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 …
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its decision on setting up of an environment regulator for evaluating projects, enforcing environmental conditions for approv-als and imposition of penalties. A special green bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik while reserving its judgment on the issue said the government should …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday raised doubts regarding reports and other records submitted by the Meghalaya government about a 2012 mining accident there when 15 persons were allegedly trapped in a coal mine, saying the documents don’t seem to be that old. “These reports do not seem to be …
New Delhi : Karnataka has topped the first ever ranking of state governments on the basis of their performance and implementation of the midday meal scheme with a total score of 77.79 per cent, followed by Punjab (76.81 per cent), Daman & Diu (71.40 per cent) and Himachal Pradesh (71.31 …
The projects will collectively augment the storage capacity of FCI by about 1,25,060 metric tonnes (MT), out of which 53,000 MT is likely to be completed by March 2014 Food Corporation of India (FCI) is in the process of augmenting its infrastructure in North-East to implement the National Food Security …
In a major boost to the urban development in Meghalaya, the Centre on Thursday agreed to most of the urban development projects amounting nearly Rs 550 crore. The decision was taken during a meeting between Meghalaya Urban Affairs Minister Dr Ampareen Lyngdoh and Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath …
Facing rampant mining in the state, Meghalaya government said on Wednesday said that while sand mining would not be banned, it would put in place regulations and provide alternative options for sustainable livelihood for those involved in the activity. Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today said, “It is not necessary …
The government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that a ‘super’ environment regulator may not be required if an equally effective regulatory system, adhering to the court's guiding principles in this regard, and the forest policy, 1988, is put in place. However, an authority could be set up at the …
Censured by the Supreme Court for not putting in place a national regulator for environmental clearances despite its 2011 order, the government informed the court Wednesday that creation of such an authority was “not feasible” and it may face infrastructural issues like the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Adopting an entirely …
The Meghalaya government will not go in consonance with the apex court order banning sand mining in the State instead it will put in place regulative mechanism that can provide the sand miners with alternative options for sustainable livelihood. The categorical statement was made by the Chief Minister in the …
NEW DELHI, October 20: A fact that is likely to generate a wide–scale controversy amongst the environmental activists in the northeastern States, as many as 10,846.6382 hectares of forest land was diverted for non–forest purposes in the region. Such forest land was diverted for building dams, mining and other non–forest …
Four miners have died of suffocation inside hazardous rat-hole coal pits in a remote mining area near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya’s South West Khasi Hills district and another was crushed in a quarry, officials said today. The incident took place on Thursday evening but the matter was brought to …
"You come out with the truth or we will dig it out," the National Green Tribunal today warned the Meghalaya government after it stated that 15 persons, who were allegedly trapped inside a coal mine in Garo Hills in a 2012 mining accident, could have escaped as no bodies were …
Domiasiat (25°30′N 91°30′E) located in the west Khasi hill district of Meghalaya in northeast India is one of the largest sandstone-type uranium (U) ore deposit in India containing 9.22 million tonnes of ore reserves with an average ore grade of around 0.1 % U3O8. This geographically distinct U deposit of …
Three Congress ruled States in the northeast have achieved the dubious distinction of being the “least developed” States. A committee appointed by the Union Finance Ministry has identified Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and seven other States across the country as “least developed”. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan …
Meghalaya is only state in the country which records the highest density of elephant per square area. But the challenge is of maintaining the numbers despite all odds such as extension of human activities into elephant habitats. According to the records present with the Forest department, the density of elephants …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed Meghalaya government to furnish the reports of the National Disaster Response Force and the FIR registered regarding a July 2012 mining accident that allegedly killed 15 miners. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar called for the complete records and files after …
Only 15 states have so far set up their own respective State Disaster Response Force following direction from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) earlier this year. Only 15 states have so far set up their respective state dedicated forces meant for immediate response to disaster and also involve in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Threat to Life Arising Out of Coal Mining in South Garo Hills District Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 12/09/2013.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Threat to Life Arising Out of Coal Mining in South Garo Hills District Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 12/09/2013.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to apprise it within four weeks of the steps being taken for appointment of a national regulator for evaulating projects, enforcing environmental conditions for approvals and imposition of penalties on violators. A special green bench, headed by Justice AK Patnaik, asked Solicitor …
