Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagan Prasad Tehriya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 23/05/2025. The applicant has alleged large-scale illegal felling of green trees within the Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. The application revealed instances of illegal tree felling at Fatehabad, Sadar, Kiraoli and Agra …
The Water Initiative Odisha (WIO) has said the Super Thermal Power Plant (STPP) being set up by the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) at Lara on the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border would have a “devastating impact” on the Mahanadi, local ecology and people’s livelihoods in at least six gram panchayats in …
The Punjab Government has identified eco-friendly techniques to rejuvenate 1,829 ponds in 1,333 gram panchayats across the State. A pilot project was initiated in some villages in Ludhiana district for the cleaning of ponds by successfully using water stabilisation technology, said the State Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Sikander Singh …
Land meant for Coca-Cola plant should be returned to panchayat, says HC. The Nainital High Court’s order on Monday that land meant for a Coca-Cola plant should be returned to the Chharba gram panchayat has brought relief to the locals. The villagers have been opposing the setting up of the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Mithlesh Bai Patel Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. dated 26/03/2014. This Application has been filed by one, Smt. Mithlesh Bai Patel who claims that she is an elected Sarpanch of Village Pratappur, Tehsil Siroha, …
The Ministry, with the assistance of Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), has put together a second volume of Compendium of Best Practices on Rural Sanitation titled ‘Pathway to Success’. This is in continuation with the first volume, titled ‘From Dreams to Reality’, released in 2010. The 16 success stories documented …
Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Tribal Welfare V. Kishore Chandra Deo on Tuesday said the decisions of gram sabhas were important for recognition of forest rights. He was speaking at a convention of sarpanches and an interactive session with about 500 sarpanches, ward committee members and community-based organisations at …
