Affidavit filed by Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/04/2025. The appeal was disposed of by the NGT, April 29, 2019. However, the order was challenged before the Supreme Court (SC). The SC, November 26, 2024 disposed of …
NTPC Ltd-the country’s largest public sector power utility is planning to establish wind energy projects at its three thermal power stations in Chhattisgarh including the joint venture captive power unit in Bhilai. NTPC currently has its thermal power stations in Korba and Sipat ( Bilaspur district) and another coal-based captive …
RAIPUR: Keeping in view the immense scope of fishery in irrigation water reservoirs and anicuts, Chhattisgarh government has chalked out a special action plan. Fishery will be practiced through cage culture in water reservoirs and anicuts with more than two hundred hectares area. Department's guidelines state that cage culture unit …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dukalu Ram & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 01/09/2015 regarding mining being carried on by Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. and Coal India Ltd. despite cancellation of coal block alloted to M/s Jindal …
The government has identified 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of its ambitious ‘Housing for All’ scheme. As many as 305 cities and towns have been identified in nine states for beginning of construction of houses for the urban poor under the scheme, said a senior housing …
Road dusts contribute a large fraction of air pollution in urban environment of India. In the present work, contamination assessment of ions and elements i.e. F−, Cl−, NO3 − , 2 SO4 − , NH4 + , Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, As, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb and …
BHOPAL: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has again asked three states of MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan to comply with Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) guidelines on idol immersion within 15 days. NGT ordered for immediate seizure and destruction of all idols made of plaster of paris (PoP) and other non-biodegradable idols. …
The 12 mineral producing states will put 82 mining blocks containing minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, limestone under the hammer by October-November this year, a top government official said today. "With amendment of the MMDR Act, now there are 3-4 things that we have to do. First, as per …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey vs. Municipal Corporation, Bhopal & Others dated 18/08/2015 regarding pollution of lakes, ponds, rivers and water bodies by the immersion of idols. This matter was taken up after it was reported that despite …
The Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) will install solar photovoltaic power plants in 60 Gram panchayat buildings of Jashpur, Surguja, Balrampur and Koriya districts of the State, officials stated.The State Government is now all set to develop sizable hydro power potential in order to electrify villages in remote pockets …
Odisha has declined permission to the proposal of a 54-km link canal for diversion of 85 million cubic metre water from Mahanadi to Tandula dam in neighbouring Chhattisgarh. The State government, in a letter to Central Water Commission, has objected to construction of a series of water reservoirs by Chhattisgarh …
Few population-based studies quantify mortality from surgical conditions and relate mortality to access to surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries. Original Source
In contrast, more than 68% of urban households use LPG for cooking More than 67% of rural households in India still depend on firewood or wood chips for cooking. This is a decline of only 12% over two decades, according to the latest data released by the ministry of statistics. …
Chhattisgarh government had decided to implement the national agriculture insurance policy and cover seven crops for the current Kharif season. According to state government spokesperson, the crops to be covered under the national agriculture insurance scheme include paddy, Makka, Soyabean, Groundnut, Arhar pulses, Udad and Moong. The state cabinet had …
Korba in Chhattisgarh is among three newly identified critically polluted areas (CPAs) in the country with the collected sampling of ‘Volatile Organic Compounds” (VOCs), according to the 2014-15 annual report of the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests. The other two locations in the country are Bhiwadi ( Rajasthan) and …
Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar and Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday launched ‘Hariyar Chhattisgarh Afforestation Campaign 2015’ by planting saplings at the Botanical Gardens here.The Chhattisgarh Government has embarked upon an ambitious plan to spread green forest cover by planting ten crore …
Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) has accused Chhattisgarh government of violating the provisions of Jail Manual by not providing basic amenities of sanitation and hygienic conditions to prisoners. While a lot has been written about the pathetic conditions of Indian jails, with courts, including the apex court, often pulling up governments …
RAIPUR: In absence of valid authorisation for disposal of biomedical wastes, more than 50 state-run health care establishments in Chhattisgarh, including district hospitals and medical colleges, are putting public health and environment at grave risk by throwing them in normal garbage bins. Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) made these observations in …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rajendra Shankar Shukla & Others Vs State of Chhattisgarh & Others dated 29/07/2015 regarding the validity of the Town Development Scheme, namely, ‘Kamal Vihar Township Development Scheme No. 4' in Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh and Odisha kept in dark, statutory public hearings not held and clearances never sought in 2 states Without completing the statutory public hearings in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has done away with a stop-work order against the Polavaram dam, allowing construction work …
Serious lacunae have been observed by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in handling of bio-medical waste produced from various hospitals of Chhattisgarh. The three incinerators established by State Government in Korba, Jagdalpur and Kanker remained unused and instead, a private Incinerator was being used, CAG report released here …
