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 …
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday sought a report on illegal sand mining operations in coastal districts of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and neighbouring Navi Mumbai area. A bunch of PILs, including the one filed by city-based NGO Janhit Manch, has alleged that illegal sand mining is being carried out in …
NITIN PATH. PUNE, MARCH 15 THE untimely showers on Friday that brought a breather from the soaring mercury has given rise to fears in Konkan region, including Ratnagiri district which is home to the famous Alphonso variety, that the rain may harm the mango crop. However, most mango traders and …
The 2,150-Mw Dabhol power project in Maharashtra faced another turbine failure last week due to the allegedly defective machines supplied by General Electric (GE), adding to the losses of the plant
SHWETA DESAI JATTAPUR, OCTOBER 8 VILLAGERS and activists in a handful of hamlets in Maharashtra on Tuesday came together to launch a campaign opposing what is expected to be the first big beneficiary of the Indo-US nuclear deal - two 1,000 MW plants proposed to be built by the Nuclear …
Dr Francis Day, the First Inspector General of Fisheries in India, stated: "Our fishermen are a very miserable lot of people and extremely poor." This view is no longer tenable as the Koli community has certainly advanced a great deal although it is not up to the mark. A preliminary …
While the government talks about saving prime agricultural land from industry, a pitched battle between Alphonso growers and a power project developer is raging in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district. The environment ministry has cleared a 1,200MW thermal power plant by JSW Energy Limited in the heart of the famous mango-exporting belt …
UNION Energy Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday assured that the state would get 2000 mw power from the Ultra Mega Power Project to be set up in Ratnagiri in Konkan region. Speaking to the newspersons after attending a stock-taking meeting at Sahyadri guest house on Thursday night, Shinde said he …
It could be a bitter end to a sweet, juicy story. Maharashtra is planning mega power plants in Ratnagiri district, a horticulture zone known for its finest Alphonso mangoes, which are exported to Japan and Singapore. This year, farmers in the region exported the famous fruit to Europe for the …
Maharashtra has reasons to push for the power projects. Its electricity demand is estimated to have touched 13,500 mw by October 2007, while the supply is about 10,500 mw. JSW Energy is one of the eight companies that signed agreements with the state government in 2005 to set up power …
The Enron project seems to be generating endless controversy. Since April 28, an indefinite satyagraha has been launched against the multinational company by the Enron Virodhi Sangharsha Mancha and the National Alliance for Peoples Movement at Ghuaghar in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. In a separate development, the Supreme Court has …
