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 …
This performance audit report on land allotment by CAG covering the period 2006 to 2011 has identified serious irregularities in land allotments by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India contains the results of performance audit of ‘Land Allotment’ in Andhra Pradesh …
The Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday approved auctioning of fishing activities in 24 water bodies on gram sabha land in the Capital. At a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, it was decided that fish culture would be encouraged in the water bodies and village ponds to overcome the problem …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is burning the midnight oil for speedy implementation of the river regulation zone (RRZ). Environment minister Jayanti Natarajan admitted that the rules of the RRZ are in the process of being framed. She expects that once this notification is passed, a major hurdle …
While the Union Government gets ready to prepare and implement the national River Regulation Zone (RRZ) notification to prevent encroachments along the rivers and floodplains, it should issue an ordinance under the Environment Protection Act (EPA), 1986, making any such act illegal and punishable, the Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan, a non-government …
The State Assembly committee on environment has called for a report from the District Collector on environmental problems stemming from the levelling of hills and conversion of paddy fields in the district. The committee, headed by C.P. Muhammed, MLA, announced that it would recommend to the government setting up of …
Officials fail to act despite orders from the Forest Minister A Tamil Nadu company has allegedly been quarrying on an encroached government land at the tiger reserve near Biligirirangana Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (BRTWLS) near Huthuri village in Hanur of Kollegal taluk. wild act Crusher belonging to a Tamil Nadu company …
The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the Rajuk authorities to free Gulshan Lake from grabbing and encroachment in seven days. During the hearing on the rule, the court said it has jurisdiction to empower any authority to save the environment, which includes the lake. The court's action followed a remark …
Boost to protection of green belt around Bangalore In a big boost to the protection of green belt around Bangalore, the State Minor Irrigation Department has taken up a project to rejuvenate and fence 18 tanks located within the green belt limits, after clearing encroachments. The department has already completed …
The members of All India Farmers' Association staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate on Monday. They urged the Government to construct houses under the Green House scheme to those who built dwellings in the Government poromboke areas. Before removing the encroachment by the officials of Public Works Department …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has written to the State government to abide by a July 2011 High Court order to release 50 per cent of the funds set aside for the rejuvenation of lakes in the City. Pegging the estimated funds at Rs 238 crore, the Palike has …
It will be taken under rural employment guarantee scheme The State Rural Development Department has planned to remove encroachment on scores of water bodies, falling under its jurisdiction, and restore the storage of the water bodies to their original capacity. This work will be taken up under the Mahatma Gandhi …
The Cabinet on Wednesday proposed a comprehensive project to clean up the Karamana and Kill Rivers in Thiruvananthapuram city and prevent flooding of its banks. It also decided to form a sub committee to oversee medium term measures to prevent flooding of Thiruvananthapuram city. Briefing the media on the Cabinet …
Ahmedabad: The rapid infrastructure development taking place in Kutch is not the only threat to the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and the conservation efforts to protect them. The domestic and stray animals are also affecting the conservation efforts, say findings of the study — published as guidelines by the Union …
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to name those officials who made illegal allotments in the catchment area of Ramgarh dam and also the list of those influential persons who got the land in that area. Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari asked the government to file …
JAMMU: The State Government today ordered fencing of entire 3000 kanals of Government land at Kot Bhalwal and cancellation of 'intikaals’ of the land given in favour of some persons. It has asked the Revenue officials to retrieve the Government land, which has already been encroached upon. Acting on a …
Illegal Constructions By NIMS, Sown Crops Removed On Day 1 Of Eviction Drive In Catchment Areas Of Dam Jaipur: Acting on the Rajasthan High Court directive, district administration on Friday launched an anti-encroachment drive in the catchment area of Ramgarh dam. On the first day of this three-day drive, the …
Union Ministry wants Delhi of the future to be a vertical city where people are housed in high rises Condoning the illegalities of the past, the Union Urban Development Ministry wants Delhi of the future to be a vertical city where people are housed in high rises with quick access …
DC Jammu to head inquiry panel JAMMU: The Revenue Ministry has ordered a high level inquiry into entire gamut of encroachments on Government land, tampering of revenue record to convert Nazool or other land for sale and purchase and all other irregularities committed by the land mafia in Jammu during …
Raji coerced people to sell their land JAMMU: The State Government today ordered an inquiry into conversion of over 700 kanals of agriculture land for non-agriculture purpose and pressure used on farmers from various quarters to sell it to State Times Editor Raj Daluja alias Raji at village Raipur Jagir …
State Planning Commission holds consultation meeting in Madurai In the last 10 years, cultivable land in the State has shrunk by a whopping five lakh hectares owing to urbanisation and industrialisation, resulting in agriculture and allied sectors registering 0.69 per cent growth in the first four years of the 11th …
