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 …
A thunderstorm recording a speed in excess of 100 kmp ravaged parts of the State last night, leaving a trail of destruction besides human casualties, including in the capital city. In Guwahati, one Rumi Begum was killed at Kahilipara and several others sustained injuries in the devastating thundershower. The thunderstorm …
LONG-term greedy is a term that a Goldman Sachs partner made famous, by way of self-definition. It is as good a description as any of making profits in a sustainable fashion. Lafarge displayed short-term greed when it violated the law in obtaining forest clearance for a limestone mining project in …
NEW DELHI: The Centre has urged the Meghalaya Government to renew the mining lease of Simsang Block in Garo Hills with the Coal India Ltd (CIL) to meet the demand of coal for power sector in the north-eastern region particularly the proposed coal-to-oil liquefaction project of OIL at Duliajan. The …
TURA: The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has warned the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State from going ahead with exploratory work for uranium mining in and around the famous Balpakram National Park (BNP). Publicity secretary of GNLA, Gilsang Matgrik Marak alias Aski, …
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said both the Centre and the State governments are trying their best to go ahead with the uranium mining in Meghalaya for the purpose of meeting the country's energy need. The Prime Minister was talking to The Shillong Times on board the …
GUWAHATI: The National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) has decided to undertake a site inspection of the uranium deposit in Balpakram National Park in the State in response to the proposal submitted by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to de-notify an area of 8 square kilometers at Rongcheng Plateau …
The National Board of Wild Life (NBWL) has decided to conduct a site inspection in response to the proposal from Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to de-notify an area of 8 sq km at Rongcheng Plateau in Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya for exploratory uranium mining even as protests have …
A proposal for an exploratory drilling at a newly-surveyed uranium site inside the Balpakram National Park (BNP), in South Garo hills of Meghalaya, has raised the hackles of wildlife and conservation groups in the State. The 400-sq km BNP is a known habitat for Asian elephant, tiger and other endangered …
New Delhi: The Centre has concurred with the views of Attorney General G E Vahanvati that French cement giant Lafarge should be allowed to resume mining in the forests of Meghalaya provided it deposit Rs 55 crore for the welfare of the locals. "Whatever the Attorney General (Vahanvati) has said …
SHILLONG: In a major boost to irrigation-related projects in the State, the Centre has sanctioned Rs 113 crore for different irrigation-related projects under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) for a period of three years. Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Dr RC Laloo said …
Lafarge case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre on an expert committee's report as also other conditions put by Attorney General G E Vahanvati for allowing French cement giant Lafarge to resume mining in the forests of Meghalaya for its Bangladesh plant. The …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to consider the proposals submitted by Attorney-General G. E. Vahanvati for permitting mining operations by Lafarge in Meghalaya and take a final decision on revised environmental clearance in two weeks. As per the proposal, the French …
Vedanta wants flat-top mountain massif, but locals say it is the abode of their god KALAHANDI has always captured the national imagination, but never for the right reasons. Recurring poverty deaths and reports about entire communities surviving on mango kernels defined this predominantly tribal district in southern Orissa for decades. …
The Supreme Court today asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to consider within two weeks the conditions proposed for resumption of limestone mining by Lafarge, the French cement company, in Meghalaya for its factory in Bangladesh. The SC had imposed a ban on the mining on February 5, …
New Delhi: The high-powered team, headed by B N Jha, RCCP North Eastern Regional Office of Environment and Forest, that included several other senior officials, has confirmed that Lafarge has been following high standards of environmental compliance. Earlier, Shella Action Committee, a conglomerate of traditional village bodies, had charged French …
