forest Governance. Historically, forest governance in India established towards the middle of the 19th century was mainly engaged in exploration, demarcation, reservation, and exploitation of forests for timber. Globally, …
Bhubaneswar: In view of the failure of the government machinery and NGOs that have failed to achieve the target, the Palli Sabhas are likely to set the momentum for expeditious construction of toilets under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA). (NBA) has set the target of construction of 70 lakh toilets …
MARGAO: Salcete’s coastal panchayats on Tuesday launched plastic collection drives in their respective jurisdiction on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. At Varca, Sarpanch Luiza Rodrigues joined the villagers and school students in the drive to clean up the road sides of the plastic menace. Luiza said the objective behind the …
This is the draft MGNREGA operational guidelines for suggestions/observations of State Government. The MGNREGA has given rise to the largest employment programme in human history and is unlike any other wage employment programme in its scale, architecture and thrust. Its bottom-up, people-centred, demand-driven, self-selecting, rights-based design is distinct and unprecedented. …
GUWAHATI, Sept 26 – The overall flood situation in Majuli river island has improved and water level of the Brahmaputra is receding at a faster pace providing great relief to the flood-hit islanders. The flood waters of the Brahmaputra and the Subansiri which entered the island through the breached portion …
Town Panchayats in Vellore have stepped up measures to ensure the proper implementation of the ban on plastic bags less than 40 microns thick. Teams comprising the executive officers of various town panchayats have been formed to monitor the use of plastic bags after the ban came into effect from …
A petition was filed on Wednesday in the Supreme Court to restrain the resumption of iron and manganese ore mining in Goa amid a judicial commission estimating a loss of Rs 35,000 crore to the exchequer due to illegal mining there since 2000. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed …
Bhubaneswar: The successful implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) by the Odisha government has earned appreciation from the Union secretary of the tribal affairs ministry Vibha Puri Das. Member National Advisory Council NC Saxena also praised the State on FRA implementation. They were attending a two-day regional workshop held …
BHUBANESWAR: Alleging large-scale misappropriation of funds in various schemes for farmers, the Kissan Khet Mazdoor Congress (KKMC), the farmers’ wing of the OPCC, on Saturday demanded a White Paper from the State Government on its preparations for rabi crop. The farmers’ body sought provision of adequate quantities of groundnut, ‘biri’, …
The Punjab Government has set up a 1 MW solar power plant at Phullokhari village in Bathinda district at a cost of Rs 13.10 crore. Revenue and Non-Conventional Energy Minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the plant had been set up under a demonstration programme whose objective was to connect solar …
MHOW: Seeking their right to cultivate on forest land about 400 tribals from the villages of Chordiya, Sind Baroda and Bhagora villages of Mhow tehsil have moved to encroach and clear forest near Patalpani waterfall to make it suitable for cultivation from Saturday night. The tribals have encroached about 300 …
With a view to bringing down the maintenance cost of the street lights of local bodies, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced a scheme to replace the existing lights with a light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs and solar energy lamps. A release said many municipalities were struggling to meet the electricity …
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said solution to internal security threat does not lie merely in weeding out Naxals in security operations. Ramesh had called a group of Gandhians and activists working in Naxal-affected areas here to take home an 11-point charter of measures for implementation. The …
Villagers of Kudumiyanmalai have urged the district administration to take strict action against illicit quarrying of sand in the Vellar. In a memorandum submitted to V.Kalaiarasi, Collector, villagers alleged that illegal quarrying of sand has been brisk in villages in and around Seranur and Parambur village panchayats both near Kudumiyanmalai. …
The State government will implement a Rs.5.60-crore health scheme named ‘Tejaswini’ for the benefit of endosulfan victims in the district, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said. The government would enlist a number of hospitals where endosulfan victims would get free treatment, he told mediapersons here on Tuesday. Two modern ambulances …
PANJIM: PWD Minister Sudin Dhawlikar launched a campaign against use of plastic at a function organised by Kundai Panchayat in Ponda taluka recently. On the occasion, Dhawlikar lauded the initiative of Kundai panchayat for launching awareness drive which he said would go a long way in creating mass awareness among …
Statistics and reality are often vastly different in India and to address this issue Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development, announced the plan to set up an NGO Forum for independent evaluation. Ramesh said the Forum, which would comprise 30 Non-Governmental Organisations, would serve as an independent agency for evaluation …
MARGAO: Saying that the village should be protected from soil erosion and other natural calamities, Cavelossim villagers on Sunday told the Captain of Ports not to go ahead with the dredging of mouth of River Sal till the stakeholders submit a detailed report, including Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report on …
