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 …
The Department of Science and Technology of the Central government, under the Integrated Rural Energy Planning Programme (IREP), has taken over the maintenance of nearly 1,000 micro hydel projects abandoned across the state. Around 900 of these are totally defunct. The projects once commissioned will provide nearly 5,000 MW of …
As the world braced for bruising negotiations and prayed for a deal at Copenhagen, an icon of the Internet age sang for the glaciers of Kashmir. Against the breathtaking backdrop of the snows of Gulmarg, alternative rock and pop artiste and YouTube sensation Terra Naomi strummed her guitar and sang …
There could be some reason for environmentalists to cheer. This year has seen a significant increase in snowfall in the upper region of Western Himalayas, the primary source of river water for northern India, vis-
Development of improved technology with most suitable cropping system for a particular agro-climatic condition plays a pivotal role in increasing agricultural production. In Jammu and Kashmir wheat is the most important cereal crop in subtropical zone of the state. However, in the valley temperate zone, wheat cultivation is practiced in …
Forests in Kashmir, occupying importance second to agriculture, harbour rich hebaceous flora. But due to deforestation, forest cover has reduced to 51% (for the year 1997-1998) against 59% during the pre-planned era, affecting herbaceous wealth of these ecosystems. Dhara catchment of the world famous Dal Lake extending over an area …
With cases of bears straying out of their habitat and attacking people rising, mostly in the outlying areas close to forests, wildlife officials have started a pilot project of putting GPS collars around the necks of Himalayan black bears in a bid to study their movement and behavioural pattern. Officials …
Demanding renegotiation of pacts with the National Hydro Project Corporation (NHPC),the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today observed that the scrapping of this agreement was important to make the state economically self-reliant. This demand was made by former deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Beig while addressing a one-day seminar on self-rule …
Department of Horticulture, Udhampur has organised an awareness camp under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana today. District Development Commissioner Ajay Khajuria, was the chief guest while JL Sharma presided over the function as Director Horticulture. As many as 200 orchardists of different blocks of the district participated in the camp. …
The Defence Terrain Research Laboratory focusses on providing state-of-the-art terrain intelligence to the armed forces. "WE are proud of our laboratory and the excellent work we are doing for the Army and the Directorate General of the Border Roads Organisation [BRO]," said Major General Umang Kapoor, Director, Defence Terrain Research …
While the Kashmir valley is facing power shortage, the government plans to launch a vigorous campaign to check the loss of electricity ahead of winter coupled with lesser generation of power from hydel projects due to a decline in the water level. It has also been found that the system …
Jammu: Though the state government has announced three months ration free of cost for drought-affected Kandi areas of Jammu, farmers of different parts of the region have demanded drought relief for hilly areas also. Farmers of Reasi, Ramnagar, Batote, Chenani and other hilly areas have pointed out that additional relief …
Jammu : Deputy chairman of the Legislative Council, Arvinder Singh Micky has asked the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) to strictly enforce ban on polythene in the city and involve the public in creating a mass movement against the use of polythene. Chairing a meeting of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), …
Mir Ehsan The J&K; Wildlife department would conduct census of the near extinct Markhor deer in the 211-sq km Qazinag national park near the Line of Control in north Kashmir. This would be the first credible census to be conducted in the entire national park area to know the exact …
Bashaarat Masood In the first such move in India, the J-K Wildlife Department has put satellite collars on black bears to study their ecological behaviour and to help prevent the man-animal conflict from escalating. A team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India, which is studying the ecology of …
An amount of Rs 2.8 crore has been spent in three districts of Jammu, Kathua and Samba under NREGA till date in the current financial year. This was stated during a meeting to review the implementation of NREGA in the three districts held under the chairmanship of the Minister for …
THE government has approved eight road projects, entailing an estimated cost of Rs 10,883.89 crore. The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee, chaired by finance secretary Ashok Chawla, has cleared major road projects in Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and Karnataka. The project include 4-laning of the Chenani to Nashri section of …
On 12th April 2005, the then PM launched NRHM to provide accessible, affordable and quality care to the rural population, especially the vulnerable sections. It also seeks to reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate MMR from 407 to 100 per 1 lakh live births, Infant Mortality Rate IMR from 60 to …
