Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO BHUBANESWAR Tribal residents belonging to Juang and Bhuyan communities went on dharna in the Keonjhar district collectorate on Sunday protesting large-scale plantation of commercial trees like acacia, eucalyptus and teak in local forests after cutting down natural sal trees. The Juang and Bhuyan communities are largely dependent …
We all know that water is indispensable to life. Yet, water sources, including groundwater, are often contaminated by pollutants such as sewage, industrial waste and agricultural runoff. Five million people die from the consequences of lack of water, malnutrition and inadequate water affiliated hygiene every year and this crisis will …
The agriculture ministry has put on hold the controversial Seeds Bill, 2004, following strong objections from the MPs, mainly on the pricing and penalty clauses. Sources said while the penalty clause would be further referred to the law ministry for its opinion, the ministry would consider the suggestion of creating …
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resolve the Babli Project controversy within 15 days time or be ready to face a mass agitation led by the TDP. TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu, addressing the media after deliberating the issue in detail …
While the government is spending thousands of crores of rupees in various welfare programmes, food subsidy and is even planning a food security law for the poor, the rural development ministry said poverty has come down in magnitude. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for …
RASHME SEHGAL Minister of civi July 26: Minister of civil aviation Praful Patel has launched a fresh salvo against minister of environment Jairam Ramesh whose delay in granting clearance to the Navi Mumbai airport will adversely impact the economic growth of Maharashtra.
A fake soft drink unit that refilled glass bottles of branded soft drinks with a chemical mixed with water and sugar, was busted in northeast Delhi recently. The cops confirm that there may be many more units operating in the city. So, the next time you are thinking about enjoying …
The proposed plant requires 950 acres, and the stateowned IIDCO has been entrusted with the task of land acquisition. Sahara India Power Corporation Limited (SIPCL) will invest Rs 8,000 crore on its proposed 1,320 MW power project in Orissa
The judge said the record reflected missing information about the Chukchi Sea environment and effects of lease sale on wildlife A US Washington, July 22: A US judge ordered a halt to offshore oil and gas drilling off the north coast of Alaska for a new environmental review. Federal Judge …
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's world investment report released on Thursday emphasises that the world is moving towards a lowcarbon economy. The FDI flows in three key low-carbon industries in 2009 amounted to a whopping $90 billion. These projects are concentrated primarily in environmental technology.
Taking a cue from Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who had suggested a two-pronged strategy to deal with Naxal menace, the Planning Commission, in its agenda for upcoming National Development Council (NDC) meeting on July 24, has proposed adopting a three-pronged strategy to deal with the problem. These will include security, …
The government has swung into action with the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers (MCF) having filed an affidavit in the Jabalpur high court demanding that DOW Chemicals bear the cost of remediation in and around the Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) factory in Bhopal. The MCF has also made it …
The Telugu Desam president, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Wednesday said his party would continue to fight against the illegal Babhali structure till justice is done. Mr Naidu said,
As the controversy relating to the Babhali dam flared up with the visit of TDP leader Chandra Babu Naidu with his party MLAs to Maharashtra in a bid to go to the site of the barrage, the disputing states are now looking for next hearing of the case in the …
