Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Hyderabad: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, the corporate entity of Vizag Steel, is mulling setting up of a cement plant as part of its plans to dispose byproducts such as slag and fly ash, a senior company official said. RINL may also enter into a long-term contract to supply these byproducts …
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO 1506 ANSWERED ON 06.12.2012 Fire accident at RINL 1506 DR. T.N. SEEMA Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to satate :- (a) whether Government has ordered safety audit of all the public sector steel plants after fire accident at …
Barely 30 years ago, playful Bottlenose Dolphins were among the plethora of sea creatures that used to happily cavort and thrive in the waters off the Vizag coast. Today, this mammal along with the Olive Ridley turtle is among the over 21 species including the whale shark, Pristis fish, Zygaena …
Vast expanses of fields, habitations inundated in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts The rain fury shifted to Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts on Monday, even as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy announced a relief package for the flood-affected people. Four children were burnt alive in a fire …
Naval teams on Monday rescued over 100 people from various villages in Visakhapatnam and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh who were trapped following heavy rains following cyclone 'Nilam' last week. 28 relief teams, comprising nearly 60 divers of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC), rescued over 20 people from low-lying …
Talks on with APIIC to identify suitable site for the project India’s major power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has decided to launch a fresh initiative to speed up work for establishing 4,000 MW coal-fired Greenfield power project near Visakhapatnam. Having completed the full design capacity of 2,000 MW …
Petronet LNG, at present, has long-term agreements with foreign companies for supply of LNG for the existing Dahej and Kochi LNG terminals. Petronet LNG Limited is looking for a strategic foreign partner for implementing its Rs 4,500-crore Gangavaram LNG project in Andhra Pradesh. “We are looking for more supplies to …
New Delhi: After ordering cancellation of mining lease in tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh, tribal affairs minister Kishore Chandra Deo is set to raise hackles by writing to governors to invoke special powers in the defence of indigenous population. Deo plans to exhort Raj Bhavans to use their constitutional powers …
The 500 MW Unit-4 of NTPC Simhadri Super Thermal Project at Parawada near here has started commercial operations – six months after it went on stream -- even as the company is set to breathe easy with improvement in coal supply position. The company, which has 500x4 MW units as …
Union tribal affairs and panchayati raj minister V Kishore Chandra Deo says his ministry will take a closer look at mineral resource projects, bauxite, iron ore or any other mineral, in areas where the rights of tribals are protected by the Constitution. The minister said he would write to governors …
Union Tribal Welfare Minister Kishore Chandra Deo has vetoed the move by the AP Government to undertake bauxite mining in the eastern ghats of Visakhapatnam district and brought the curtains down on the controversy raging over the issue for the past few years. He has revoked seven mining licences. The …
The state energy department has requested public sector power company NTPC to step up generation at its 2,000-Mw Simhadri power project in Visakhapatnam to ensure Andhra Pradesh's full share. The state is currently receiving only 800 Mw from the Simhadri plant compared with its full share of 1,400 Mw as …
Tribal Min Slams Guv For ‘Abdicating Constitutional Responsibility’ Subodh Ghildiyal TNN New Delhi: The Union tribal affairs ministry has directed the Andhra Pradesh government to cancel mining leases in Vishakhapatnam for violating land laws protecting STs, a move that can trigger confrontation between the Centre and the Congressruled state government. …
Public sector Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is looking at reviving its plan to set up a greenfield refinery plant in Visakhapatnam. The company already operates an 8.3-million tonne (mtpa) capacity refinery at the port city. The plan remained only on paper after HPCL was allotted 1,500 acre land five …
A nine-member working group will examine the ecology expert panel report The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel report, submitted by ecologist Madhav Gadgil last year, was further delaying the Rs 30,000-crore refinery project of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) in Maharashtra, a senior official of the state-run oil marketing firm …
The Government of India has agreed to clear and approve sanctions for road projects proposals worth Rs 413.29 crore located in six districts of Andhra Pradesh. The proposal is for taking up of 271 road works covering a stretch of 829.41 km length located in six districts in the State. …
The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked five pharma companies to close down their manufacturing units at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, Visakhapatnam in line with pollution control norms. The notices were served by the district administration to Mylan Laboratories, Vegesna Labs, Auctus Pharma, Vijaya Organics and Acacia Lifesciences. Meanwhile, the Andhra …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has taken up the Maa Thota scheme in Andhra Pradesh to improve the lot of tribal families, and it has made impressive strides so far, according to Mr K.V.S.S.L.V Prasada Rao, its Assistant General Manager. At a press meet here on …
Just days after the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant came third in an environmental rating of the steel industry, a huge fire at the plant claimed 16 lives. The disaster at Vizag raises questions about standards in the steel industry. If health and safety are so poorly managed in one of the …
Meghadrigedda, a non-perennial drainage system is one of the major water resource systems of Visakhapatnam city located in the north coastal part of Andhra Pradesh, India. The study was intended to present a twodimensional approach to describe the properties of Meghadrigadda drainage morphometry at sub-basin level using GIS as a …
