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 …
Milk productions in India during 1950-51 was 17 million tonnes which has reached to 78 million tonnes in 1997-98. Presently India ranks first in the world in milk production. The Operation Flood Programme was instrumental in dairy development activities. These programmes are useful in upgrading the standard of living of …
Since the ascent of economic liberalisation in the 1990s, Washington Consensus policies - exemplified by structural adjustment and reform - have become the norm across the globe. As a result the State redefines its role from that of a provider of basic services to a 'facilitator' that enables access to …
Most of the rural development models considered natural resource management as the means for rural transformation. The present paper reveals the impact of one such rural development models named "Adarsh Gaon Yojana" of Government of Maharashtra, which is based on natural resource management and watershed management. The study was carried …
No small sachets, no video-on-wheels, no wall paintings. Rural 2.0 is not just about selling soaps or colas in flexible sizes at lower prices. It is about creating a market from scratch by first developing it, solving its basic problems, figuring out what it needs and then designing a product …
tackling pests could just get easier. Helicoverpa Armigera Nuclear Polyhedral virus (hanpv), a microbial insecticide, has so far failed to tackle the Helicoverpa armigera or bollworm, a pest that attacks cotton, redgram, tomato, chillies and other horticultural crops. A new study has, however, found a method to make hanpv effective …
Plans to increase ethanol content in gasoline face delay due to procurement problems The government has plans to increase the amount of ethanol in blended gasoline from 5 per cent to 10 per cent. This is likely to be done during the course of the ongoing calendar year. "Measures have …
An agitational approach to river disputes only prolongs them Disputes of river waters are almost as perennial as the rivers themselves. Wars have been fought over water since the dawn of human history, and disputes have raged between states for centuries over the sharing of river waters. It is not …
A National Level Consultative Meet was organised to discuss issues pertaining to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) in India on 20 March, 2007, at the Center for Science and Environment, New Delhi. The Meeting was jointly organised by Mine Labour Protection Campaign (MLPC), The Australian National University (ANU), Oxfam Community …
A new procedure for conducting environmental impact assessment (eia), introduced in September 2006, is suffering from teething trouble. The September 2006 notification putting the new procedure in place was severely criticised by environmental groups for being a far more diluted version of the 1994 notification. The regulatory authorities, both at …
In rural Vidharbha, theatre is thriving probably because of a play that has struck chord with agriculturists here. Called Atma Hatya, the play has drawn daily audiences in excess of 5,000. "We have farmers, tailors, painters and vendors in our plays,' says Ghulam Sufi of the Venkatesh natya mandali that …
Port workers in Gujarat recently staged a protest against the state government's move to privatise four ports.They claimed the move would affect more than 10,000 families, who depend on the ports for their livelihood. In a statement, the Union of Gujarat Port and Lok Karamchari Mahasangh has warned of a …
Whether it is the quality of water or air, pollution levels in Maharashtra have crossed the danger mark and the state Government has done precious little to clean up its act------- Next time you are seated in an aircraft, don't miss the glow on Mumbai's surface. The corona, recognisable from …
While the debate over the Sardar Sarovar Project continues, many within the state and outside are still unaware of the dam's benefits- The controversy over the Sardar Sarovar Project (ssp) is never-ending. The debate over the gigantic project has been going on for almost two decades now. Last week, the …
on december 14, 2006, the state environment appellate authority stayed an order of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board directing Mumbai Port Trust (mbpt) to stop handling of coal at its Haji Bunder jetty on environmental grounds. This is the second time that the appellate authority has put a stay on …
It was the year rural India's agony gnawed at the conscience of the Government after farmers took desperate measures to voice their plight. Over 8,000 farmers committed suicide in the last decade due to repeated crop failures, inability to meet the rising cost of cultivation, and indebtedness. Fed up with …
The present report forms a part of the All India Tiger Monitoring exercise undertaken on the direction of the Ministry of Environment and Forests by the Wildlife Institute of India in association with National Tiger Conservation Authority, and the State Forest Departments. As a part of this process, preliminary findings …
Human-leopard conflict is a complex issue influenced by political and social attitudes, the biology of the species, and management action. Effective management of conflict will have to strike a balance between minimizing serious conflict (attacks on people) and the long-term conservation of the leopard species. Although the leopard is commoner …
In the past decade, many Indian states have reported an increase in leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) populations outside forests, in certain areas, accompanied by a large number of attacks on people. This high density was attributed to declining natural habitats and prey species, and the increased survival of leopards in …
