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 …
No dedicated site for disposing of 400 tonnes of garbage generated in Jammu With the state government unable to identify any land for dumping of solid waste generated by 15 lakh inhabitants of the city, the civic authorities are disposing of the waste in trenches around the city and filling …
Postponed for 13th Five-Year Plan (2017-21) after missing two deadlines The cleaning of the Tawi river might take years as the state has now decided to wait for the 13th Five-Year Plan (2017-21) to divert highly polluting drains that merge with the river. Sources said it could affect the completion …
DEBATES YATRA‘A disaster needs to be prevented’ Welcome to this edition of Rising Kashmir Debates. In this edition we will be discussing Amarnath Yatra and Its Impact on Environment. This year also there are concerns about Amaranth Yatra and the environment. Newspaper articles, views expressed by different political parties and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 03/07/2014 regarding landfill dumping site at the Achan dumping site in the outskirts of Srinagar. Funds that have been sanctioned by the Central …
Recent studies in India indicate rising trends of diabetes even in rural areas. Continuous monitoring of the diabetes situation is required by repeated cross sectional studies in different parts of the country both urban rural to plan control measures. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of …
Groundwater samples (n = 163) were collected across Kashmir Valley in 2010 to assess the hydrogeochemistry of the groundwater in shallow and deep aquifers and its suitability for domestic, agriculture, horticulture, and livestock purposes. The groundwater is generally alkaline in nature. The electrical conductivity (EC) which is an index to …
The constructions carried in Sonamarg, the Meadow of Gold, which lies between Kolhoi Glacier and Machoi Glacier, are on without carrying an Environment Impact Study. According to official sources, a land mafia at work in Ganderbal district’s famous hill station, Sonamarg, is undertaking haphazard constructions in the ecologically-sensitive tourist destination …
An attempt was made to understand the influence of climate change on future potential distribution of Oriental fruit fly (OFF), Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), a polyphagous pest on a wide variety of fruit crops in India. Original Source
The ministry of road transport and highways has approved road projects worth about Rs 40,000 crore, besides setting a target of building 30 km of roads a day from 2016. At a meeting on Monday, minister Nitin Gadkari reviewed about 250 projects, worth Rs 60,000 crore. “These projects were mainly …
To study the issue of rehabilitation of the affected persons due to stone quarrying, the State Government has constituted a committee. Headed by the Financial Commissioner Industries and Commerce Department, the three member committee will study the issues regarding rehabilitation of the affected persons due to stopping of operation of …
Bakers in Kashmir are at the high risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as asthma. This was revealed by a study conducted by the Department of General Medicine at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. The study found that there is a prevalence of COPD …
The stink emanating from defunct public toilets in Hadwara town of Kupwara district is causing immense inconvenience to the residents. People alleged that the Municipal Committee, Handawara, has failed to make toilets properly functional and most of them were lacking water facility. “The Handwara Municipal Committee last year claimed to …
The High Court today asked Pollution Control Board to submit status report tomorrow with regard to hotels in operation at Gulmarg not conforming with the pollution control norms. A division bench of the high court comprising of Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice M H Attar asked the Pollution …
It will give Defence free hand to implement projects within 100-km of the LAC The government signalled on Thursday that it will not allow environmental considerations to veto the development of its defence infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar revealed that a policy was in the works …
Heat wave to continue for another week: Met officials Grueling heat wave will continue for another week or so in most parts of Jammu region as Monsoon is not likely to reach here before June 17. In the meanwhile, Jammu recorded the season’s hottest day as mercury touched 44.5 degree …
Chief says SMC has switched to mechanised garbage collection Even as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has procured a fleet of hi-tech machinery for waste management, the corporation is short of 1,600 workers that is affecting garbage collection. “According to the norms, there should have been 4,500 sanitary workers against …
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), India, has set up camera traps to track the movement of snow leopards, Asia’s most endangered cats, a few km from the Line of Control (LoC) in the mountains of Kargil district. As per the WWF, there are 400-700 snow leopards in India, a majority …
The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) division of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation under the Union Ministry of Agriculture has sanctioned the second instalment of Rs 14.5 crore for the state as additional central assistance for 2013-14. The state government has been asked to ensure that project details of …
JAMMU, May 29: The Government today constituted committees for State and district level crisis management to deal with possible disasters in mines. The State level committee, headed by Administrative Secretary Industries and Commerce, will review preparedness of various machineries for the management of crisis in the mines and conduct surprise …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ravinder Kumar Sharma & Ors. V/s State of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors. dated 30/05/2014 regarding brick kilns in the State of J&K. Previous Orders
