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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tripurari Singh Vs Ministry of Railways & Others dated 06/01/2021. The matter related to illegal transportation of coal and its dumping in violation of the pollution norms through villages Katkamag, Baanadag, Banka, Sultana, Sadampur, Hathamedi and Mayatu in the Hazaribagh …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Savita Kumari Vs State of Jharkhand dated 10/06/2020. The matter related to illegal obstruction of natural flow and characteristics of Jhinjharia stream with its outfall into the Dhobia talab, a lake in Hazaribagh, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. It was alleged that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajeshwar Prasad Raja, Ex. President, Koyala Khadan Sangharsh Samiti Labour Union, Badkagaon, Hazaribagh Vs State of Jharkhand dated 03/05/2019 regarding pollution caused by NTPC in villages Badakagaon, Keridari, Baanka (Katakamdag), Katakamsaandi, Hajaribagh Shahar, District Hajaribagh, Jharkhand, by not properly handling …
Ranchi: The imbroglio in mining coal from Barkagaon coal mines of NTPC in Hazaribag is likely to continue as talks between NTPC officials and chief minister Raghubar Das here on Wednesday remained inconclusive. Various political parties had joined the protesting Project Affected People (PAP) in Barkagaon and Keredari region threatening …
About 30,000 villagers in Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand may lose their land if the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) goes ahead with its plans to acquire nearly 17,000 acres for its coal mining project. The project, which will affect about 32 villages in the Keredari and Barkagaon block, has met …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Tata Steel Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/03/2015 regarding royalty chargeable [in accordance with Section 9 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (the MMDR Act)] on the quantity of coal extracted at …
Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in view of the complaints of coal smuggling and illegal mining, ordered to execute a work plan within a week to curb it. Dealing with another matter related to complaints of coal smuggling in Hazaribag in which police officials were involved, the Chief Minister ordered a …
The Centre will consider next month Tata Steel's request seeking environment clearance to its coal mine expansion project in Jharkhand. An expansion will enhance the capacity of Tata Steel's West Bokaro project by two million tonnes per annum (MTPA). Tata Steel operates the open-cast West Bokaro collieries for captive use …
Wildlife in the forests of Chandwa and Balumath in Palamu division's Latehar district will be severely affected by mining in the North Karanpura Coal Block (NKCB), said D S Srivastava, a member of the three-person fact-finding team notified by the Jharkhand government. The team, which also includes Dr Isa of …
The population of spotted deer (cheetal) in the Hazaribag National Park has gone up to 75 from 35 a few years ago. Divisional forest officer, wildlife, Hazaribag, R N Mishra said the growth in the animal population was possible after continuous vigil over their movement and taking care of their …
Forest fire is one major reason behind the depleting forest cover in the state, claims environmentalist and forest activist. And such fires are frequent with the onset of summer. On several occasions these fires are man-made. Activists blame the state forest department for its inaction in handling the menace while, …
A central plan for piped water supply through dual solar powered pumps will cover six panchayats in Saranda, with Union minister Jairam Ramesh closely monitoring progress to effect a promised turnaround at villages in the former rebel hub in West Singhbhum. According to a report prepared by the Union drinking …
Life in the district has been paralyzed on Tuesday as temperature touches 2 degrees Celsius. People preferred to remain indoors because of dense fog and strong wind. Prevailing cold wave even affected Christmas celebrations and market activities. Most people avoided venturing out after sunset. "Customers preferred to finish their last …
The Union cabinet is likely to allow work on the 1,980MW NTPC power plant at North Karanpura to proceed after years of uncertainty over its fate. Work on the project in Hazaribagh district, first envisaged in 1998, began in 2003 but stalled in mid-2009 as the 1,500 acres it was …
Enough stink has been raised about government schools that don’t have toilets or dirty ones at best. Now, a recent national survey reveals that even some posh schools for PLU (people like us) in Jharkhand that charge four-figure fees don’t have sanitation facilities to boast of. Seven Central Board of …
Hazaribagh, Aug. 19: Hazaribagh deputy commissioner Manish Ranjan yesterday put the ball in Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board’s (JSP CB) court, asking it to take a call on cancellation and re-organisation of a public hearing that was held on May 16. The hearing — organised by Reliance Power to determine …
You can’t swallow it and you can’t spit it out. That’s the problem of state food and drug control department officials, who don’t know what to do with over 230 sacks of seized gutkha in the capital after the government banned its manufacture, sale and storage for its carcinogenic content …
Hazaribagh, July 29: A Hazaribagh NGO today launched a maiden scheme in the district and neighbouring Chatra, promising free healthcare to villagers in 28 blocks. Marksman Welfare Society, a city-based NGO, along with representatives of other organisations that it seeks to partner for Gramin Swasthya Sewa Pariyojna, inaugurated the project …
Jharkhand’s maiden vulture breeding centre is ready to start functioning from August after more than four years of delay and flawed construction work that resulted in a false dawn in 2011. Officials in the forest department claimed that work was almost complete for opening the centre in Muta, around 25km …
The state’s maiden vulture breeding centre in Muta, 22km from Ranchi, may not have taken wing as yet, but Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ormanjhi, closer to the capital, may soon boast a special winged guest. Forest officials and wildlife experts in Hazaribagh have nursed back to health a two-year-old …
