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 …
The 237th meeting of the State Environment Assessment Committee (SEAC) will be held here on October 12 and 13. The Committee among other agendas would review environment clearance proposals for major minerals mining and industrial projects, official sources informed. Notably, the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) in Chhattisgarh is already …
With an aim to reduce pollution levels around Diwali, the Chhattisgarh Government has imposed a ban on the use of firecrackers with high decibels during the festival. A restriction has been imposed on sale of firecrackers that produce noise above 125 dB (AI) or 145 dB for four meters in …
According to the study, 13 more incidents like these are noticed with the passing of each decade, thus making floods an annual affair for the people in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam. THE rain fury that lashed Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar and Assam this …
Raises Hope Of Normal Rains This Yr A late surge in monsoon is expected to bring rain over the next few days to several states in central and north India that are facing the threat of drought, and may improve the overall monsoon deficit in the country . The met …
Gram panchayats directed to set aside rice for the needy The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday declared 96 of the 149 tehsils in the State as “drought-hit” owing to less than normal rainfall this year. The decision was taken at the State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh in …
The 2015-16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), the fourth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health, and nutrition for India and each state and union territory. For the first time, NFHS-4 provides district-level estimates for many important indicators. All four NFHS surveys have been conducted under the stewardship …
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), issued a new report concluding that distributed solar energy can play a major role in bridging India’s massive gap in delivering rural healthcare services, both as a primary and backup source of power. Currently, 1 in 2 rural Primary Health Centers (PHCs) …
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a pilot scheme for the promotion of large-scale grid-connected roof-top solar PV projects in Raipur city, officials said. The Raipur Smart City Ltd (RSCL) is to implement the project in the city. The generated solar power may be utilised …
RAIPUR: In what could be a chilling rerun of the Gorakhpur tragedy, four newborns died at the government-run Ambedkar Hospital in Raipur due to alleged disruption of oxygen supply. Police have arrested the oxygen plant operator, who was found drunk on duty. State health secretary Subrat Sahoo denied that the …
The Finance Ministry and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a grant agreement of $24.64 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the World Bank for ecosystem service improvement project, said an official. The project would be financed entirely by the World Bank out of its GEF Trust Fund. …
Delhi has been in spotlight for its poor air quality but towns and villages near industrial clusters and coal mines may be far worse off. A report called "Poisoned" on water, air and soil pollution in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh released recently highlights a severe pollution crisis in the region …
Activists will also will meet President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union water resources minister Uma Bharti. Bhubaneswar: With Odisha’s injunction suit on Mahanadi row already registered in the Supreme Court and poised for hearing, the Mahanadi Banchao Andolan (MBA), a regional river conservation outfit, is all …
RAIPUR: A total of 1,271 farmers killed themselves during the last two-and-half years in Chhattisgarh, the Assembly was told today. In a written reply to a question raised by Congress MLA Dhanendra Sahu, Home Minister Ramsewak Paikra said, "A total of 11,826 cases of suicide were reported in Chhattisgarh between …
Heavy rain is expected in Odisha and neighbouring areas, raising the possibility of floods, as a depression was set to hit the state on Tuesday night. It's likely to move west through central India over the next five-six days, invigorating the monsoon across the region and taking the seasonal rainfall …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Others Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 06/07/2017 regarding Kanhar Irrigation Project in District Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh. National Green Tribunal directs the Project Proponent and the State of Uttar Pradesh to file complete and …
Agriculture Minister says a very few of them are related to farming Though 10 farmers have committed suicide in various parts of Chhattisgarh in the last two weeks, the State claims that a very few of these suicides were related to farming. According to Chhattisgarh Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, an umbrella …
The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (APMDC) has commenced the process for getting a Hydrology and Hydro-geological report prepared for its Madanpur South Coal Block project in Korba district of Chhattisgarh. The Central public sector undertaking MECON ltd had been assigned the task for getting the Hydrology and Hydro-geological …
A total of Rs 5,800 crore has been collected from nearly 50 districts in the last two years under a benefit scheme for mining-affected people, according to the latest status report on it released by the CSE today. The first independent assessment of the work done under the District Mineral …
The Chhattisgarh Government will identify more potentially rich areas for installation of renewable energy projects and carry out advance planning for evacuation and transmission of power in an effective and coordinated manner. The commitment was made by the State to the Union Ministry of Power as per a document presented …
There are no coal imports taking place in Chhattisgarh Goverment owned thermal power plants in comlaince with the Center’s directive to use indigenous coal, officials informed. The Centre’s directive says – ‘In view of sufficient indigenous coal availability unless technically required or commercial commitments to be fulfilled, States shall endeavour …
