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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Kalyan Bansingh & Others Vs HIL Ltd. & Others regarding health effects suffered by the Applicant from asbestos as a result of having worked in the mine in Village Roro Hills West Singhbhum.
The government's recent report announcing an increase in forest cover looks more like a case of the state agency playing the slippery slope of statistics. Wednesday's landslide in Maharashtra's Ambegaon and last year's flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand may in reality indicate a trend likely to recur across the …
This CII-PwC report discusses options for the Indian electricity sector to establish clean, reliable and affordable modes of electricity sourcing and supply for stakeholders of the Indian power sector. Power is among the key infrastructure that contributes towards the development of any nation. Policymakers in India have been trying to …
Tata Power’s nationwide energy and resource conservation movement, ‘ClubEnerji’, has launched Waste Management Module as a part of its resource conservation programme. The resource conservation module lays strong emphasis on saving water, fuel, paper, and electricity, and has successfully imparted knowledge on fuel conservation, water management and energy conservation to …
In a major breakthrough, International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd (ICVL), the joint venture of SAIL, CIL, RINL, NMDC and NTPC has finalised the takeover of Rio Tinto’s operating coal mine and coal assets in Mozambique. The mine was acquired by Rio Tinto from Riversdale Mining Ltd in 2011. The mine …
New Delhi : At a time when country is facing severe coal shortages at its power plants and efforts are on to improve the availability of fuel, India's largest coal producer Coal India (CIL) has suffered a production loss of 50 million tonne (mt) of coal due to delays in …
Jharkhand, where most rural and semi-urban pockets and even some urban neighbourhoods are plagued by arsenic and fluoride contamination, received its first state-of-the-art water-testing laboratory on Thursday. Drinking water and sanitation minister Jai Prakash Bhai Patel threw open the hi-tech facility at PHED Colony in Hinoo in the heart of …
The Justice MB Shah Commission on illegal mining has recommended that iron and manganese ore miners of Jharkhand be asked to disgorge 14,403 crore and ₹138 crore, respectively, for environmental violations. The value attributed to illegal mining is only on the basis of Environment Clearances under EIA Notifications. The Commission, …
Providing safe drinking water and hygienic standard of living appears to be low on the priority of the State Government. The project Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA), supported by Drinking Water & Sanitation Department, covers schemes to provide safe drinking water, managing hygienic disposal of human and animal wastes besides sanitation …
CBI is also preparing to register more chargesheets in the case against a former coal secretary, former Jharkhand chief secretary and others The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is going to register 14 more first information reports (FIRs) in the coal scam within a month. CBI had conducted preliminary inquiries …
In India, nothing encapsulates the failure of governance more than the unforgivable abuse of the Ganga, its largest and most vital source of freshwater. It is no coincidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the great river to showcase his ability to turn an irretrievable situation around. His foray into …
India’s forest cover increased by 0.18 per cent in 2012 over two years, the government has claimed in its forest survey report. However, a good half of this increase is notional – a result of correcting an error of assessment of forests in West Bengal during the 2010 study. The …
RAMGARH: Residents of Jameera and Bahatu in Ramgarh have a reason to cheer with public health engineering department (PHED) putting an end to their age-old water woes. The department has recently installed a solar energy-operated water pump in the region that can function without manual intervention. The pilot project, currently …
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company’s joint venture with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Maithon Power Limited endeavours to improve the quality of life of communities living around its area of operations. In line with this commitment, the company on Monday announced the successful installation of special solar powered street …
The district traffic police on Thursday carried out a massive pollution checking drive against erring auto-rickshaws plying in the city. Concerned over rising pollution level in the city, the drive was conducted simultaneously at Sakchi, Bistupur, Jugsalai and Golmuri for over three hours. The cops checked whether the driver concerned …
The Centre is overhauling coal blocks bidding policy, formulated by the previous UPA government, to attract investments as the pilot set of auctioned mines could not find any takers. The coal ministry proposes to set up an agency on the lines of Power Finance Corporation that bids ultra mega power …
Highly ambitious water grid project on Ganga and Son rivers has received the much needed fillip since the Center had green signaled it about a month ago. The expert committee from IIT-Rurkee has submitted its report and now the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWSD) is on the verge …
JAIPUR: Endorsing reports that illegal mining is rampant in Rajasthan, the Planning Commission in a recent study has indicted the state for flouting norms in this regard. It accused the state for giving arbitrary forest clearances and unauthorized renewal of leases. The report, published on May 29, comes at a …
Government's crackdown on delays in development of coal mines is set to spread to state-run entities. One of the biggest beneficiaries of captive coal mine allotments, state-run generation utility NTPC, appears to be next in line for a closer scrutiny. Sources said NTPC has come on the PMO radar due …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Thiess Minecs India Pvt Ltd Vs. NTPC Ltd dated 01/07/2014 regarding the termination of contract between the parties for development and operation of Pakri Barwadh Coal Block in the State of Jharkhand.
