Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Vs State of Jharkhand dated 20/09/2023. The Original Application has been registered in exercise of suo motu power on the basis of the communication dated August 30, 2023 received by the tribunal. Allegation is that …
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary is bounded by the forests of Dhalbhum and Saraikela Forest Division of Jharkhand and Kansabati Forest Division of West Bengal, Jamshedpur township and Chandil sub divisional town are merely 0 -5 kilometers from the boundary of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. The said Eco-sensitive Zone covers an area of …
Whereas, the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur lies between Latitudes 22°46'30" and 22°57' N and Longitudes 86°3' 15" and 86°26'30" E in the East Singhbhum and Sariakela- Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand and extends over an area of 193.5077 square kilometers. And whereas, the Asian Elephant is the species of vital importance …
Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday directed Tata Steel to prepare an action plan to remove slag from Kharkai and Subernarekha, the rap coming three days before the founder’s day celebrations and after almost a decade of shifting views on the contentious issue of industrial waste poisoning Jamshedpur’s border rivers. Way …
A slag-choked Subernarekha may hope to breathe easy sometime soon. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) — possibly chastised by a CAG report on Jharkhand’s poor conservation of rivers — has served a 15-day deadline to steel wire manufacturer Usha Martin, asking it to state measures taken to check …
A pair of elephant tusks, weighing approximately 32kg, were recovered late last night from Dalma sanctuary with the help of a sniffer dog and forest officials believe they have scuttled an attempt to smuggle out the ivory valued at Rs 40 lakh in the open market. While the forest department …
Ranchi, Jan. 15: A first-ever water pollution audit carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pegged Jharkhand at the bottom of the performance chart with most river conservation projects lying incomplete in the state. According to the report, Performance Audit of Water Pollution in India, the Ganga, …
24 people working in stone-crushing units die of the disease Visit the small village of Musabani in Jharkhand and you hear heart-rending stories of people involved in mining. Situated near National Highway 33 close to Jamshedpur, Musabani drew public attention recently as 24 people died due to silicosis here. The …
- Hospitals see pollution peril in JSPCB’s one-facility-one-incinerator recommendation Desperate to expunge the biomedical blot on cleanliness, the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) may have promptly directed big private hospitals to set up their own incinerators, but what it seems to have conveniently overlooked is the feasibility factor. Most …
Jamshedpur, Dec. 25: Congress MP and corporate honcho Naveen Jindal has hailed the state’s rehabilitation and resettlement policy (R&R; policy), welcoming the emphasis on employing the displaced even as he put the onus on companies to resolve crises over land acquisition. The chairman-cum-managing director of Jindal Steel Power Limited (JSPL), …
The alarming phenomenon of crow deaths in the state capital and Jamshedpur was brought to the notice of Jharkhand High Court on Thursday. A city-based journalist with a vernacular daily filed a public interest litigation against the government for not taking steps to protect the scavengers. In his petition, Rana …
- Jamshedpur’s Paani Baba believes it is ‘heaven’s gift’ Jamshedpur, Dec. 20: Hocus-pocus or pure science? No one can tell, but an elderly tribal man armed with a half-split bamboo stick can accurately spot groundwater reserves on seemingly dry acres. Kalyan Soy’s skill has a name. It is called divining …
In a worrying development, hundreds of crows have died in Jharkhand due to bird flu, a government official said Thursday. The crows first started dying mysteriously last month in Jamshedpur district. This was followed by their deaths in Ranchi, Bokaro, Khuti, Sahebganj and other districts of the state. Concerned over …
Jamshedpur, Dec. 14: The state is ready for its first-ever agricultural census, which kicks off tomorrow. The census — to be carried out in three phases — will cover all revenue villages in the 24 districts of the state. Jharkhand, which failed to compile the data despite embarking on the …
Tata Steel Europe is betting on production from the African mines scheduled to be functional from March. Tata Steel Europe's concerns about acquiring coal assets are set to ease soon. Its Mozambique mines, owned jointly with Rio Tinto, will start production from March. The coal would be sent to the …
Jamshedpur, Nov. 16: The mines of East Singhbhum are shining bright for offshore investors with Western Australian firm India Resource Limited (IRL) eyeing iron ore and manganese mining prospects in the agricultural hub of Patamda block. The firm, whose New Delhi-based office has already applied for a prospective mining licence, …
Statehood Day celebrations ushered in hopes of better amenities in two densely populated pockets of East Singhbhum district. Jugsalai residents had their long-awaited demand for clean drinking water fulfilled on Tuesday around 4pm with the online inauguration of a drinking water project to be operated by Jugsalai municipality. The residents …
Curtains on craters, the city is ready to get the show on the road. The Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) has drawn up a Rs 4-crore revamp plan for 40 roads, the tender for which will be opened on November 18 and work will commence at respective sites from December. …
A minute of keeping the tap open without reason can send up to 10 precious litres of water down the drain. Many little-known water facts such as this were discussed at a workshop hosted by Rotary Club of Jamshedpur on Sunday in a bid for a greener planet. Titled Water …
In a bid to cap the polluting fumes emitted by thousands of vehicles in Jharkhand’s cities, the government is thinking of putting in place liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dispensing stations. In an affidavit filed before Jharkhand High Court in Ranchi on Thursday, the government informed that as a pilot project, …
New Year, new-look roads even for Jamshedpur’s less-than-trendy pincodes. That seems to be the agenda of Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), which is taking up an ambitious Rs 2.5-crore road construction programme for its command areas. The tender for 25 roads — most of which are pre-stressed cement concrete (PCC) …
