Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …
the Maharashtra government has given away about 40 hectares (ha) of grazing land to Dow Chemicals for a research and development facility in Shendi village, 30 km from Pune. Villagers say they were kept in the dark about the Rs 400-crore facility and their dairy business suffered huge losses. Activists …
with protests against land acquisition spreading across the country, state governments have realized that they cannot do without a dialogue with farmers
Eco impact study on Tanzania project Hydrology studies are being undertaken and the Tanzania project would not start until Norconsult comes up with the report.
FOR some years now, the Budget speeches of the Finance Minister have been impressive exercises in the art of rhetoric, that is, of verbal persuasion without reference to reality. It has often been the case that the more P. Chidambaram talked about a particular issue in his speech, the less …
In Vidarbha, many farmers will not benefit from the waiver because they possess over two hectares of land. Above, Durpata Bhalerao Ataram, whose husband committed suicide in 2007. DURPATA BHALERAO ATARAM'S land is no longer an asset. It seems like a burden. She has 10 acres of it, but no …
Twelve more debt ridden farmers committed suicide in the last 24 hours in Vidharba. According to the Vidharba Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), a voluntary organisation working for the benefit of farmers in the region, among the 12 farmers who ended their lives, were four from Amravati, two each from Yavatmal, …
Suddenly the Maharashtra Government seems to have woken up to the deadly threat posed by tuberculosis. There seems to be a serious attempt at the "awakening of the masses' to the possibility that they can contract tuberculosis. The publicity blitzkrieg is amazing, a conscious effort is being made to ensure …
Against the background of a glut in sugarcane production, the State Government has decided to continue with last year's decision to provide transport subsidy to sugar factories to provide relief to sugar factories in varied parts of the state. A meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh okayed the decision …
India has added two more swanky symbols to make it part of the first-world grade: in Hyderabad and the gleaming Bengaluru international airport. But look behind the glitzy fa
The aim of this work was to evaluate the performance of UASB reactor for treating municipal wastewater. The study has been conducted for the UASB reactor installed at Tapovan, Nashik in Maharashtra during the year 2005.
At ITC, CSR is built into its businesses. ITC is probably unique in that it does not implement its corporate social responsibility (CSR) through a separate foundation or trust. Instead, it has built these initiatives into its business model, by following what it calls the Triple Bottom Line Approach. Its …
Sangli/Osmanabad: The government has got a reminder on Rahul Gandhi's "suggestion' to expand the scope of the Rs 60,000 crore farm waiver, with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi declaring that she has told PM Manmohan Singh and finance minister P Chidambaram to relax the twohectare eligibility criterion for relief for the …
THE BJP has demanded that the Centre demonstrate that it was serious about ameliorating the condition of farmers by preparing a ten-year action plan for the revival of the sector. The BJP has promised that it would reduce the interest rate for loans to the farm sector to 4%, given …
The Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Mani Shankar Aiyar, was recently in Nagpur to attend a conference. He volunteered to visit Koljhari, Bodhbadhan and Waiphad villages that witnessed many farmer suicides. At Waiphad, he met with a group of farmers and farm labourers who were eager to talk to him. …
This article chronicles the peaceful struggle and eventual success of the people of Alibag, Maharashtra, against the attempts by corporate bodies, with the help of the state government, to grab land for a number of coal-based power plants in the area. Had the plants come up, it would have been …
plague cases are on the rise and are afflicting countries more frequently than before. A who report says there were around 1,900 cases worldwide in 2002, which increased to 2,100 cases in 2003. In India, 16 cases of pneumonic plague were identified in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, in 2002
It is high time Parliament took serious note of the sordid story of the unwarranted hike in the prices of petroleum products. AFTER months of vacillation, the Union government has raised the price of petrol and diesel by Rs.2 and Re.1 a litre respectively. The leftist parties and the National …
Shivalik hills of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are among the 107 million hectares in the country worst affected by soil erosion, resulting in continuous and gradual depletion of fertility and productivity in these regions. Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar told the Lok Sabha today that other areas affected by soil …
The waterborne infections are most common cause of mortality in the underdeveloped and developing countries. In present study, total 1000 water samples from various sources were collected from different localities of Amravati city for the detection of contamination (potability) and presumptive test for Proteus species in drinking water. (2007)
THE state government faced the wrath of both the treasury and opposition members on the issue of fishermen's problems in the council on Tuesday. Fishing minister Anees Ahmed, while acknowledging their fears, admitted the probability of fish drought in the state. Deputy speaker Vasant Daokhare instructed the government to convene …
