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 …
However, it is subject to some conditions based on the recommendations of the government's experts' committee. JSW Steel has received the environmental clearance for setting up an integrated steel unit and captive power plant in Jharkhand with an investment of Rs 35,000 crore. The project would create up to 30,000 …
Bokaro: Fire broke out in an illegal mine Maoist-dominated Tungri Upar area of Gomia block following land subsidence, measuring 2,500 sqm. Earlier fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire, but when it did not work out, the administration started filling the land with earthmovers taking help of …
About 30,000 villagers in Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand may lose their land if the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) goes ahead with its plans to acquire nearly 17,000 acres for its coal mining project. The project, which will affect about 32 villages in the Keredari and Barkagaon block, has met …
Jamshedpur: A bid to control energy wastage by organizing a sustained conservation awareness movement has saved 17.25 million units nationally. An initiative of Tata Power, the movement christened 'Club Enerji', has achieved a noteworthy milestone of saving 17.25 million units of electricity by sensitizing above 12.8 million citizens across 11 …
Jamshedpur: The state government aims to produce 1,200 MW of solar electricity by 2017-end. Solar plants are expected to be set up at 45 different sites across state at an investment of Rs 6.5 crore per MW. "The bidding process is over. We will now focus on setting up solar …
Dhanbad: At least 58 villages of 19 panchayats under six Maoist-hit blocks of Girdih district were declared 'open defecation-free (ODF)' by the district administration on Sunday. Also, the administration identified around 250 villagers as 'natural leaders of Swachhta (cleanliness)'. These villages have played a vital role in spreading awareness about …
Ranchi: Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation, for local manufacture of equipment to be used in the Kudankulam nuclear power project. The agreement between the two state-owned corporations follows a deal between Nuclear Energy Power Corporation of India Limited …
Senior Minister in the Raghubar Das Cabinet and in-charge of Food and Civil Supplies Department Saryu Roy has come down heavily on Chairman of Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) for turning a blind eye to pollution and encroachment into important rivers of Jharkhand. He is on a tour of …
The hydrology of the Ganga River is mainly characterized by high monsoon rainfall and seasonal variability in discharge flow. The study is focuses on both the up and down-streams of Farakka barrage. It has been executed with the help of Modified Normalized Difference Water Index using Landsat satellite images (2014), …
The share of uncultivated foods from the forest has gradually declined in the diets of Paharia tribes in Jharkhand. Initiatives like conservation, preservation, processing of uncultivated foods has helped them regain their position and enhance the dietary diversity of the communities, also addressing the issues of hunger and malnutrition. Original …
India is reeling under an intense drought situation which has affected close to 330 million people from 10 states. Bad monsoons and weak policies around water security have further compounded the problem and precipitated a crisis. Rising temperatures and acute water shortages are adversely affecting human health as well as …
Sindri: Industries taking water from the Damodar River also have the responsibility of keeping it clean and pollution-free. Making this observation, Jharkhand food and supplies minister Saryu Rai warned the industries releasing untreated and affluents in the water of stern action. Rai was here to take stock of the pollution …
Every household would be electrified by 2019, says Das. Four thousand households in Jharkhand will get electricity through solar energy this fiscal, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said on Thursday. To make the villages prosperous and self-sufficient, every household would be electrified by 2019, Das said while inaugurating 132/33 KV Grid …
A software will be prepared for monitoring of key activities Union ministry of mines and the mineral rich states, in a bid to further promote ease of doing business, have arrived at a consensus for grant of various clearances and land acquisition process in a time bound manner. They also …
The government has postponed the schedule of coal mines to be allotted for commercial mining and will shortly come out with a modified one. "This has reference to the document and schedule of the process dated April 21, 2016, for allotment of coal mines to state government companies of coal-bearing …
A total of 19 thermal power plants across India were found violating the environment guidelines, including on installation of pollution control equipment, parliament was told on Tuesday. "Polluting industries including Power plants are required to install pollution control equipment to meet the prescribed effluents and emission standards as specified in …
Dhanbad: The Parasnath hill in Giridih district is known for its lush green cover, which include rare medicinal trees and herbal plants. However, the green cover is fast depleting. Forest department officials said uncontrolled fire ignited by mahua pickers, grazing and felling of valuable trees are among reasons that have …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ramchandra Mardi & Ors. Vs. West Bengal State Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 22/04/2016 regarding illegal stone quarries operating in Jharkhand and West Bengal. The order expressed dismay at the approach of Ministry of Environment, …
The coal block in question is Pakri Barwadih in Jharkhand, which was secured by NTPC through govt allocation for sourcing coal for its power plants in 2008 An investigative report by The Sydney Morning Herald has found that Australian mining major Thiess paid bribe to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) …
Jharkhand on Monday handed over assets of Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS) to a joint venture company of NTPC and the State government. Terming it a big step in the direction of power generation in Jharkhand to attain self-sufficiency, Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam MD Rahul Purwar said the resources, including …
