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 …
Ask Government to use legal window to exempt miners from new rule Mining activities by SAIL, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Hindustan Copper and Uranium Corporation in Jharkhand have been almost at a standstill for more than a fortnight. The companies want the State to allow them to re-start mining operations. The …
If the figures presented by AHIVF & Infertility Research Centre, Ranchi are to be believed then rural males associated with agriculture are facing the risk of becoming infertile due to their exposure to pesticides. The situation calls for attention as a large number of rural males are directly dependent on …
Ranchi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that the Narendra Modi government was weighing amendments in the land acquisition act to speed up development projects. The announcement made activists in the state raise questions about rehabilitation package and human rights. Gadkari said many projects were delayed because of certain …
SAIL, Tata Steel earnings to fall due to Jharkhand mine closure The Jharkhand government has shut five bauxite mines of Hindalco Industries, flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. This follows a report by the Shah commission on illegal mining, which had alleged such mining was causing widespread damage to …
Where on one hand the whole country is promoting eco-friendly puja pandals and statues, in Ranchi not many puja organising committees are interested in being environment friendly this year. Previous year there were several puja committees who made eco-friendly pandals but this year till date only one puja committee has …
Wants govt view on 20 mt cap on fresh extraction; Union mines ministry directs State to draft transparent mining lease policy by enforcing MMDR Act and Rules PANJIM: In a move that would help in speedy resumption of mining activities in the State, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Orissa Manganese & Minerals Ltd. Vs Synergy Ispat Pvt. Ltd. dated 12/09/2014 regarding mining leases.
The district transport department has decided to launch a drive against vehicles flouting pollution norms. The department is planning surprise checks. Moreover, in order to curb the rising air pollution in the city, the department will also set up more emission checking points at different petrol and diesel outlets in …
Jamshedpur : After issuance of stoppage of mining activity orders to several iron ore mines in the state, including that of Tata Steel and SAIL, the Jharkhand mining and geology department has now issued suspension of mining activity order to Uranium Corporation of India’s (UCIL) best-ore Jadugoda mine, 20 km …
The Centre on Tuesday unveiled a kala-azar rapid diagnosis kit as part of its strategy to combat the disease which predominantly strike Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. The kit developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) was released by Union Health Minister …
The environment ministry has been pulled by the Supreme Court for not taking steps to stop casualty of elephants in train accidents. The apex court also condemned the decision of West Bengal government to sterilise elephants. RELATED CONTENT Report: Karnataka Elephant Task Force report submitted to the High Court of …
Jamshedpur: Calling for judicious distribution of revenue share between the central government and the mineral-producing states, chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday appealed to the Union government to review the present policy on allocation of mineral reserves. "It is high time the Union government reviewed the age-old policy on mineral …
A member of the State biodiversity board, DS Srivastava, has asked the Palamu tiger reserve authorities to draw up a contingency plan to meet the rain water deficit in the National Park and elsewhere in this 1,026 square kilometre spread tiger reserve. The biodiversity board member alleged that about hundred …
Judgment covers 1993-2010 period; final view on projects' fate on Sep 1 The Supreme Court on Monday held as illegal all coal blocks allocated by the Union government between 1993 and 2010. It said a final decision on the fate of the blocks would be taken on September 1. Questioning …
Kolkata: Senior foresters from Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, in a joint meeting held almost after a decade on Wednesday, pledged to work together to allow free passage to the elephants that usually venture out of Jharkhand's Dalma sanctuary every year and move towards Chhattisgarh, Bengal and Odisha using their …
Jamshedpur: With more than 20 fresh cases of silicosis having surfaced in East Singhbhum, the chorus for revisiting the State Action Plan For Prevention and Mitigation of Silicosis has only got louder. Of the total number of fresh cases, five are women patients, who have sustained the killer disease owing …
Government today said that it has issued directions to various states for filing complaints of violations of the provisions of Environment Protection Act in 238 mining projects. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Lok Sabha in a written reply that his ministry has observed violations by mining companies in respect of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Super Smelters Limited Vs Union of India & Others regarding Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board continuously issuing orders every year by way of consent to operate to the unit in question without insisting on environmental clearance. …
The number of cases of water-borne diseases reported in Sadar hospital and Ranchi Institute of Medical Sciences has been on the rise. In one month, around 58 patients suffering from diarrhoea and 28 patients suffering from malaria have been admitted to the Sadar Hospital. One woman suffering from malaria has …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Lakhan Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 12/08/2014 regarding rampant encroachment taking place in the forest land of Jharkhand. The Applicant has also stated that encroachment is made in connivance with the officials …
