People may avoid migrating if they cannot insure themselves against the risk of a bad outcome. Governments can reduce the consumption risk faced by migrants by allowing them to access social protection programs in the destination. This study randomly informed around 62,000 households across 18 Indian states about a new …
Rajahmundry: To help make Ganesh Chaturthi celebration eco-friendly, state pollution control board authorities plan to give away as many as 1,900 clay Ganesh idols free in Godavari districts. In East Godavari, the PCB authorities are distributing 1,500 idols seven and nine inches high. Each idol is crafted at around Rs …
Last week the Bombay High Court refused to grant any relief to Thermocol Fabricator and Decoration Association, to allow the sale of thermocol for decoration, during the forthcoming Ganesh Festival. The association moved court in the wake of plastic and thermocol ban stating that it would hit 40,000 jobs. The …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Mrinalini Padhi Vs Union of India dated 05/07/2018 regarding management of Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha. Supreme Court says that difficulties faced by the visitors, deficiencies in management, maintenance of hygiene, appropriate utilization of offerings and protections of assets …
Interim report on Shri Jagannath Temple dated 26/06/2018 as per direction of the Supreme Court in Writ Petition No. 649 of 2018 (Mrunalini Padhi Vs Unio of India & Others). The report covers the following aspects: (a) Difficulties faced by the visitors; (b) Exploitative Practices, if any; (c) Deficiencies in …
The state environment department (SED) is likely to allow the use of the thermocol decorations till the end of the 10-day Ganesh festival in September. WITH TWO days to go for the implementation of the ban on single-use plastic items across Maharashtra, the state environment department (SED) is likely to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Others Vs. Department of Environment & Forests & Others dated 30/05/2018 regarding proper disposal of the offerings at Goverdhan, including Mansi Ganga and Radha Kund areas. NGT Order emphasised on a survey to know as …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to upgrade cemeteries across the city. Not only will electric furnace be set up at traditional cemeteries, efforts to make the process pollution-free is also on the cards. The civic body plans to make around 15 cemeteries across the city pollution free. "We …
Meerut: Meerut-based NGO ‘Mansi Sanstha’ has filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking to stop the nine-day-long ongoing ‘mahayagya’ at Meerut’s Bhainsali ground here. Shri Ayutchandi Mahayagya Samiti, the Hindu body that organized the event, claims they will burn 500 quintals of mango wood to ‘reduce pollution’. …
In a bid to curb pollution, a group in Meerut has decided to burn 50,000 kg of wood during Navratri, raising concerns whether the initiative would be a success. Shri Ayutchandi Mahayagya Samiti is trying to contribute its bit by burning 500 quintals or 50,000 kg of mango tree wood …
A Hindu outfit, Shri Ayutchandi Mahayagna Samiti, is organising the event during which one crore offerings to fire will be made by priests, who have come from Varanasi and Vrindavan. Flames rose from 108 heart-shaped hawan-kunds at Meerut’s Bhaisali Ground on Sunday as more than 350 priests performed a mahayagna …
There has been little investigation into whether the “social gradient to health”—whereby people belonging to groups higher up the social ladder have better health outcomes than those belonging to groups further down—exists in developing countries like India. The relative strengths of economic and social status in determining the health status …
The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) period saw dramatic gains in health goals MDG 4 and MDG 5 for improving child and maternal health. However, many Muslim countries in the south Asian, Middle Eastern, and African regions lagged behind. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the status of, progress in, …
The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) today said the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had issued directives without giving a full opportunity to it to present its case. The NGT on December 13 had declared the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas as a "silence zone" and prohibited religious offerings …
NEW DELHI: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has clarified that it is not declaring Amarnath a 'silent zone' and devotees have to maintain silence only in front of the idol. Yesterday, the NGT declared it a 'silent zone' and prohibited religious offerings beyond the entry point. Reiterating its yesterday's order, the …
Observing that "Until some municipal commissioner is (not) sent behind bars, nobody will comply with court orders," the Bombay High court on Thursday issued show cause notice of contempt against Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta, and municipal commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporations for allowing the …
Religious and traditional beliefs, cultural mores, and practices play a crucial role in the conservation of environment and biodiversity. The present paper describes a case study of two sacred groves in Western Himalaya. Sacred groves (SGs) are patches of land that are communally protected with religious zeal. A preliminary survey …
The usual chemical froth layer on the water of the Yamuna, there is now all kinds of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste lying on the ghats As the festival season came to an end on Friday with Chhath Puja, DNA visited the Kalindi Kunj Yamuna ghat to see the level of …
Chhath is also about cleanliness and caring for rivers ponds, lakes and canals where the prayers are offered. But with rapid urbanisation and rising pollution, families are forced to complete the rituals at artificial water bodies. On Thursday evening, Nitish Parashar, 28, stood near a large vessel full of water …
KOLKATA: Even though showers eased Diwali pollution in the city, air and noise quality degraded two days later, thanks to immersion processions and celebrations after Brazil's victory in the Under-17 World Cup. On Sunday night, crackers were burst indiscriminately in absence of any surveillance either by pollution control board or …
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Tuesday , imposed a total ban on the use of loudspeakers without sound limiters.Civic bodies and panchayats have been ordered to stop issuing trade licences to establishments renting out loudspeakers and associated equipment unless they have sufficient number of sound …
