Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of News item titled: 5 Jharkhand forest officers attacked by Stone mafia, appearing in The Times of India dated 24.03.2025. The application was taken up on the basis of a news item published in the Times of …
The present paper examines the cost, return and resource use efficiency in lac cultivation on major lac host plants. This paper is based on the analaysis of data collected on 400 lac growers of Ranchi and West Singhbhum district in the year 2003-2004 and 2004-2005.
Lakshman Oraon and his wife Sarla are no ordinary farmers. On less than an acre of land, they grow paddy, tomatoes, potatoes and onions. Their crop of paddy has just been harvested and you can see the dry remnants sticking out of the soil. But they are getting ready for …
BABU LAL MARANDI - the first chief minister of Jharkhand and Union minister of state for forest and environment - had to resign and make way for Arjun Munda for the post of CM in 2002 following pressure exerted by some of the ministers. In the 2003 Loh Sabha elections, …
Cash-starved Jharkhand zoo offers animals for adoption Birsa Munda Zoological Park at Ormanjhi in Jharkhand too has launched an animal adoption scheme. The state government recently came up with the plan saying it has exhausted all funds for the upkeep of the zoo. Individuals and corporates can adopt a single …
SHASHANK SHEKHAR The Tenughat reservoir in Bokaro will soon woo tourists. Picture by Pankaj Singh Bokaro, Feb. 26: Fresh life has been breathed into the dormant Tenughat Dam development project. The Bokaro district administration has prepared a new blueprint for developing the dam into a tourist spot. It was submitted …
ANTARA BOSE Jamshedpur, Feb. 25: Here comes an opportunity for farmers of Kuchai village in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district to earn a few extra bucks. The state forest department is trying hard to promote lac cultivation in the region along with two other districts
RUDRA BISWAS New initiative Ranchi, Feb. 25: If rains or pests pose a problem for farmers, experts of Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) would immediately email them a list of precautions that need to be taken. Those with specific queries would get answers emailed to their mailboxes. And since farmers here …
- Illegal mining and mushrooming sponge iron units spell pollution peril for Giridih SHAHNAWAZ AKHTAR Up in smoke: Iron and steel factory in Giridih Giridih, Feb. 24: For a getaway once famed for its uncontaminated ambience, this is a shocker. Rampant mining of coal and mica and poison fumes billowing …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 24: They ventured into the smoky streets of Jamshedpur all for the sake of a pollution survey, also a part of a national environment awareness campaign sponsored by the Union ministry of forest and environment. Students of Jamshedpur Women
Jamshedpur, Feb. 24: The forest department has given itself another 24 hours to contain the blaze that broke at the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday, apparently due to a devotees
SIVAGANGA: Development and spread of parasites that were drug resistant were a main threat to productivity and sustainability of livestock-based agriculture industry, said Dr. Gerry Brennan of Queen
- Mines dept raises questions over assessment SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA Iron ore mines in Chiria, Jamshedpur. Telegraph picture Ranchi, Feb. 23: The state mines and geology department has blamed central agencies such as Geological Survey of India (GSI), Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and Mineral Exploration Corporation of India Limited …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 23: Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has set its priorities for the next financial year. SCCI president Umesh Kauntia released an 11-point programme today aimed at benefiting trade and industry. Kauntia, also the vice-president of Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said efforts were …
Jamshedpur, Feb. 23: The progress of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna has added to the woes of the Jamshedpur circle of Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB). Board officials admitted that after electricity has reached remote areas, instances of hooking have been on a rise.
JAMSHEDPUR/RANCHI, Feb. 23: A widespread forest fire, which started late on Saturday night inside and along the fringes of the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, has destroyed large tracts of grasslands and engulfed several trees inside the core area of the forest. The fire had also spread to the elephant corridor of …
