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 …
The public sector oil companies in the country are aware of their social responsibilities and are taking all steps to adopt eco-friendly production technologies and keep pollution to the minimum, according to Mr S. Jaipal Reddy, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He was speaking at the Visakha …
The government drew flak from the Opposition in the Legislative Council on Friday for its proposal to permit bauxite mining in the agency areas of Visakhapatnam and for entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with Jindal, a private company through the State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. Raising the issue in …
Illegal sand mining is rampant in Srikakulam district in spite of the claims of the authorities that they are inspecting the ramps frequently and imposing fines on lawbreakers. The sand mafia, which is highly influential, is reportedly extracting between Rs.80 crore and Rs.100 crore worth of sand every year from …
The district administrations of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam have issued a bird flu alert in the wake of avian influenza cases in Odisha. The administrations of the three coastal districts have also appealed to the public, particularly poultry farmers and non-vegetarians, to take precaution. A senior Animal Husbandry Department officer …
Hyderabad/Bangalore: The unprecedented cold wave sweeping across southern India has claimed seven lives so far in Andhra Pradesh and broken century-old temperature records at several places in neighbouring Karnataka. Chilly winds blew across coastal and north Telangana districts, claiming the lives of four elderly persons at Gudipudi village near Sattenapalle …
Andhra Pradesh government signed agreements for investments to the tune of a staggering Rs.1,00,000 crore on Thursday for different projects, including two oil refineries in the State. These Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed in the presence of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on the opening day of the …
Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy of the High Court on Thursday directed the State government to clearly spell out its policy for acquiring large areas of land and giving it away in the name of petro-chemical corridors and Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The Judge expressed dismay how such huge extents are …
After Nyamgiri forests of Orissa, it is now the turn of north coastal tribal belt of Andhra Pradesh to emerge as a new battleground to stage mass protests against the proposed bauxite mining in the region. The situation has turned volatile with the Maoists entering the scene and stepping up …
The Telugu Desam has decided to support tribals protesting against bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam agency area and demanded the Centre to cancel mining leases immediately. The party wrote a letter to the Central Expert Committee, Union ministry of environment and forests, to cancel the mining leases granted to Anrak and …
The Andhra Pradesh Government has declared 44 more mandals as drought-affected today located in Guntur, Visakhapatnam and East Godavari districts taking the number of rain deficit mandals to be declared hit to 709. On Wednesday, the Government had added 13 more mandals located in Visakhapatnam, Medak and Karimnagar factoring adverse …
Andhra Pradesh which has 75 notified special economic zones (SEZs), which is the highest number of SEZs in any State in the country, has attracted investment of about Rs 15,000 crore. These SEZs registered exports of Rs 13,000 crore during the financial year 2010-11 and exports are expected to double …
Bhubaneswar: In a fresh effort to curb illegal mining activities in the state, the Odisha government and officials of different ports on Tuesday resolved to share information regarding mineral exports on regular basis. Authorities of Haldia and Vishakhapatnam ports today agreed to share information on export of minerals through their …
A massive campaign will be taken up during the next five years, with the assistance of the local public sector units as well as the private sector, to grow 40 lakh trees in and around Visakhapatnam to combat the ill-effects of industrial pollution and haphazard urbanisation, according to Dr T. …
Andhra Pradesh is the only state that claims to have calculated exact timber and bamboo revenue shares transferred to communities under JFM. The World Bank funded the programme with generous loans of Rs 1,000 crore for 15 years till March 2009. Benefits shared are impressive. According to the World Bank’s …
As part of the energy conservation programme, the Andhra Pradesh Government will distribute over two crore compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs to domestic consumers before June 2012 at nominal cost. This was disclosed by Mr Chandana Mithra, Managing Director, New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (NREDCAP), …
Visakhapatnam city in particular, and the surrounding coastal region upto Srikakulam, is at a critical juncture and should opt for green development, saving the local communities and the fragile environs, rather than follow the destructive model of development being pursued in the other regions, according to Ms Sunita Narain, Director …
Bangalore: A 17-hour work schedule, visiting ports for days together, half a year of undercover investigation. Exposing the plunder of money and natural resources involved almost roundthe-clock probe by five officers of the Lokayukta’s investigation team. Field investigation and reconnaissance started in August 2010, after the first report on illegal …
Andhra Pradesh is taking back land offered at concessional rates from errant entrepreneurs who have failed to roll out stipulated projects on time or sought to use the acquired land for other purposes. The policy decision has enabled the state to reclaim 4,200 acres from 562 companies so far, including …
DISTRICT collector of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh cancelled the lease to mine China clay in the area on May 16. The move was in response to the sustained protests by tribal residents, who say land was allotted to outsiders without their consent. The collector, J Syamala Rao, said action would …
400,000 MAY BE DISPLACED The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project says 276 villages will be affected; an estimated 177,275 people live in these villages. The Polavaram Project Environmental Impact Appraisal Report of 1985 expected 150,697 people to be displaced in 226 villages. But the population of these villages …
