Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Vishaw stream gasps for breath amid mining pollution" appearing in Greater Kashmir dated 16.12.2024 dated 23/04/2025. In the original application, registered suo motu, the tribunal is examining the grievance of a deteriorating trout population in the Vishaw …
Is responsible for fast melting of glaciers in the region The lush green forests and snow-clad peaks of Kashmir might given an impression that the Valley is free from pollution, but the experts point out that Kashmir has three times more black carbon in the atmosphere than neighbouring states. As …
Two cloudbursts in Ganderbal and Shehnag last week have once again brought into focus the extreme weather phenomenon, which is becoming frequent in the fragile Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir. A deadly mix of heavy rain and landslides every year is leaving a trail of destruction with weather scientists …
It was a government in retreat on Wednesday, as the Centre agreed to consider a demand from the States that they be allowed the flexibility to frame their own laws for land acquisitions or continue to look for a consensus on The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land …
With work on the artificial lake on the Tawi getting delayed due to repeated political interference, the government has set a new target date to complete the project — March 31, 2016. The project was taken up in 2010 and has missed nearly five deadlines. Recently, it landed into a …
In April, scores of hillside homes in Fraswad and Shalnand villages in Jammu and Kashmir collapsed in a landslide amid heavy rains. Eighteen people died. Not long ago, those same sloping hills had been covered in forest. But illegal tree harvesting by timber smugglers denuded the area, making it ripe …
The Socio-Economic and Caste Census released by the Centre on Friday puts Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on a par, but ahead of other states and Union Territories in terms of percentage of their rural households owning land. Both states are way ahead of the national figure of 44 …
A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the Kashmir valley in the early hours of Tuesday with the epicentre believed to be in the Hindukush mountain range of Afghanistan. "A moderate intensity earthquake occurred at 3:40am today," an official of the local MET department said. "The …
Flash flooding triggered by torrential rains has killed 71 people in Gujarat, as annual monsoon season hits the country. Track the latest updates as floods threaten and disrupt normal life in - Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Mumbai in Maharashtra, Assam, Meghalaya and even as Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are on …
Even as the threat of another flood in Kashmir has dissipated primarily due to the improvement in weather, questions are being raised why Kashmir is witnessing frequent flash floods and why the Jhelum flows above the danger mark even if it rains for a day. Against the backdrop of the …
Incessant rain on Thursday created a flood-like situation in southern and central Kashmir and disrupted the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand as landslides blocked routes to the Himalayan shrines. The Jhelum continued to flow above the danger mark at Sangam in Anantnag and Ram Munshi Bagh in Srinagar, the authorities …
The Centre today announced an additional amount of Rs 1,667 crore as part of the short-term relief and reconstruction measures for flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir. Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced the package while addressing a press conference in Delhi. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said: "Last year, Rs 2,602 crore had …
Centre allocates addl foodgrain to J&K; to meet shortfall Even as the Centre has decided to allot additional foodgrains to J&K; to meet the shortfall, the state Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet here on Tuesday, is going to take a final call on whether it will implement the National …
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, has emphasised the need to work together to conserve biodiversity to ensure the future for the present generation and the coming generations. In his message on International Day for Biological Diversity being celebrated today, Shri …
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked the state government to file an affidavit stating whether it wants to implement the National Food Security Act, 2013. The directions were issued by a division bench of the High Court following public interest litigation by Tariq Ali Najar. Najar in his …
The Jammu and Kashmir Government will soon get a 3D terrain model of major rivers called digital elevation model to improve disaster management planning to deal with a deluge like the one in September 2014, which led to large-scale destruction of infrastructure in the state. Officials have said when completed, …
Michael Steiner, Ambassador of Germany to India, called on the chief minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, here this morning. His wife, Eliese Steiner, accompanied him. Minister of State for H&UDD; and I&C;, Mohammad Ashraf Mir, was also present on the occasion. During their meeting, the chief minister discussed with the German …
To auction mining operations | Junks first come, first served method The J&K; Government has recalled the draft on mining and quarrying rules, which were awaiting the Chief Minister’s approval since April 2014. In the previous draft, it had been suggested that mining and quarrying operations would be allotted on …
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to constitute a State Pesticides Regulatory Authority to curb the use of spurious pesticides which cause harm to fruit production and its quality. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of Horticulture and allied Departments held under the chairmanship of Minister for …
Thousands of fish have died in the Basanter river in Samba in the past three days. Dead fish were seen floating on the water or lying along the banks of the river on a 4-km stretch between Badheri and Burj Tanda villages. Sensing risk, residents of the villages along the …
The Jammu and Kashmir government is undertaking some crucial studies under a World Bank’s project for the state, officials said. According to documents, apart from funding reconstruction and restoration of livelihoods in flood-hit J&K;, the Washington-based multilateral finding institution has agreed to support initiatives aimed at strengthening the State’s disaster …
