Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Modifying its previous notification issued in 1990, the Punjab government has decided to de-list 783.33 hectare of forest land in Hoshiarpur district for agricultural purposes. The notification regarding de-listing of the land, spread over 11 villages of Talwara block of the district, has been issued, an official spokesperson said today. …
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) plan to smooth the way for building the third Dilli Haat over the Shahdara link drain has been thwarted by Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC). The commission has objected to a public notice issued by DDA on July 5 asking for feedback on the …
Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) plan to smooth the way for building the third Dilli Haat over the Shahdara link drain has been thwarted by Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC). The commission has objected to a public notice issued by DDA on July 5 asking for feedback on the proposal for …
The Arunachal Pradesh Department of Environment and Forest has accorded clearance to diversion of 1415.92 hectares of forest land for construction of the 1750 MW Demwe Lower Hydro Electric Project. The clearance has been issued in favour of the Athena Demwe Power Limited for diverting the above forest land, which …
After facing stiff opposition from environmentalists and water activists, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has decided to defer plans to redraw Zone 'O' of the Yamuna riverbed. Senior officials said the authority had discussed the concerns expressed by various individuals and organizations, and the proposal for transferring parts of Zone O …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sarang Yadwadkar & Others Vs Mrs. Anjali Dinkar Datar & Others dated 16/08/2013 regarding dumping of debris and other materials and construction on the river bank and causing pollution and changing the course of the river Mutha. Tribunal directs removal …
Over two decades after Punjab initiated land acquisition for setting up an Industrial Focal Point in Ludhiana district, the High Court has directed the state to re-determine retaining left out acquired land. A Division Bench also directed the Principal Secretary to release forthwith land, which cannot be utilised for a …
Diversion of 1825.983 ha (1835.983 ha proposed originally) of forest land for Parwan Major Irrigation Project in favour of Water Resource Department, Rajasthan, in Baran and Jhalawar Forest Divisions of Baran and Jhalawar Districts of Rajasthan.
“Loss of reproduction owing to disturbance on account of heavily-used infrastructure like highways” is one of the reasons for decline of tiger population, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. She told Bhausaheb Wakchaure in a written reply that the general causes also include mortality of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raza Ahmad Vs State of Chhatisgarh & Others dated 02/08/2013 regarding environmental clearance given to Bhilai Jaypee Cement Ltd.
The Government of India has identified Cheyyur in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, as one of several sites for a 4000 MW ultra mega power plant (UMPP) using imported coal and super-critical technology. Super-critical technology claims to attain far higher thermal-electrical conversion efficiencies than sub-critical plants, thereby maximising the conversion of …
Unemployment was highest among Sikhs living in cities and towns during 2009-10 while the rate of joblessness showed a downward trend for Muslims in both urban and rural areas, a government survey released this month has revealed. Muslims had the lowest per capita spending, according to the National Sample Survey …
The National Land Reforms Policy focuses on those aspects of land reforms which if implemented in true letter and spirit will have the potential to tilt the balance in favor of the landless and poor. These are the mechanisms of preparing a land use plan for every village getting aggregated …
After a contempt notice was shot off to Delhi Development Authority vice-chairman and Delhi chief secretary over encroachments on two water bodies, DDA and Delhi government are trying desperately to show that some work has taken place here before the next court hearing on August 7. At the Kishangarh water …
The state government has notified a policy for the grant of licences for group housing colonies in high-density zones. An official spokesman of the Town and Country Planning Department said here today, high-density residential zones had 1,000 persons per hectare (PPH) or more. He clarified that the policy dated December …
Administrator gives approval, UT Administration invites objections from residents The Chandigarh Administration has finally prepared the draft master plan for Chandigarh, 2031. After the approval of UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil, the Administration has now invited objections from the public. City residents can file objections within 30 days. The draft …
Says it doesn’t want a Uttarakhand-like tragedy in J&K; Observing that it does not want a “situation parallel to Uttarakhand” in Jammu and Kashmir, in which so many lives have been lost, the J&K; High Court has asked the state government to act swiftly against the conversion of agricultural land …
Gujarat government on the Kutchi new year announced a new policy for regularizing excess land holdings in Kutch district. Under the new policy, lands found to be up to 20% more than that mentioned in records will be regularized by charging one time jantri rate. In case, the land holding …
With land acquisition for large-sized infrastructure projects increasingly becoming difficult, the country's largest power producer, NTPC, has embarked on a novel expansion drive of creating additional space in it existing projects to squeeze in more power-generating units. The company has started identifying spare land at all its plants to ramp …
Green cover and water bodies almost equal to a quarter (23%) of Delhi's area have been lost to development works and rapid urbanization in the National Capital Region in just the past 13 years. The first comparative satellite-based study of change in land use in NCR has shown that between …
