Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
NAINITAL: A forest fire engulfed 10 acres of Tirachhakhet in Bhowali, 7 km from Nainital town, on Tuesday, triggering panic as flames reached dangerously close to about a dozen houses in the area. With buckets in hand and water pipes in place, men, women and even children struggled for six …
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,500 crore for three years to promote organic farming in Uttarakhand. The amount was sanctioned by Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh when Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat met him in New Delhi yesterday, an official release here said. This is in keeping with Prime …
DEHRADUN: Over 400 students from 37 different schools took part in an environmental pledge to save the planet and to improve water, sanitation and hygiene for every child at the Parmarth Niketan ashram in Rishikesh on Saturday. The students aged 13 to 14 years, had come to Uttarakhand to take …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs Sheela Hospital & Trauma Centre & Others dated 25/01/2018 regarding bio-medical waste management in states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana. The Applicant has stated that Sheela Hospital & Trauma Centre, Kailash Hospital and Heart Institute, …
To end water woes being experienced in several areas of Uttarakhand, the World Bank has agreed to finance water schemes worth Rs 975 crore in 35 semi-urban areas of Dehradun and six other districts. An agreement was signed among the Centre, state government and the World Bank. A population of …
The much-awaited Solid Waste management Compost Plant at Shishambara here has begun functioning today. The plant intends to solve the waste-management problems of the city, by ensuring that the waste generated is converted into manure. “We were forced to spend money to look for ways for disposing off the waste …
Nainital: The Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand high court’s order banning any construction within a radius of 2 km from major lakes in Nainital, including Naini lake. The apex court’s order on Monday drew mixed reactions from various quarters. While environmentalists said that the stay would allow illegal construction near …
Union Minister of State for Culture and Environment, Forests and Climate Change Mahesh Sharma said the Central Government is considering authorising the State Governments for issues related to forest areas within 100 kilometres of the line of actual control on international borders. Directions for Uttarakhand on this subject will also …
The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) has opposed the proposed Pancheshwar dam in Pithoragarh district. UKD central working committee member Kashi Singh Airy, while addressing a press conference here today, said the party was not in favour of big dams and would launch a widespread agitation in protest against the move. …
DEHRADUN: More than a year ago, the National Tiger Conservation Authority had recommended notifying Nandhaur wildlife sanctuary as a tiger reserve but soon after the proposal was met with opposition. Recently, chief wildlife warden DVS Khati hinted at considering the issue of notification for Nandhaur as a tiger reserve in …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) is going to kick-start its project to control wild animal population through contraceptives from Uttarakhand with a pilot on Rhesus Macaque monkeys, ministry officials said. After years of deliberations, the MoEF&CC; recently approved a Rs 10 crore funding for 'immunology contraception' …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/01/2018 regarding ground water pollution caused by M/s. Century Pulp & Paper Mill, Ghanshyamdham, Lalkua, Uttarakhand. The remedial action plan submitted by the Joint Inspection Team comprising of senior scientists from …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Narayan & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/01/2018 regarding generation of hazardous waste and its disposal. The Court had asked for filing of an independent application in relation to management of bio-medical hazardous waste in the …
DEHRADUN: After last year's furore over the extraction of ground water by a mineral water bottle factory from Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve in Haridwar forest division, which is home to endangered swamp deer, the application for renewal of permission for extraction by the factory is lying pending for over a …
Dehradun: The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) officials from Uttarakhand have stated that there has been a steep rise in the number of commercial establishments here seeking permission for extraction of groundwater. Official sources said around 700 applications, of which 90% are industries, have applied online for permission in the …
Uttarakhand State is richly endowed with hydropower potential of 27,000 MW, which is 18% of the total hydropower potential of India. However, only 3,970.95 MW (14.7%) is currently harnessed. Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL, the state owned hydropower company) declared that development is at a standstill despite the favourable …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Savara Vs. Darrameks Hotels and Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Others dated 18/12/2017 regarding construction of a hotel on Ganga floodplains, Uttarakhand. Counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand submits that they have already taken effective steps in furtherance to …
DEHRADUN: In an expert committee meeting held in Dehradun to discuss the framework of zonal master plan of the Bhagirathi eco sensitive zone (ESZ) in Uttarkashi, environmentalists such as Ravi Chopra, Chandi Prasad Bhatt and, scientists of Wildlife Institute of India, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, academician Vinod Tare reiterated …
PITHORAGARH: Residents and various political organizations at Almora, Pithoragarh and Jhulaghat staged a protest against public hearings held for environmental clearance of Pancheshwar Multi-Purpose Development project on Tuesday, saying that the sessions were unfair and flouted procedure. Members of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), Uttarakhand Parivartan Party and Mahakali Lok Sangathan …
DEHRADUN: Despite the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently pulling up the Uttarakhand government for not taking environmental clearances for the assembly building near Gairsain, rapid construction work is underway at the three-storey structure in Chamoli district. A TOI team visited Bhararisain, 15 km from Gairsain, where the colossal building has …
