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 …
On Monday, the state health department confirmed the death of Harun Shaikh Mohammed Shaikh, from Gondpipri, from a heat stroke Ten deaths in the state have been linked to heatwaves so far, with the latest victim a 45-year-old Chandrapur resident. Advent of higher temperatures since March, which the state health …
With 50 farmer suicides in February so far, this year’s toll has climbed to 139. As many as 50 farmers from Maharashtra’s drought-hit Marathwada region have committed suicide in the first three weeks of this month, official figures from the state government have revealed. This comes at a time when …
Nagpur: Taking serious note about prevalence of fluorosis in most parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada and Western Maharashtra, the Pune-bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the collectors from 12 districts to ensure that groundwater sources having higher fluoride contents should be discontinued, either by identifying alternate sources or by …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Asim Sarode & Others Vs District Collector Nanded & Others dated 11/01/2016 regarding environmental concern faced by residents of more than 12 districts in the State of Maharashtra due to contaminated ground water in terms of …
Swine flu claimed five more lives in the state on Saturday, while the condition of 34 patients is critical and they have been put on ventilator support. Two persons died in Thane while one death each was reported in Beed, Ahmednagar and Parbhani. Of the 34 critical patients, 20 are …
Marathwada is reeling under the worst drought in recent years, pushing scores of locals to migrate to cities in search of livelihood, with Beed witnessing a steep rise in farmer suicides accounting for 105 cases in August itself. The agrarian crisis in Marathwada has been compounded for the fourth successive …
As many as 32 farmers from the Marathwada region committed suicide in a span of seven days, bringing the death toll this year to 660. Last week, the region had recorded 628 farmer suicides. Debt and crop losses were the main reasons being cited for the deaths. Except for Hingoli, …
Fifteen-year old Rahul Karpe is up at 5am. The next two-hour stretch is the only undisturbed period he will get to study for his 10th board exams. That's be cause Rahul spends at least six hours daily fetching wa ter for his home in Kaij talu ka's Sonijawala village. All …
As many as 1,751 water tankers are being used to supply water to the state's villages compared to 1,556 at this time in 2014. The highest number of water tankers are being utilised in the arid region of Marathwada which has recorded the least rainfall so far. As many as …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to Parli thermal power plant in Beed district for allegedly violating pollution control norms and releasing pollutants outside its premises. The board also said the plant was handling and transporting fly ash without tarpaulin packing to Parli city and …
The water crisis in the Marathwada region has pushed thousands towards the unregulated borewell industry, draining groundwater and posing an ecological disaster. The water table in 61 of the 76 talukas in Marathwada has dipped in the last five years. At least 25 talukas show a depletion of one to …
Water In Beed Dams Down To 15% Of Capacity In pitch darkness at 3am, the village of Katchincholi empties out onto the bone-dry bed of the Godavari. Armed with as many pots as they can carry , the women start digging the gravel with their hands.Once a muddy pool of …
Pune: Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, who recently surveyed the damage caused by hailstorms, have recommended raising of permanent windbreaks or shelterbelts on the windward side and growing genotypes to avoid failure of all crops. Windbreaks comprise a hedge, fence, or a row of trees …
After Nagpur, Nashik and some other districts in Vidarbha, six districts in the Marathwada region were lashed by heavy unseasonal rain, claiming three lives while an Indian Army colonel suffered burns due to lightning in Aurangabad. The farmers suffered heavy loss as the crops in their fields were completely destroyed. …
Pune: The western bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered that notices be issued to the collectors of 12 districts to seek their response to a petition that alleges that they have failed to provide clean drinking water to the people. The bench of Justice V R Kingaonkar …
Taking cognisance of potable water contamination in 12 districts of Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal led by Justice V R Kingaonkar and Justice Dr Ajay Desphande issued notices to 12 collectors, secretary of health ministry and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) asking them to submit a time-bound action plan to address …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Godavari Magasvargiya Mastya Vyavsai Sahakari Sanstha Mayradit Vs The Ganga Sugar Energy Ltd. Ors dated 04/12/2013 regarding pollution caused by Gangakhed Sugar & Energy Ltd particularly the effluent discharged towards the pond called ‘Mannat talao’, Majalgaon, District Beed, Maharashtra. Original …
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has set up an expert group work out a strategy to ensure eradication of wild polio virus and minimise the risk of emergence and circulation of Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus (VDPV) in the country. The government is also working in coordination with the Global …
An 11-month-old boy from Maharashtra’s Beed district has been found infected with the vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV), the first such case in the state and the third in the country since March 2012. Health officials said the boy’s stool sample tested positive for VDPV on June 1. “The child has been …
Despite the drought in Maharashtra, the State government diverted water to thermal power plants in scarcity regions, said Greenpeace on Thursday. Releasing data on water diversions from dams, Jai Krishna, a Greenpeace campaigner, said that an analysis of water consumption by coal-fired thermal power plants during the worst drought in …
