Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Jairam Ramesh, the minister in charge of rural development, has turned his attention to the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill almost immediately after taking charge of his new portfolio. Perhaps the alacrity with which Ramesh has focussed on the land Bill reflects the importance that the acquisition of agricultural land for …
The canal is expected to mitigate Capital's water problems After years of dithering and disagreeing, Haryana has agreed to complete the long-pending work on the Munak Canal. Delhi and Haryana have been at loggerheads over the construction of the canal that is expected to mitigate the Capital's water woes. The …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan has asked the Centre to take management of the inter-state rivers and canals in its hand to resolve the long-pending water sharing disputes among the states. The state has also asked the Centre to hand over control of the Tajewala and Okhla headworks to the Upper Yamuna River …
JAMMU: The State Government has geared itself up to secure a handsome amount under 12th five year plan, starting from next year, as the Central Government including the Finance Ministry and the Planning Commission have started convening meetings of different States to discuss their priority areas and quantum of the …
Farmers from in and around Navelim constituency have been fighting a sustained battle to protect their fields from acquisition. Guilherme Almeida spoke to social activist Sidharth Karapurkar on the ongoing movement and reactions to compensate farmers at market rates. The farmers of Navelim constituency have come under one banner to …
Punjab is now among the most urbanised states in India having more than 35 per cent of the population living in urban areas, says the Census 2011 data on Urban and Rural population released today. Other than Punjab, Kerala and Karnataka have joined the list of Indian states that have …
JAIPUR: The state has reiterated its demand for a special status from the Centre in view of an impending water crisis. The water resource minister Mahipal Maderna made the demand to the Union minster for water resources Vincent H Pala at a national water policy (2002) review meeting here on …
Farmers of villages not covered by SC verdict threaten to move court, developers offer revised prices With nervousness and panic gripping Noida Extension and other villages threatening to move court for higher compensation for their acquired land, builders have decided to hold direct negotiations with the farmers. The talks started …
Takes decision after a meeting with NAC and Rural Ministry officials The new Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, on Wednesday set aside the two-bill approach of his predecessor and decided to frame a single integrated Bill on land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement. After reviewing various programmes of the …
To be built under PPP in five states. The finance ministry has approved six road proposals at an estimated cost of Rs 9773.85 crore under public-private partnership (PPP). The Public Private Partnership Approval Committee (PPPAC), chaired by Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan, had granted approval to the six proposals of …
Birth of a Greater One-horned Rhino calf seen as proof of continuing success of reintroduction plan The birth of a Greater One-horned Rhinoceros calf about 10 days ago at the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh is being seen as proof of the continuing success of a programme that began …
Heavy rain lashed large parts of north India on Sunday, including the national capital, even as seven persons were killed in rain-related incidents. Five persons were washed away in flash floods in Uttarakhand's Nainital district, while two children, including a girl, were killed in Azamgarh of Uttar Pradesh after lightning …
On the basis of a climate modelling study, Lal et al. predicted that during the winter months there will be 5–25% less rainfall and in the summer season the monsoon rainfall will be not only 10–15% more than the normal, but also quite variable and specially irregular in Central India. …
Farmers’ suicides in Bundelkhand are a result of several years of neglect of the agricultural sector and industrial backwardness. Neither the Uttar Pradesh nor the Madhya Pradesh government has made efforts to address the basic issues of ecological degradation, agricultural modernisation and rural indebtedness. The demand for a separate state …
Sahberi village ruling to hit sentiment in Noida Extension, where projects worth Rs 40,000 crore are being executed. The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeal of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) against an Allahabad High Court order quashing acquisition of 156 hectares (390 acres) land in Greater Noida
What farmers get are lathis and litigation, observes Justice Ganguly The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over misuse of the Land Acquisition Act, a colonial law, by all States to acquire land from farmers for development in the guise of a
