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 …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appreciated Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) concern for the victims of 1984 Bhopal Tragedy but maintained that Dow Chemicals had no ownership stakes in Union Carbide till 2000. IOC also said that its relationship with Dow Chemicals is well over 30 years and "we were …
Netherlands will collaborate with Madhya Pradesh in the development, expansion and scientific orientation of agriculture and horticulture sectors in the State. Netherlands’ Consul-General Marijke A Van Drunen Littel called on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Wednesday and evinced interest in making investment in agriculture and horticulture as well …
NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has appreciated Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) concern for the victims of 1984 Bhopal Tragedy but maintained that Dow Chemicals had no ownership stakes in Union Carbide till 2000. IOC also said that its relationship with Dow Chemicals is well over 30 years and …
The State cabinet, on Monday evening, approved annual budget to the tune of Rs 80,000 crore with a focus on social sectors'programmes, schemes and major allocation of funds to on going schemes. The annual budget reflects the state governments preparation for the next assembly election - two years away at …
Crusade for revival of environment and wildlife ( CREW) will organise the Central Indian Highlands Wildlife Film Festival on the theme " Tiger Habitat" at the end of February. The idea is to showcase Satpura- Maikal ranges to build a national- level campaign among students and youth and create greater …
A demand has been raised with the Union Government to provide Rs 10 lakh compensation each to the kin of 15,342 persons who died in Bhopal gas tragedy. Representatives of gas victims will be taken to Delhi to meet the Prime Minister. This information was given at a quarterly review …
Bhopal : Considerable reduction in transmission losses has been registered in the state during the last nine years. The percentage of transmission losses was 7.93 in the year 2002-03, which has come down to 3.74 in the year 2010-11. The Power Transmission Company has chalked out a comprehensive action plan …
Ahmedabad: City’s Kankaria Lakefront project will lend its design to the country’s oldest manmade lake in Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh government has awarded Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University the project of making a detailed concept plan for the lake. After studying the present scenario of the lake, …
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh accounts for nearly 40 per cent of the total area under certified organic farming in the country. Though most of it is due to cotton fields, the state has an immense potential to bring even food crops under organic cultivation. What may help the state’s cause is …
The proposal to bring 346 tonnes of hazardous waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster site to a disposal facility in Taloja outside Mumbai has been opposed by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). If implemented, the agency feels, it will set a precedent and Mumbai will become a dumping …
Rahul Wadke The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has asked Mumbai Waste Management Ltd, a hazardous waste management company with a facility near Mumbai, to incinerate 10 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide's Bhopal plant. The company is keen to dispose of the waste, provided the pollution control …
The Centre has approved six national highway projects measuring about 500 km for Madhya Pradesh after Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s letter to Union Road Transport and Highways (RTH) Minister CP Joshi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee last year. The total project cost of these projects, to be awarded under …
A remarkable improvement has been witnessed in the condition of malnourished children in Madhya Pradesh. A national survey conducted by an independent agency has found that the number of malnourished children in the State has come down by 50 per cent and those of underweight children by 25 per cent. …
Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Centre to constitute a special committee for assessing the quantum of soil and water pollution around the Union Carbide premises here. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chouhan urged the Centre to assess the quantum of …
Alipurduar, Jan. 6: The Central Zoo Authority has agreed to release Rs 28 lakh for a tiger rescue centre here and the amount is expected to arrive this month, forest minister Hiten Barman has said. The CZA had stopped the grant for the South Khayerbari centre last year to cut …
Bhopal : Survivors of Bhopal gas tragedy will go on indefinite dharna from Tuesday demanding that actual figures of those killed and injured be presented before the Supreme Court when the curative petition comes up for hearing. Non-government organisations (NGOs) fighting for the tragedy survivors allege despite assurances by the …
In an investigation, Rs 20 crore mining scam has come to light in Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s constituency Budhni district. In Aawaa Badgaon of Nasrullahganj tehsil, illegal sand mining was carried out by Shiva Corporation. State Congress media chairman Manak Agrawal said this scam clears the extent of illegal …
Builds portfolio of non-conventional energy projects. NTPC Ltd has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with MP Tradeco in Bhopal for supply of power from 50 MW solar PV (photovoltaic) power plant to be set up at Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh. Expected to be commissioned by the year 2013, the …
Leaders of the five Bhopal gas survivors’ organisations who had organised the ‘Rail Roko’ protest on December 3, 2011 had a meeting with Commissioner, Bhopal and Gas Relief, here on Monday. A total of 45 questions have been raised to the Department of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation and …
Bhopal : Balram Tal Yojna is being implemented in Madhya Pradesh with a view to holding back maximum quantity of rainwater in agricultural fields, augmenting groundwater table and increasing irrigation facility. Since year 2008-09, there is a provision under the scheme for extending subsidy worth Rs. 80 thousand to a …
