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 …
Cancer cases witnessed an alarming increase since 2011 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister for Health and Medical Education Department Bali Bhagat said today. Replying to a question in the Legislative Council by Zafar Iqbal Manhas, the minister said there were 4,556 cases recorded during 2011 which witnessed an increase …
Admi-tting that there has been frequent incidence of flood in Leh district of Ladakh region since last six years, Jammu and Kashmir Government today said it is most likely due to climate change. This was stated by Minister for Public Health Engineering (PHE) and Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC;) Shyam …
Giving an interim direction, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained the concerned executing agencies from throwing any debris and muck resulting from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal, in the rivers Chenab and Tawi, directly or indirectly. The direction was issued by the NGT Principal Bench, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Others Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Others dated 31/05/2016 regarding bio-medical waste disposal in the city of Srinagar and Jammu. NGT directs the authorities concerned to get a joint inspection conducted in regard to the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amresh Singh Vs. Union of India & Others dated 30/05/2016 regarding disposal of debris from the construction of the road from Udhampur to Banihal in rivers Tawi and Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir. NGT restrains the Respondents from throwing any muck …
The endangered hangul , also known as Kashmir deer , is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat here. Wildlife experts and activists claim they have been raising the alarm, calling for stringent measures to check human intrusions at …
The endangered hangul, also known as Kashmir deer, is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat here. Wildlife experts and activists claim they have been raising the alarm, calling for stringent measures to check human intrusions at Srinagar's famed …
A major earthquake, of magnitude 8 or greater, may strike Jammu and Kashmir, endangering the lives of as many as a million people, latest geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of the state suggests. Scientists have known about the Reasi fault in Jammu and Kashmir, but it was not thought …
JAMMU A major forest fire continue to engulf Trikuta hills, the abode of Mata Vaishno Devi, in Katra town of Reasi district on second consecutive day following which the Air Force today pressed into service two MI-17 helicopters to douse the blaze. Shrine Board authorities, however, claimed that they have …
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir between Pakistan and India suggests that the region is ripe for a major earthquake that could endanger the lives of as many as a million people. Scientists have known about the Riasi fault in Indian Kashmir, but it …
Fishery Dept says probe to be held, Pollution Control Dept not aware Hundreds of fish have died in local nullahs at Battal Ballian, Dudhar and Barrian in Udhampur district due to excessive water pollution allegedly caused due to discharge from some units at local Battal Ballian Industrial Area. However, the …
Stakes claim on land identified for the project in Reasi The J&K; government’s plans to set up its maiden wind-power project have hit a roadblock, with the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) claiming ownership of the land identified for the project near the Corporation’s Salal hydropower scheme in Jammu, sources …
Nearly 1.8 million adults (45% of the population) in the Kashmir Valley show symptoms of significant mental distress according to a comprehensive mental health survey conducted by the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) between October and December 2015. The research was done in collaboration with the …
For preservation of the Dal Lake, the State Government has constituted a Monitoring Committee, headed by the Chief Secretary. The committee shall devise a permanent mechanism for preserving and protecting the Dal Lake. It shall monitor and oversee the implementation of this mechanism. The committee will comprise Financial Commissioner, Planning …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 27/04/2016 regarding commissioning of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Plant to protect the Anchar Lake wetland from solid waste dumping vide Judgment dated 13th January, 2015. NGT noted …
The Kashmir valley was hit by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake this afternoon. The quake shook houses and buildings in the region and sent panicked residents rushing out for safety. An official of the state Meteorological Department said the tremor was of 6.8 magnitude and its epicentre was located at a depth …
Several plantation units exist in records but missing on the ground I 6 FIRs filed Lakhs of trees, both conifers and broad-leaved, claimed to have been planted by the Forest Department in the past few years in reality exist nowhere on the ground. “So many plantation units exist in the …
Solar energy offers clean, climate-friendly abundant and inexhaustible energy resource to mankind. The MNRE has also designated Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) as the nodal agency to undertake the solar rooftop program in the State for the domestic, government, institutional and industrial & commercial sectors through Grid interconnectivity …
Miffed over municipal waste and dead animals being thrown near water bodies in Srinagar, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday slammed the Jammu and Kashmir government and warned of criminal prosecution against the State and its officials for violation of its orders. The green panel also issued notice to show-cause …
The transfer of 159 hectares of land to establish an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Jammu district has come under the scanner of National Green Tribunal’s scanner which has sought the Government’s response on a plea claiming it was forest land. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
