Madhya Pradesh

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

NGT seeks status on forest department proposals on Ratapani

National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked Madhya Pradesh government for status of all proposals sent by forest department to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) regarding Ratapani Sanctuary and the stage at which the proposals were by January 8, 2016. Among the proposals in cold storage is notification of Ratapani area …

Focus on conservation of biodiversity, not just tigers: Expert

INDORE: The Nature Volunteers organised its second annual environment lecture on the topic, 'Conservation beyond tiger: Need to take action' in the city on Saturday. Chaired by collector, P Narhari, the lecture saw Asad R. Rahmani, former director, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), delivering his address. Rahmani focused on the …

Cold waves back, Indore records lowest minimum temperature of season

INDORE: The Indoreans felt the nip in the air as the city recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 8.4 degree Celsius on Sunday. The minimum temperature recorded was 3 degrees less than the average temperature, whereas the maximum temperature was recorded as 24.5 degree Celsius that was 2 degrees below …

NGT turns down plea to relax ban on DJs in marriage functions

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has turned down an application moved by the Bhopal disc jockeys (DJs) Association seeking relaxation of the ban on DJs during marriage functions, which has come in force since November 18. A bench of NGT, comprising judicial member Dalip Singh and expert member DK Agrawal yesterday …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on whether the expression “fly ash" would take within its fold ash containing high carbon value, 10/12/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Eshan Group of Industries Vs NEPA Limited & Others dated 10/12/2015 on whether the expression “fly ash” appearing in the Notifications dated 14th September, 1999, 27th August, 2003 and 3rd November, 2009 all issued by the Ministry of Environment & …

Socio-cultural and knowledge-based barriers to tuberculosis diagnosis for women in Bhopal, India

In India, only one woman is diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) for every 2.4 men. Previous studies have indicated gender disparities in care-seeking behavior and TB diagnosis; however, little is known about the specific barriers women face. This study aimed to characterize socio-cultural and knowledge-based barriers that affected TB diagnosis for …

40% of school children lack healthy BMI

INDORE: The lack of physical activities and outdoor games in addition to the busy schedule of school children lead unhealthy body mass index, say experts. Over 40% of the school kids in Indore from the age of 7 to 17 years, irrespective of their gender, lack in healthy body mass …

Collector should oversee city’s waste management, activist tells court

A local activist has moved a petition before Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court, seeking directions asking district collector to resume monitoring the city's waste management operations. In the petition moved on December 4, Kishore Kodwani said that 53 hearings have been held so far over the solid waste …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding standards for irrigation of the land from sewage water, 08/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/12/2015 regarding standards for irrigation of the land from sewage water. It has been brought to the Tribunal's notice from a news report published in …

Extend incentives to industries going green: CII

INDORE: Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) green building centre executive director KS Venkatgiri on Friday said incentives should be given to industries adopting green building standards so as to promote environment-friendly structures. "There should be some incentives for the industries that are going green, which will encourage them," Venkatgiri told …

9 Mineral-rich States to Auction up to 70 Mines to Private Cos

5 states kick off auction process of 28 mines for captive use Nine mineral-rich states are expected to auction up to 70 mines to private firms for captive use this fiscal, mines secretary Balvinder Kumar said on Thursday. Of these, the auction process for 28 mines has started in five …

Govt. claiming less compensation than in 1985: Bhopal gas victims

Govt. claiming less compensation than in 1985: Bhopal gas victims In 1985, it asked for $3.3 billion while it is $1.2 billion now, they say Survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have claimed that the Union government is claiming less in compensation than what it did 30 years back. While …

31 years on, Bhopal gas case still tied in legal tangle

BHOPAL: Last Monday, just two days before the 31st anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster, the Madhya Pradesh high court issued a notice to the Union government, the MP state government and medical research organizations to respond to a plea by Disaster survivors that they were guilty of contempt of …

No clarity on disposal of Carbide’s toxic waste

BHOPAL: Thirty-one-years on, after the world's worst industrial disaster killed hundreds and maimed thousands, decision on disposal of some 330 MT of toxic waste awaits a green signal from the Supreme Court. Expectations of a clean-up, come in the backdrop of testing of actual toxic waste from UCIL site and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand/stone mining as well as agricultural/fishing in the National Chambal Sanctuary, 03/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tiger Protection Group V/s. Union of India & Others dated 03/12/2015 regarding sand/stone mining as well as agricultural/fishing in the National Chambal Sanctuary. Application closed with NGT passing the Order which says that "as regards agricultural/fishing activities TriGeneric Management Plan …

World AIDS day: Indore, Jabalpur, Bhopal top AIDS decade chart

BHOPAL: As a decade's record from 2005-2015 showed that Madhya Pradesh recorded 43, 959 HIV positive cases, Indore, Jabalpur and Bhopal were on the top of the charts, with a maximum number of HIV positive patients. Indore, reported 9695 cases in the last one decade, which contributed to 2.40% of …

NGOs slam govt for not resolving vexed issues of gas tragedy

NGOs working for the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy today slammed the central government for its failure to take up the UN-aided assessment of current toxic contamination at and around the abandoned Union Carbide factory, the site of world's worst industrial disaster. Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh …

Draft Environmental and Social Management Framework: Solar PV Park

The environmental and social management framework being prepared for utility scale Solar Park projects shall aid in screening, assessment, management of environmental and social impacts at an early stage in project planning. This document shall act as guidance for satisfactory assessment and management of environmental and social impacts at sub-project …

Extreme weather wreaking havoc on agriculture

Rabi season sees crop damage on 18 m hectares due to unseasonal rain, hail Farmers in India are facing the impact of extreme weather conditions with 2015 being the third consecutive year in which standing crops across 15 States were damaged on 18.23 million hectares during the rabi (winter) harvesting …

Protecting forests necessary to conserve environment

Bhopal Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that protecting forests is necessary to conserve environment. Human race will not survive if forests are not saved. The Chief Minister was addressing 2-day Chief Conservators of Forests’ convention at Academy of Administration here today. Forest Minister Dr. Gaurishankar Shejwar was …

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