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 …
Water security in Yavatmal district could be at risk if steps are not taken to revive and renovate water harvesting and recharge structures according to a study by Institute for Sustainable Communities. The report titled “Water Harvesting and Recharge Structures in Yavatmal District: A Status Check” examines the current status …
In a first in the country, a farmer was arrested in Maharashtra for being in possession of banned herbicide-tolerant BT (HTBT) cotton seeds. The farmer, Vasant Vinayak Mule, 41, from Umrad village, was produced before the Buldhana district court on Wednesday, a day after his arrest. He was denied bail …
Last year in November, Ganeshwadi, a hamlet of Kolam tribals in Maharastra’s Yavatmal, was the first in the district to get water supply through tankers. This year, the village doesn’t need tankers — it has enough water to last this season and next summer. What made this possible was a …
NAGPUR: In perhaps a first, animal rights and wildlife activists have moved the Supreme Court to stop the shooting of a problem tigress (named T1) from Pandharkawda in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. From June 1, 2016 to August 28 this year, tigers have killed 13 villagers in the Ralegaon tehsil …
In India, heat wave conditions are generally experienced during the summer months of April and May, and from time-to-time, deaths due to heat waves have been reported from several parts of the country. Between 2001 and 2012, heat stroke accounted for 4% of all deaths from natural calamities, with a …
Since the last few years, farmers in the Yavatmal region of Maharashtra have been challenged by pests like the pink bollworm on cotton which is assuming menacing proportions, and this year too farmers have noticed with alarm, an early onset of the pest. The dangerous chemical cocktail of pesticides used …
Yavatmal: The number of patients suffering from cholera and diarrhoea has gone up to 650 at Yavatmal Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). According to dean Dr Manish Shrigiriwar, the number of patients has shot up during the period from April to August 8. On Wednesday alone, as many as …
Nagpur: The unprecedented water shortage in Yavatmal district is hitting kidney patients the hardest. There are five dialysis units here, in different hospitals of the town. However, the procedures at three of the units have been hit due to lack of clean water, which is essential for the process. Large …
The man suffered a heat stroke and fell ill last week, said M S Diggikar, acting joint director of health, Maharashtra. A 52-year-old man from Bhatukli block in Amravati district, who worked as a labourer, has become the first victim of a heat stroke in Maharashtra this year. The man …
The health department has finally acted upon and collected water samples from Asola village, where kidney failures are reported to be endemic. The water will be tested at the state government lab in Pune for presence of heavy metals like arsenic, lead, mercury or chromium, which can lead to kidney …
PUNE: Maharashtra will soon join other states equipped with a special special satellite surveillance system to map their 3,500 odd stone quarries and help government officials curb illegal mining activities. The project of the Indian Bureau of Mines will map the data of minor minerals, particularly sand and other material …
Yavatmal: The Forest Circle of Yavatmal consisting of Yavatmal, Washim and Akola districts in Vidarbha is set to expedite the targeted figure of 50 crore tree plantation across the state within the set time frame. According to the Chief Conservator of Forest of Yavatmal circle Govind Chavan, the State Forest …
Latur, which is reeling under the worst water crisis, will have 10 irrigation projects worth Rs 248 crore, promising to bring 11,011 hectares of land under irrigation. The state government has set a definite target to bring 2.18 lakh hectares of land under irrigation in the next three years in …
Around 16 students and 5 teachers from various schools of Nagpur travelled 180km on Tuesday to Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Yavatmal district to paint a wall to send across the message of wildlife conservation. The trip was organised by Pench Tiger Conservation Foundation. Students of green schools GH Raisoni and …
Nagpur: People living in villages and towns situated near coal mines have been bearing the brunt of air and water pollution for many years. For the first time, activist Dilip Bhoyar, a resident of Wani in Yavatmal district, took up this issue right from the local level to National Green …
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 …
NAGPUR: Farmers' suicide numbers over the last two years in Vidarbha have been worse than those recorded in the early 2000s, when the phenomenon first caught the nation's attention. Observers have so far considered 2006 as the peak of the phenomenon, but 2014 figures have surpassed even those numbers. Figures …
The present paper attempts to evaluate the economic conditions of the farm households of Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region. The district has reported an increasing number of suicides during the period of Jan. to Dec. 2011.This is in a striking contrast with other districts of Vidarbha in which suicide rates …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Rajeev s/o. Krishnarao Thakre Vs Union of India dated 01/010/1014 regarding environmental clearance granted by SEIAA for auction of certain sand-beds (Sandghats), Yeotmal District, Maharashtra.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dilip Bhoyar Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 29/04/2014 regarding three issues namely; (i) improper loading/unloading of coal in the Railway siding at Wani Railway Station, (ii) unscientific activity of storage of coal in Lalpuriya …
