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 …
Legal cases, delayed clearance haunt states and private miners A year after the historic e-auction of mines, coal mining is back to where the trouble began - legal and regulatory tussle. Of the 34 operational mines that were auctioned to private firms and allotted to state government utilities - while …
India has a large and heterogeneous tribal population of approximately 104 million. This accounts for 8.6 per cent of the total population and it is spread over a vast area. Apart from the States of the northeastern region, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkand, Maharashtra, Orissa and Gujarat have large tribal populations. …
Judgement of the Delhi District Court in the matter of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Vs. M/s Jharkhand Ispat Pvt. Ltd. (M/s JIPL), Ramgarh, Jharkhand dated 28/03/2016 regarding allocation of coal blocks made by Government of India during the period 1993 to 2010. This case specifically refers to an application …
The issue of ongoing protest by villagers displaced by the construction of the Damodar Valley Corporation's (DVC) Maithon dam in Jharkhand was raised in the Rajya Sabha today. "In Baliapur area of Dhanbad district, adivasis and tribals are protesting for last 10 days. In fact, the third generation is protesting …
Jamshedpur: Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power, has signed a share and purchase agreement (SPA) with Indo Rama Renewables Limited (IRRL) to acquire its 100% subsidiary Indo Rama Renewables Jath Limited (IRRJL), which owns a 30MW wind farm in Sangli district of Maharashtra. The …
The Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly on Wednesday demanded setting up of a commission to look into issues pertaining to land acquisition, particularly those protected under the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act (SPT) and the Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act (CNT). “Let the government announce a commission to resolve all land-related issues,” …
Over-exploitation of ground water has depleted its level in the state and efforts are on to conserve the resource, Jharkhand Assembly was informed on Thursday. Replying to a short notice query of BJP MLA Radhakrishna Kishore on depletion of water level, State Water Resources Minister Chandraprakash Choudhary said the ground …
This augmentation project would be taken up within the existing plant of 717 hectares and no additional land is required The Tata Steel logo is seen at the Tata Steel rails factory in Hayange, Eastern France Tata Steel Ltd has received final environment clearance for its Rs 1,877 crore expansion …
Dhanbad: Taking note of the rising pollution in the coal city, the Municipal Corporation of Dhanbad (MCD) is plannng to plant trees which can absorb toxic gases from the atmosphere. Tabebuia rosea also known as 'pink poui' is known to absorb sulphur dioxide and other toxic gases from the atmosphere. …
Jharkhand is progressing fast on adopting best practices for making an investor friendly environment in the state to facilitate investments, employment generation and welfare of the people. The policy aims at creating industry-friendly environment for maximising investment especially in mineral and natural resource based industries, MSMEs, infrastructure development and rehabilitation …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up a committee to look into the grossly polluting industries located along the banks of the Ganga and inform it about the quantum of sewage they were discharging into the river. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar constituted the panel …
The CERES (Crop Estimation through Resource and Environment Synthesis)-rice model incorporated in DSSAT version 4.5 was calibrated for genetic coefficients of rice cultivars by conducting field experiments during the kharif season at Jorhat, Kalyani, Ranchi and Bhagalpur, the results of which were used to estimate the gap in rice yield. …
Efforts made by the State Government in order to publish the 1982 land settlement survey have come as fresh air, at least for certain mining companies. The decision which has drawn some objections as well from different quarters is likely to settle land status issues which are said to be …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kalyan Bansingh & Ors. Vs. HIL Ltd. & Ors dated 09/02/2016 regarding asbestos mines in the State of Jharkhand and the resulting pollution. It was submitted before the Tribunal that though the joint inspection report was filed, report is not …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Niranjan Sharma & Others Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Others dated 05/02/2016 regarding sand mining operation in the State of Jharkhand. Tribunal passed an order of injunction restraining operation of sand mining of any nature …
The Union Cabinet is yet to clear the proposal of building three crore houses for the rural poor.The Union Cabinet is yet to clear the proposal of building three crore houses for the rural poor. Launching the 'Housing for All' scheme last June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said a …
With an aim of bringing down the level of pollution in Ganga, the Centre will hold a meeting with heads of all 1,657 villages situated along the river here next week. During the day-long conference 'Ganga Swachhata - Gramin Sahabhagita', scheduled to be held on January 30, Union Water Resources …
MUMBAI: The government's decision to switch over to LED bulbs by 2018 under the energy efficiency mission would result in saving of up to USD 6 billion per annum, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said today. Under the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP), nearly 4.59 crore LED bulbs have been distributed …
This study was aimed to monitor and quantify the metals present in the groundwater of Ranchi city, state capital of Jharkhand, India. Samples were collected from 44 locations during three seasons. The results show that arsenic concentration ranged from 0 to 0.2 and 0 to 0.015 mg/l in monsoon and …
Ranchi: The city, which is already facing acute water crisis owing to the depletion of groundwater level, will soon get no-flush urinals that will help the civic body save close to 275 lakh litres of water a year. The standing committee of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation on Monday approved the …
