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, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of J. Barnabas Vs District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu regarding construction of a community hall within 200 meters from the sea and just 50 meters away from the protection wall constructed on the sea shore and therefore a clear violation …
Himachal Pradesh has set up biodiversity management committees initially in 366 gram panchayats in biodiversity-rich Chamba, Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts under a United Nations project. These committees have taken the initiative to document all biological diversity available in their respective areas, including traditional knowledge, by way of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Blaicy Dixon Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority dated 01/08/2017 regarding change in the classification of the panchayat area (Kadinamkulam Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram) from CRZ III (CRZ-III covers areas that are relatively undisturbed) to CRZ II (areas …
The Odisha Government on Thursday sounded flood alert for Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts after 10 gates of Rengali reservoir were opened following heavy rains in the upstream.The Revenue and Disaster Management Department said, flood water from Rengali would pass into Brahmani river which may cause flood in low to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 21/07/2017 regarding degradation of environment and receding of the glaciers at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh. National Green Tribunal directed the Himachal Pradesh government to file an affidavit …
The event also had superstar Amitabh Bachchan, the brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat, in attendance. Maharastra’s new campaign against open defecation, Darwaza Band, was launched on Tuesday at the Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium. Part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the campaign is aimed at eradicating open defecation across the state. Speaking …
JAIPUR: In the last three-and-a-half years, some 4,973 gram panchayats have become open-defecation free and 58.26 lakh toilets have been constructed in the state under the Clean India Mission (rural). This was informed by officials to chief minister Vasundhara Raje while reviewing the flagship programmes of panchayati raj and women …
Pune: People residing in the fringes of the city continue to face problems due to the smoke from the burning of garbage. While the burning has stopped in some areas, the unsystematic dumping of waste, especially in the non-demarcated spots, continues unabated. The residents of Wagholi complain that the situation …
Despite a complete ban on mining in the state and subsequent orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the administration has so far failed to check illegal mining going on in the rivulets of the remote Jaisinghpur subdivision of Kangra district. Because of apathetic attitude of the mining and forest …
Abhishek Rai, president, Himalayan Environment Conservation Organisation, a local NGO, said it was a matter of concern that Kullu had ranked 259th among 434 cities that participated in the Swachh Survekshan-2017 conducted by the Union Government recently. He said the authorities had earlier claimed that Kullu was the seventh cleanest …
PANJIM: In a first step towards making Goa garbage free by 2020, the recently constituted Goa State Waste Management Corporation (GSWMC) has decided to collect accurate data about garbage generation and segregation across the State. It has also decided that on a pilot basis, the Corporation will collect, segregate and …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Wednesday rejected recommendations of the Kasturirangan committee on declaring the Western Ghats region an eco-sensitive zone. Citing that any additions to the already existing forest reserves and national parks in the region would hit development activities and livelihood of the local people, the state cabinet …
PANAJI: A special gram sabha of St Cruz panchayat, on Sunday, unanimously resolved that the panchayat take cognizance of the villagers' concern over the threats to Bondvoll lake and petition the government for its protection and restoration. The century-old heritage lake of the Portuguese era on the green hill slope …
A Rs 15-crore water supply scheme will be launched to supply water to remote villages, including Chamiyana, Karada and Kasiri Mahadev, in Patlandar area of the district. This was stated by Rajinder Rana, Vice-Chairman of the Disaster Management Authority, while addressing a public gathering at Dabadiyana Riah village after inaugurating …
Most elected leaders from Cortalim-Quelossim Panchayat avoid statements on the project to safeguard their positions in view of the forthcoming elections The issue of Mini India project at Quelossim has always remained as one of the frequently debated issues during the gram sabha meetings of Cortalim-Quelossim village Panchayat in the …
This document is for elected gram panchayat representatives and functionaries for use as a ready reference on the SDGs. It illustrates how the SDGs directly relate to the panchayats and how they can be the priority focus as panchayats plan their actions.
Almora: More than 100 half-burnt and fully burnt trees were allegedly cut in high-altitude villages of Gunji and Navi near Dharchula in Kumaon recently in contravention of rules, local villagers have alleged. The trees were burnt in a fire that broke out earlier this week which was defused by personnel …
The rain water conservation projects will be launched in all panchayats in the district on December 8. The meeting of Nava Kerala mission task force assessed the preparations for water conservation projects here on Saturday. Collector S Venkatesapathy said that water conservation should be given due importance in the projects …
Environmentalist speaks on misconceptions about ghat rivers Environmentalist Keshava Hegade Korse called on the people to beware of excessive use and dependence on science and technology. The thought that there is a technological solution for every environmental issue, is dangerous. Overdependence of science and technology has made us think so. …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : State government has approved the guidelines for well recharge scheme to be implemented as part of Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee scheme. The project will be implemented in various phases. The project will be implemented in 142 village panchayats in the first phase. The project will be …
