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 …
Ranchi, June 27: The state forest department has plans for protecting jumbos in the tribal heartland. With incidents of human-animal conflict increasing, the Union ministry of environment and forests has decided to improve elephant habitats and corridors to prevent such conflicts under Project Elephant. Launched in 1992, Project Elephant is …
- Ranchi deputy mayor on a mission to revive water bodies in capital Ranchi, June 18: Deputy mayor Ajay Nath Shahdeo is on a mission to revive dying water bodies in and around the state capital. With the help of local residents and without the backing of government funds, the …
Ranchi, June 14: Most children working in dhabas and tea stalls in the capital harbour dreams of going to school, but their poverty-ravaged families and employers discourage them, says an ongoing study being conducted by legal students of Kalinga Institute of Technology (KIT), Bhubaneswar. The KIT team comprising Vaishali Singh, …
Navtan Kumar & Rakhi Mazumdar RANCHI IF YOU drive down the picturesque 40-km stretch between Ranchi and Patratu, be prepared for a number of diversions. Work on a four-lane portion of the road is on to facilitate movement of heavy vehicles. A first-timer from a metro wouldn
Ranchi, June 2: The second social audit of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) will kick off in the state from Friday. Unlike last year
Sahebganj, May 30: A Rs 800-crore master project to de-pollute the holy Ganga here is hanging in the balance, courtesy the political instability in the state. Under the project, the Sahebganj district administration had earlier proposed a sewerage system, underground huge drains and electric crematoriums both at Sahebganj and Rajmahal …
Ranchi, May 12: Jharkhand High Court today pulled up the state government after a report submitted by the district and sessions judge of Deoghar confirmed that 19 students of Kishnidehi Government Primary School fell ill on Monday because of food poisoning. The students were allegedly served midday meal of khichdi …
Five years after a single window system was put in place to attract investments to Jharkhand, the state industries department is giving it legal teeth through the proposed Industrial Facilitation Act, 2010. The act became necessary after the single window system and the Jharkhand Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (JIIDCO), which …
- Two years ago, only two villages were involved; now there are more than 50 Dhanbad, April 22: A pilot project to revive the forest-based economy of the region that began with lac production in three remote villages has now grown to benefit over 50 villages spread over six blocks …
Union minister and Ranchi MP Subodh Kant Sahay has come forward to help the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) tide over an acute water crisis. At a crucial meeting to discuss the water situation in the city today, the Congress leader announced to cough up Rs 5 lakh from his area …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today sought inclusion of four more districts under the Left Wing extremist-hit area development scheme. The Government also asked the Centre to sanction at least Rs 300 crore for early construction of Vijayawada- Ranchi road, the lifeline of tribal hinterland. The road will pass through 12 …
Tribals are known to have rich knowledge of indigenous technology pertaining to agriculture practices and an attempt was made to document the indigenous knowledge. Data was collected from 3 districts covering 9 villages from 225 farmers with the help of a structured questionnaire. In all, broadly classified 26 indigenous knowledge …
