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 …
In February, 100-odd people got together at the quaint little town of Baramati. All had a common goal: to exchange ideas on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for development. Tucked away in the heart of south Maharashtra's sugar belt, Baramati has, for four years now, played host …
Letter from the Govt of Maharashtra to Lake City Corporation on the grant of environmental clearance to develop township hill station in Taluka - Mulshi, Velhe, District Pune.
Strong political pressure is being brought to bear on Maharashtra to agree that the height of the Narmada dam should be increased. The state had objected to the move because it had not completed the rehabilitation exercise. The Narmada Control Authority, therefore, deferred the decision until a spot assessment was …
As approval for a crucial increase in the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam is awaited, there is concern about whether Maharashtra will complete the resettlement and rehabilitation of the affected people in time. There are also doubts whether the State will, ultimately, benefit in any way from the project. …
When you hear about Latur, you remember earthquakes, drought, and disaster. But making beauty out of ashes is what the Kalpakala Industry deserves credit for. Over the last three decades, the ubiquitous handmade paper has seen a flourishing business in Latur. One would wonder what a drought-prone area has to …
Windmills make a comeback across windswept wastes in several states, as this alternative form of energy returns to favour Hundreds of wind generators rising above the barren ridges of Satara's hills are a sure indication of wind power's revival after a major setback of the early 1990s. Nearly 1,000 of …
The present paper deals with the drinking water quality analysis of some bore-wells of Ward No. 17 of Chikhli town. The various parameters studied are colour, taste, odour, pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, total hardness, calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, copper, iron, chlorides, sulphates, nitrates and fluorides. The …
Kerala, along with Gujarat and Maharashtra, are the three Indian states selected for a programme called the Commonwealth local government good practice scheme. The scheme is to be implemented by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (cglf), a London-based institution founded in 1995 as a focus for action on local democracy …
There exist, in India today, at least two ways of resolving water-related conflicts. One is the way the conflict over river Cauvery is being managed. The river of woes for Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha and her Karnataka counterpart S M Krishna, not a single day has passed in …
MUNGLI DEVI Bhansiya Chana, Almora district The six villages of Bhansiya Chana gram sabha in Shereghat, Almora district, Uttaranchal, share the water of river Jaiganga, a tributary of river Saryu. Mungli Devi, a 52-year-old landless thekedar, toils for close to 12 hours a day so that the 3500-odd users of …
Jairam Sravan, a staunch patkari in Jaikheda village of Nasik district in Maharashtra, is now redefining his life. For 11 years now, he has had no patkari work to do. First, the irrigation department took over. Then, the bhandara broke down and the main canal got clogged and blocked up. …
from April to August this year, almost 300 children fell prey to malnutrition in just two blocks (Akkalkua and Taloda) of Maharashtra's Nandurbar district. The nightmare has been recurring in the entire region since 1995, with the death toll crossing 12,000. Although even studies commissioned by the authorities identify malnourishment …
Everyone loves a good cause. And helping the world's biggest slum metamorphose into a swish suburb is a great one just for its sheer pluck and potential. Located in the middle of Mumbai, the 432 acres of Dharavi straddle the western and eastern lines of the city. Any business district …
A bountiful monsoon brought cheer across the country this year. But a few areas, particularly in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, were not as lucky as the rest. Governments of these states decided to change their fate with the help of an artificial rainmaking technique called
as the waters of Narmada river soar close to the 99-metre mark at the Sardar Sarovar project site, the dam-affected people in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh find themselves precariously perched again. Amid the highly charged atmosphere, Pradeep Bhargav of the Narmada Valley Development Authority (nvda) declared that all oustees living …
the best solutions are always simple. This is well exemplified by the Natural Sugar and Allied Industry (nsai), a sugar factory located near Latur, Maharashtra. Due to excellent water management, the factory did not buy a single drop of water for its operation during the sugar manufacturing season of 2002-2003; …
a recent development is bound to bring a smile on many faces. A high-yielding variety of wheat has been given the green signal for commercial cultivation in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Scientists from the New Delhi-based Indian Agricultural Research Institute (iari) have developed the new strain
