Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Joint Committee report by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) in Original Application No 479 of 2022 (Krishna Chouhan Vs State of Jharkhand). The matter related to allegations of environmental pollution by Monnet Daniel Washery situated at Khalari block, Ranchi district. It has been alleged by the applicant, Krishna Chouhan …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 14/02/2022. The matter related to setting up of a compressed bio gas plant at Ranchi by GAIL. It is said that no consent to establish (CTE)/consent …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand & Others dated 15/10/2020. The case related to mitigation of pollution of Harmu river at Ranchi, Jharkhand due to discharge of untreated sewage and wastewater. The Ranchi Municipal Corporation in its …
Ranchi: Twenty-one new cases of chikungunya, three of dengue and three of dengue-chikungunya combined were detected at RIMS on Wednesday, the growing numbers of the vector-borne diseases in the capital prompting state entomologist (consulting) Sagya Singh to introduce a more lethal larvicide. So far, 128 chikungunya, 22 dengue and nine …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand & Others dated 23/03/2017 regarding Harmu river pollution, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Ranchi Municipal Corporation indicated that the date for completion of the long term measures for cleaning of …
Jamshedpur/Ranchi: Even as district health department is working on multiple levels to contain the spread of vector-borne diseases, the growing number of dengue patients in and around the Steel city has alarmed the health officials. In a fresh development, 18 new patients have been confirmed of suffering from dengue, which …
The chief minister's office directed the Latehar administration to take measures to revive the choked water body Aloudeeya in Chandwa block. Sources said a team of officials led by SDO Kamleshwar Narain inspected the water body on Wednesday after a complaint was lodged with the Mukhiya Mantri Jan Samvad Kendra, …
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. …
RANCHI: Many families in Pathalkudwa, a slum area, are living under constant fear of falling prey to skin diseases after high levels of arsenic were detected. Mohd. Kaleem, a resident of the area, went to a doctor for a check-up after developing a skin rash and losing 15 kg. He …
The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has started cleaning of water bodies that will be used for performing rituals in Chhath but the drive is being carried in a very limited sense — clean the surface and leave the banks of the water bodies for the agencies to clean. Water bodies …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Soon, the auto rickshaws in Ranchi will run on LPG. Three LPG stations will be set up in the city, at Dhurwa, Kokar and Booty More, for the purpose. DC, Vinay Choubey said, "Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd approached us for giving a 'no objection' certificate …
Ranchi’s Lalpur wore the Diwali decibel crown of shame this year, smashing sound barriers to touch 96.6dB between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday, bursting to smithereens Central Pollution Control Board benchmarks that the state is supposed to obey. Awareness drives died with a whimper as residents celebrated one of the …
Spot picture of vehicle on pollution paper mandatory The next time you seek emission clearance for your car, make sure it is present on all four wheels at a testing centre. The state transport department has made photographing of vehicles mandatory to curb the popular practice of bending rules to …
State’s share of subsidised foodgrains will increase by 68 per cent; Centre will bear an additional subsidy of Rs.595 crore On June 14, at Manika in Latehar, 180 km from Ranchi, more than 300 men and women stood in the pouring monsoon rain to record their testimonies about the functioning …
Wildlife in the forests of Chandwa and Balumath in Palamu division's Latehar district will be severely affected by mining in the North Karanpura Coal Block (NKCB), said D S Srivastava, a member of the three-person fact-finding team notified by the Jharkhand government. The team, which also includes Dr Isa of …
A new sewerage model is all set to replace the traditional one in Ranchi households enabling improved drainage system across the city. Ranchi Municipal Corporation has designed the new model, which if implemented will directly connect every household to the sewage treatment plant. The treated water would then be released …
Medical science is yet to establish the exact link between mobile tower radiation and health hazards and ascertain whether it is related to mental stress levels or triggers cancerous growth. There is a known probability of health hazards being associated with high-levels of microwave radiation on which the mobile phones …
