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 …
Nagpur: Even as state forest department is gearing up to celebrate 'World Wildlife Day' on Tuesday, over 2,500 trees will face the axe in 10km patch between Mansar and Chorbahuli on NH-7. The 'World Wildlife Day' is celebrated on March 3 to raise awareness about wild fauna and flora. On …
Nagpur: Waterman of India Rajendra Singh is extremely disappointed with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' decision to scrap the River Regulation Zone (RRZ) policy which has endangered the very existence of rivers. The Magsaysay Award winner had met Fadnavis in Nashik and urged him to implement river rejuvenation scheme. He had …
Twenty people have died of swine flu in less than 24 hours across Maharashtra, taking the toll to 78. While three persons died in six hours in Nagpur, the worst-affected district, two others died on Wednesday, as the authorities struggled to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus. More than …
Maharashtra continues to report an upward swing in swine-flu cases in February. The dreaded H1N1 virus, which had infected 119 people and killed 22 in the first week of this month, claimed 13 lives and infected 222 alone in the second week between February 8 and February 14. Pune and …
The tribals staying in the core or buffer areas are dependent on forests for their survival and this has hugely disturbed the ecosystem. Finding an alternate solution for this long-existing quandary, a group of local environmentalists conducted an experiment and gave a new meaning to fish farming methods in tribal …
With four more deaths on Sunday, the toll of swine flu deaths in the state has touched 38. While two persons died in Nagpur, Pune and Aurangabad recorded one death each. Of the 38 deaths, five have succumbed to the virus in Mumbai since January. Maharashtra has recorded 138 cases …
Environment minister Ramdas Kadam has told Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to submit the detailed project report (DPR) for rejuvenation of Nag River within two months. He promised to submit the DPR to central government himself. He warned the civic officials in a review meeting that if the deadline was not …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) high-level committee - consent appraisal committee - has decided to issue closure notice to Nagardhan-based Suryalaxshmi Cotton Mills, around 45km from the city, near Ramtek. The committee has found the industry to be a habitual defaulter of consent conditions and causing pollution to a …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) set aside the closure orders issued by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to MIDC Hingna-based unit while ruling that the issuing officer had no powers to issue such directives. "Considering the MPCB's policy and communications as well as the fact that opportunity of hearing was …
The festival of kites proved to be quite a hectic day for wildlife activists who were on their toes, saving birds that got injured due to Chinese manja. According to the statistics compiled by different wildlife organizations, more than 40 birds faced serious injuries after getting entangled in the Chinese …
With the anti-poaching squad attached to Nagpur Territorial Circle going completely defunct, there is a spurt in illegal trade of wild animals and birds listed in various Schedules of Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) 1972, not only in the city but in entire Vidarbha where the squad has its jurisdiction. On …
The Centre has set limits for the presence of antibiotics in honey - an issue that had sparked off concerns four years ago about drug resistance, blood-related diseases and potential damage to vital organs in humans. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the national food regulatory body, …
NAGPUR: A social worker has alleged dengue has affected over 10,000 people in city while 25 had died of the infection. Anil Agre made the charge in a public interest litigation filed with the high court here through counsel Srikant Khandalkar. The petition alleges absolute apathy and inaction on part …
Nagpur: After being named the second greenest, orange and zero mile city, Nagpur can now also proudly claim to be a city free of air pollution, if the city's Environmental Status Report (ESR) prepared by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is to be believed. The ambient air quality monitoring for 2013-14 …
Nagpur: Expressing grave concern over jump in the number of deaths due to dengue, Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked Nagpur Municipal Corporation's (NMC) deputy director health Milind Ganvir to remain personally present during the next hearing a week later. A division bench of justices Bhushan Gavai …
NAGPUR: A week after the state government allowed forest land diversion of 148 hectares for Adani Power's thermal power plant expansion plans in Tiroda (Gondia district), the office of the principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF) in Nagpur has raised doubts over it and put it on hold. On Wednesday, …
NAGPUR: The state government has stayed the decision taken by the Rivers Regulation Zone (RRZ) Committee to relax the norms for industries situated at MIDC Hingna. The stay will also apply to the decision to downgrade the status of second stretch of the Nag and Pili rivers. Decisions taken on …
NAGPUR: As in the case of the iconic Nag river, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has also submitted wrong information on the Ambazari lake's status to favour the industrialists' demand to denotify the river. The board has stated that the lake was not a dam. The lake's structure is …
To fulfil the demands of a few industrialists, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) submitted misleading information about Nag River while proposing to change its origin to Ambazari lake. MPCB even contradicted it's own statements in the proposal. Even while relaxing the River Regulations Zone (RRZ) policy for MIDC industries, …
Most Deaths Recorded In A Month This Yr; Scientists Say Virus Unpredictable. Scientists at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) say the H1N1 virus has not undergone any change, but its behaviour pattern remains unpredictable. As a result, people are still dying of the infection with 35 casualties across the …
