Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 30/05/2022. Grievance in the application is against failure of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) to scientifically manage solid waste in accordance with statutory obligation under the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management …
The electricity demand forecast is an important input for the planning of the power sector to meet the future power requirement of various sectors of electricity consumption. Therefore, a periodic Electric Power Survey (EPS) of the country is conducted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to assess electricity demand on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs State of Jharkhand & Others dated 19/02/2019 regarding Environment Clearance for the Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Plant at Ranchi. NGT says that the authorities have been delaying the process and that the matter has been …
Health department advisory for surgeons and district surveillance units, asking them to screen suspected cases By Our Special Correspondent in Ranchi Swine flu is stalking Jharkhand with at least eight persons testing positive for the H1N1 virus and officials claiming one death in Ranchi last month. The health department has …
RANCHI: Jharkhand forest department is finding itself in a fix after receiving a letter from Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change asking all the states to immediately ban the use of polythene for raising seedlings of saplings in their nurseries for afforestation or other purposes. The letter titled …
Ranchi: National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), in Kanke on Wednesday became India's first law university to extensively use solar power on campus, with its students celebrating their freedom from blackouts. The solar power system at the law school was formally inaugurated on Wednesday evening by chief …
RANCHI: The state capital has been facing a severe water crisis since Sunday when lightning struck the power supply system, affecting filtration and supply of water from Rukka dam. Officials said attempts are being made to restore water supply as soon as possible. Till Wednesday evening, the situation remained unchanged. …
Ranchi: Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board has decided to crack down on hotels and restaurants operating without its no-objection certificate to stop unabated poisoning of the city's air and water. In a public notice issued in vernacular dailies on Saturday, the board has asked 200-odd establishments to obtain the clearance …
Ranchi: SS Memorial College - one of the oldest constituents of Ranchi University - has become the first institution arguably in the whole of Jharkhand to take a concerted decision to observe no-vehicle day twice a month to buffer rising emission levels in the city. The exemplary campaign was launched …
Ranchi: Several complaints of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation elections’ campaign loudspeakers of various candidates being played over permissible decibel limit reached sub-divisional officer Anjali Yadav following which she has formed a committee to keep a check on such violations on Sunday. This particular way of campaigning has become a headache …
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Saryu Roy has asked Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) to execute the vision document prepared way back in 2012 for protection of environment and minimising air pollution. During a workshop on ‘Air Pollution: Crisis, Response and Action Plan’ on Saturday, the Minister …
RANCHI: Monsoon has officially retreated from Jharkhand in the first week of October but vector-borne dengue continues its steady march in the state's malaria endemic districts. The Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) in Ranchi, the state's biggest medical facility, has recorded 154 positive dengue cases this monsoon season till …
The recent survey of Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has revealed that the ambient air quality in the city has witnessed a fall. The survey conducted last month by the Adityapur-based regional office of JSPCB shows a marginal fall in the city’s ambient air quality, due to smoke-belching vehicles …
Jamshedpur: A bid to control energy wastage by organizing a sustained conservation awareness movement has saved 17.25 million units nationally. An initiative of Tata Power, the movement christened 'Club Enerji', has achieved a noteworthy milestone of saving 17.25 million units of electricity by sensitizing above 12.8 million citizens across 11 …
This study was aimed to monitor and quantify the metals present in the groundwater of Ranchi city, state capital of Jharkhand, India. Samples were collected from 44 locations during three seasons. The results show that arsenic concentration ranged from 0 to 0.2 and 0 to 0.015 mg/l in monsoon and …
RANCHI: Hundreds of tribals protested against the Master Plan 2037 near Raj Bhavan on Thursday. The protestors claimed that there is no mention of tribal rights and livelihood security in the plan. The master plan, which was recently approved by the cabinet, mentions the plan and procedure for expansion of …
- Stone's throw from Tatanagar, clueless about waste disposal Khasmahal, 2km away from Tatanagar and 5km from Jamshedpur city limits, technically falls under a panchayat that votes in rural polls this Saturday, but has been paying a heavy price for not being under a notified area committee or municipality. With …
Ranchi: The statewide monitoring system for dengue has not been very effective with private hospitals providing no real time data of the suspected dengue patients coming to them. Late on Monday night, a middle-aged woman died of dengue like symptoms at a private nursing home in Ranchi. The state health …
Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand, a state that remains largely rural, but is urbanising fast. The use of personal motor vehicles is expanding rapidly in Ranchi, leading to congestion in central areas and safety challenges. Ranchi lacks a formalised public transport system and people are largely dependent on paratransit …
Firecracker wholesalers of the State Capital fail to ensure anti-pollution norms. However, it is claimed that popular manufacturers have assured the smoke and noise is comparatively less this year. “We cannot show you the specifications in latest form of rockets, flower pots, sparklers and reels. But, can guarantee that they …
