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 …
Bhopal: Union Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath has held the state government responsible for the deaths of 43 children in Jhabua late last year. Ms. Tirath was on a visit to the tribal dominated district to review the aftermath of the alleged malnutrition deaths of 43 children in …
Recent evidence from India suggests that rearing indigenous poultry rather than focusing on commercial breeds that give a higher yield can significantly contribute to the self-sufficiency and cultural wealth of rural communities
Ratlam: Tomato farmers in the country are suffering huge losses as bumper crop has sent prices crashing in this district this season. Rate of potatoes plunged at such extreme level that cultivators in a dozen of villages found it difficult to get even its cost of transportation from farms to …
Mahim Pratap Singh JHABUA (MADHYA PRADESH): In recent local media reports and a half-page advertisement carried in a national daily, the Madhya Pradesh government has claimed to be number one in implementing the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Evidences from the field …
Mahim Pratap Singh JHABUA (MADHYA PRADESH): If it does not rain over the next week, farmers of Petlawad tehsil and its neighbouring regions in Jhabua might have to go the same way as their brethren in Vidarbha did. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan recently declared Jhabua, along with …
SUDHIR K. SINGH `The earth is our mother. It is time we give her the protection she deserves from heat and pollution.' The Catholic church in Madhya Pradesh took time off on Wednesday from the intricacies of preaching and ritual to launch the noble "Matr Chhaon Abhiyan" (shading the mother …
With the onset of monsoon, Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district was experiencing heavy rains for the fifth day today disrupting power and potable water supply, official sources said. The uninterrupted rains created havoc in this tribal-dominated district as more than dozen power poles were uprooted and overhead wires were also snapped …
Despite arrival of Monsoon, Madhya Pradesh was yet to experience adequate rains so far and the state received moderate to heavy rains in some areas in the last 24 hours, Regional Meteorological Department sources said today. The state, however, might receive heavy rains in two or three days as low …
This latest UNEP report systematically synthesises the close links between human well-being and ecosystem services through a number of rainwater harvesting cases. The cases are organised into thematic chapters addressing rainwater harvesting systems, their roles and their impacts. This report systematically synthesises the close links between human well-being and ecosystem …
Girls in / Madhya Pradesh have a valid reason to smile - and so does the government Ladli Laxmi Yojana, the brainchild of the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, launched for the empowerment of girl child in Madhya Pradesh, has after Delhi now been emulated by Uttar Pradesh. The scheme …
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Madhya Pradesh economy. As much as 49 per cent of its landmass is cultivable and 74.73 per cent of its people depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood. The sector
"Only 25 per cent of the NREGS funds have actually reached beneficiaries' "Rs.2,100 crore apparently siphoned off by the executing authorities' "Loot, plunder and pillage of the NREGS funds has been truly participatory' BHOPAL: A study carried out by the Delhi-based Centre for Environment and Food Security (CEFS) has challenged …
Hundreds of migrant adivasis from Madhya Pradesh have died from acute silicosis (caused by inhaling silica) contracted while working in quartz crushing factories in central Gujarat. Thousands more face the same fate.
The state government had launched Ladli Laxmi Yojana with a view to creating positive thinking about girls among the masses, improvement in gender ratio and improving standard education of health of girls apart from laying a solid foundation for their future. The novel scheme has yielded very good results within …
A state cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh on Thursday decided to give compensation under liberal rehabilitation policy to the farmers of Dhar and Jhabua who have been affected by the construction of Mahi Project. The cabinet has given approval to the proposal that those farmers, whose …
This paper examines the impact of the variation in stocks of three resources, namely, water, forests and fodder biomass, on resource collection time of rural households in India, especially women. Using household level data from 543 households across 60 villages in the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, the estimate reduced …
In Reclaiming Nature, leading environmental thinkers from across the globe explore the relationship between human activities and the natural world. The authors draw inspiration and lessons from diverse experiences ranging from community-based fishery and forestry management to innovative strategies for combating global warming.They advance a compelling new vision of environmentalism, …
In collaboration with ngos, unicef has designed a unique greywater recycling pilot project for water-scarce hostels in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. The project sanctions hand pumps to draw underground water, and put in place rooftop water-harvesting and greywater reuse systems. The idea is to improve school sanitation and reduce the demand …
Poor Jhabua tribals are falling prey to the deadly silicosis Kamli Ditiya is barely 40, but she looks 60. Two years ago, hers was a family of ten. Today, she is just one of three. The seven dead include her husband and their two sons. All died of one dreaded, …
