Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Bitter resistance against the cancer causing asbestos based plant of West Bengal based company Utkal Asbestos Limited (UAL) and the insensitivity of the government towards the fatal threat of asbestos fibers to villagers resulted in the blockade of 12 km stretch of Mahuwa-Hazipur Road in Bihar from 6 O’ clock …
Visakhapatnam: The department of atomic energy, under the aegis of the Prime Minister, has accepted the proposal of the Nuclear Power Corpo-ration of India Limited to increase capacity of the Kovvada Nuclear Park from 6,000 MW to 9,500 MW. According to DAE’s earlier clearances, the nuclear park’s capacity was barely …
Keen on avoiding community opposition of the kind seen for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) will launch a sensitisation initiative ahead of starting work on two more 500 MW reactors in Kalpakkam, IGCAR Director S. C. Chetal said on Wednesday. Addressing the …
Sending a stern message that it will not take lapses in environmental issues lightly, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has, for the first time, sought action against a senior bureaucrat. The NGT is an independent judicial authority on environment al issues. Stating that the action of the then secretary of …
The web version of this article corrects a few errors that appeared in the print edition. The official narrative presents Ahmedabad as a pioneer in urban transformation in India. This paper questions whether these claims engage with the experiences of the urban poor in Ahmedabad by examining processes around the …
The environmental public hearing called by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on development of the 7.2 MMTPA iron ore export at the waterfront west break water on DBFOT at Mormugao Port was adjourned for the third time. Additional Collector South N S Navti on Sunday after giving into …
Company hopes to get permit to re-operate mine by December National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has stopped production at its Panchpatmali North-Central block bauxite mines after its lease deed for the area expired on Saturday. The company, which is awaiting renewal of the lease, said it is expecting a temporary working …
The Prime Minister’s Office has given its go-ahead to the finance ministry’s proposal to set up a National Investment Board (NIB), asking it to rework the cabinet note and bring it for formal approval soon. It has also separately directed the environment ministry to immediately issue orders saying fresh environment …
SHILLONG: The fear of witnessing further environmental hazard made a young and educated lady to voice her opinion against the powerful traditional leaders of Umlong village, East Jaintia Hills district during a public hearing to decide the fate of another proposed cement plant in the limestone rich belt. This public …
Public Sector National Aluminium Company seems to be heading for major crisis this month as the 30-year-old mining lease of company’s only bauxite mine in Koraput district is about to expire on November 16 with no signs of the lease getting renewed in the next couple of weeks. The central …
Commissioning of first unit of KNPP was scheduled for Dec last yr but has been delayed due to year-long protests Seeking to take their campaign against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to a global level, anti nuclear activists today sought support of the international community in their efforts to scrap the …
Jaisalmer: Protesting against the acquisition of 4,744 bighas from seven villages for the first phase of Shivkar lignite project, affected farmers under the Legal Mitra Sanstha launched a dharna outside the Barmer district collectorate on Wednesday. Earlier, the farmers had taken out a silent march from Gandhi Chowk to the …
Bowing to public sentiment, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday announced a correction in the billing exercise that will lower the monthly electricity bills by one per cent to 22 per cent for different categories of consumption. The DERC has restored the consumption slabs to 0-200, 201-400 and 400 …
One recurrent complaint that emerged during a recent public hearing of the NCPCR was the poor state of infrastructure in schools and hostels in the hinterland. A study of about 50 panchayat schools brought out by People’s Watch in 10 districts served as a sample. Activists deposed that majority of …
CSE has strongly rebutted the Union ministry of finance's claim that green clearances are leading to inordinate delays in infrastructure projects and has also rejected the proposal to set up a National Investment Board (NIB), which will dismantle the regulatory systems for green clearances. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) …
If the proposal to reinstate the slabs for calculating power consumption is accepted, consumers will find their monthly power bills slashed by 5 per cent to 20 per cent, said the Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday. Following complaints from consumers over withdrawal of the 201-400 units …
The Supreme Court Thursday rejected Tamil Nadu’s plea — filed after failed Cauvery River Authority meeting on water sharing — for an urgent hearing on its demand for 2 TMC ft water from Karnataka. The court said the petition filed by Tamil Nadu was yet to be listed before the …
Experts Say It’s Eyewash, Want Rates Slashed New Delhi: After three months and anguished howls of protest from consumers, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) is set to revert to the original slabs for calculating power tariffs. The regulator on Wednesday said that it would hold a public hearing on …
The Industrial sector will collapse with the latest restrictions and the industry wants the regulator to restore the previous 3-day power holiday in week: BV Rama Rao The industry in the state has come out strongly against the restrictions on consumption of power and penalties for violation of these restrictions. …
VASCO: The environmental public hearing on coal and iron dust pollution in Vasco witnessed noisy scenes, even as the meeting had to be postponed as Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) failed to serve 30 days notice. The GSPCB in a notification dated August 31 had fixed the public hearing …
