Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "CAG faults city’s waste processing" appearing in the Shillong Times dated 16.09.2024 dated 24/03/2025. Reply affidavit dated March 21, 2025 has been filed by the Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills district, Shillong. The affidavit stated that two …
The Chief Executive Officer, Shillong Municipal Board has imposed a ban on burning of garbage as per provisions of the Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. A press release stated. Anyone found burning garbage or garden waste in the open will be strictly dealt with as per provisions of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Shillong Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to submit a detailed action taken report along with status report within four weeks on actual ground initiatives to improve and solve the solid waste and sewerage issues afflicting Shillong and consequently the rivers namely Wahumkhrah and Umshyrpi …
After a protracted debate the Centre has finally decided not to go ahead with the proposed mining of uranium in Meghalaya following stiff opposition from the local people. According to official sources here, while prospects for new uranium mines had emerged in states like Meghalaya, Himachal and Uttarakhand, issues, such …
Some months ago Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched the air quality index at a two-day conference that included the environment and forest ministers from all Indian states. Officials at the conference are considering measures to strengthen environmental laws. Over the next two years, the index will be expanded to about …
SHILLONG: The High Court of Meghalaya, while issuing a notice to the Secretary, Telecommunication, to file his personal affidavit, has asked the State Government through the Department of Health to conduct a survey to find out the adverse impact if any, on the health, of the people of the localities …
The Meghalaya government has banned Maggi noodles in the State for two months after Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) was found in the samples. Y Tsering, Commissioner of Food Safety, said, “Chicken Maggi and Maggi 2-Minutes Noodle (Chicken)” tested positive for MSG which is prohibited to be used as additive in pastas …
SHILLONG: The State Government will decide its future course of action on removal of illegal structures along the Wah Umkhrah River only after disposal of a case filed pertaining to this issue. Following a directive from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to remove all illegal structures along the river, the …
SHILLONG: The officials of Central Mine Planning and Design Institute, Coal India Limited and Director General of Mine Safety based in Guwahati held a meeting with the Meghalaya Chief Secretary, officials of mining and geology department and directorate of mineral resources to work out a guideline for coal mining in …
If statistics are to be believed, people suffering from cancer in Meghalaya is showing a steady increase. According to authorities, there are an estimated 10,000 cancer patients in the State. According to Dr. Judita Syiem, in-charge of the cancer wing of Shillong Civil Hospital, between January 1 and June 10 …
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Cabinet on Thursday approved the implementation of the National Food Security Act, 2013 in the State. “The groundwork for implementation of the Act has already started. We will be sending the list of the beneficiaries to the Centre once the exercise of inclusion and exclusion of names …
TURA: Five people, including an entire family, have been killed in two separate landslide incidents in Tura triggered by incessant rains which lashed many parts of Garo Hills since Monday night. Tragedy struck the home of the Chettri’s at Nakham Bazaar at 6:20 on Tuesday morning when the storm was …
TURA: Five people, including an entire family, have been killed in two separate landslide incidents in Tura triggered by incessant rains which lashed many parts of Garo Hills since Monday night. Tragedy struck the home of the Chettri’s at Nakham Bazaar at 6:20 on Tuesday morning when the storm was …
SHILLONG: Tears and complaints of the affected tenants and residents of several buildings greeted East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Sanjay Goyal, district Superintendent of Police M. Kharkrang, MUDA officials and others when they went to seal the sky-rise buildings on Monday. The tenants alleged that they were given a very …
With the State Food and Civil Supplies Department claiming that it was prepared to implement the National Food Security Scheme (NFSS) in Meghalaya the onus of implementing the ambitious scheme now rests with the State Cabinet. The scheme aims at providing rice and wheat at the rate of Rs.3 and …
The High Court of Meghalaya, which took up the case of high rise buildings on Wednesday, posted the matter for hearing again on May 27, since the copies of the report of the Committee constituted by the Court on illegal buildings had not been furnished to the counsels of the …
SHILLONG: Justifying the NGT ban on coal mining in the State, Union Minister of Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar has said environmental commitment must take precedence over all other concerns and urged the Meghalaya Government to regulate mining of minerals. “We cannot deny the fact that the current situation …
The National Green Tribunal has extended the time for transportation of extracted coal in Meghalaya till June 30 while last date for payment of royalty has been fixed as May 31.A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the order after the Meghalaya government told the tribunal that …
SHILLONG: Following a directive from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to remove all illegal structures along the Wahumkhrah River, the Urban Affairs department has issued notices to the owners of as many as 300 such structures. Informing this here on Sunday, Principal Secretary to the Urban Affairs Department, P Naik …
Now you can find rare butterflies and gather all the information regarding local and migrant ones at a single click. The Department of Science & Technology in the Ministry of Science & Technology, in course of a project, reached out to the Bengaluru-based biodiversity lab in the National Centre for …
Northeast Microbial Database (NEMiD) is a first of its kind digital database on microbial diversity from North East (NE) India, which provides information on culturable microbes (bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes) isolated from soils of the region (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and parts of North Bengal) …
