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 …
Conservator Aparajita Datta has won the Whitley Award, also called "Green Oscar", for her work to save threatened hornbills in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Datta is one of eight grassroots conservation leaders awarded a share of prize funding worth £295,000 by the Whitley Fund for Nature. Datta leads a …
With an aim to identify and preserve the medicinal plants in the State, the Society for Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge and Practice (SPIKAP) is in the process of documentation and mapping of local health traditions in Meghalaya. “The process also includes prioritisation, identification and mapping of medicinal plants used in …
JOWAI: In a first of its kind initiative in the State, Sakri village in East Jaintia Hills has been electrified through a mini-hydro project jointly implemented by the Meghalaya Rural Development Society (MRDS), Lifcom and the Nagaland Empowerment of People through Energy Development (NEPED). The Rs 1.50 lakh mini-hydro project …
MAWPUN: The State Fisheries Research and Training Institute, complete with low cost fibre reinforced plastic hatchery was launched at Mawpun, near Umroi on Thursday. Inaugurating the building and hatchery, State PWD Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar lauded the Fisheries Department for what he termed as a “quality initiative” in the State. The …
SHILLONG: The Department of Fisheries, with an aim to enhance the capacities of the fish farmers of Meghalaya on various modern technologies and methods of fish farming, fish seed production, fish production in ponds and tanks, management of hatcheries, etc., has established a Research & Training Institute, to be known …
SHILLONG: The Union Ministry of Rural Development recently approved an amount of Rs 231 crore for 75 road projects proposed to be implemented in Meghalaya under Phase VII of the Pradhan Mantri Graham Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). A senior government official on Monday informed that the funds were approved during a …
The Comptroller and Auditor-General has found serious lapses in implementation of the UPA’s flagship programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. In its second performance audit submitted to Parliament on Tuesday, the CAG said employment under the MGNREGS declined, funds were being diverted for other use and possible …
Following the direction of the union government, Tripura and Meghalaya will ban the sale, manufacture and distribution of gutka (tobacco–laced areca nut pieces) and pan masala (a chewing mixture), officials said on Tuesday. Health department officials of Tripura and Meghalaya said that both the States have already taken initiative to …
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) comprising of seven organizations from Garo Hills held a public rally in Williamnagar on Tuesday to demand that the Meghalaya Government halt the Daribokgre dam project to tap water for supply to Tura, citing possible ecological damage to the Simsang river. The student and social …
The sudden drying up of one of the underground water source in Mawlai Mawdatbaki has raised serious questions on the overuse of ground water resources by way of drilling of deep tubes in residential premises by few rich individuals without bothering to take necessary permission from the concerned Government departments. …
Greenpeace on Monday called for revision of the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) mechanism based on equity principle. The RPO framework, in its present form, has failed to deliver its mandate and many powerful states including Delhi have made a mockery of the present framework, it said in a report. The …
In a development which will go a long way in disaster management and mitigation, the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), located at Umiam, Ri–Bhoi district of Meghalaya will develope an atlas to depict both disaster hazards and vulnerability for Assam. The project is part of the “Remote Sensing and …
Greenpeace has released its assessment report on Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) titled "Powering Ahead on Renewables: Leaders and Laggards", which ranks performance of all the states on renewable energy supply and calls for revision of RPO mechanism based on equity principle. Karnataka achieved 122 % of its target and was …
When it comes to meeting renewable energy targets, the capital is among the worst performers. A report released by Greenpeace and Infraline Energy on Monday — which compares the strides made by 29 states to increase the share of renewable power in the total supply — shows Delhi’s lack of …
In the backdrop of a persistent power crisis and raging debate on lack of coal linkages, Greenpeace has released its assessment report on Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) titled Powering Ahead on Renewables: Leaders and Laggards, which ranks all the states on their performance in renewable energy supply and calls for …
SHILLONG: The unhindered drilling of groundwater in Shillong city is posing a great risk to the water levels. With the growth in city’s population and unregulated construction of buildings it has been observed that residents go for drilling of deep tube within their residential compound. As of now, the building …
TURA: The Garo Students Union and several organizations have formed a Joint Action Committee (JAC) to halt the government from going ahead with its water supply project at Daribokgre village after a spot visit to the dam site on Saturday where they met the parliamentary secretary for PHE and department …
Greenpeace India on Monday said 22 States in India failed to meet their Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets. "In all, out of 29 States, 22 failed to meet their RPO targets, which lead to loss of more than 25 per cent electricity that was expected to be generated from renewable …
An earthquake of mild intensity measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale shook Assam today, the third within a week to rock the state. The quake struck at 3.52 pm at a depth of 34 km on latitude 26.5 degree North and longitude 93.1 degree East with its epicentre in Nagaon …
SHILLONG: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) will take a call on the quantum of penalty to be imposed on cement plants which have violated the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 as per the findings of the Joint Inspection Team (JIT) constituted by the State Government, Forest …
