Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Seema Chauhan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 30/05/2022. Grievance in the application is that 382 hectares of land is being removed for diamond mining in Bundelkhand, district Chhattarpur, Madhya Pradesh, as against the requirement of 65 hectares land. The …
Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Monday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to expedite the procedures for the lease of iron ore mines in Lalitpur district of Bundelkhand region to the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL). “We are confident the state government would soon take positive steps in this …
Input cost for soya crop has gone up to Rs 7,000 a quintal against its market price of Rs 3,200 a quintal In an attempt to achieve 20 per cent return on farming activities, farmers in Madhya Pradesh are planning to chalk out a self-regulatory mechanism. A marathon meeting in …
It comes after a gap of eight years succeeding the UP Industrial and Service Sector Investment Policy 2004 The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, in its pursuit to iron out regional industrial imbalance and attract fresh investment, on Tuesday gave its nod and cleared the New Industrial & Infrastructure Investment Policy 2012. …
LUCKNOW, 4 SEPT: In order to speed up industrial development and attract investors in Uttar Pradesh the state Cabinet on Tuesday passed the new industrial and infrastructure policy 2012 with a special emphasis on removing regional imbalances, especially in Bundelkhand, Purvanchal and Madhyanchal. The new policy aims to attain the …
LUCKNOW: Eyeing a growth rate of 11.2%, with a focus on removing regional imbalances in industrial development, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday cleared the final draft of the Industrial and Service Sector Investment Policy 2012. Among the major provisions of the new industrial policy, the state government has cleared …
This case study documents the issues related to accessing, processing, and applying climate information to help farming communities take robust and low-risk agricultural adaptation measures. It examines two projects being implemented by Development Alternatives in central India’s Bundelkhand region, which straddles the provinces of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This …
This study aimed to inform the state climate change adaptation plan and to integrate the plan with the existing programmes and schemes in the state. The study: Conducted assessments of climate impacts and vulnerability, focused on MP’s Bundelkhand and Malwa regions. Analysed adaptation practices and assess their feasibility for wider …
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said no land acquisition would be done without the consent of farmers and cases lodged against them during the previous government would be withdrawn. "SP in its election manifesto had said that land would not be taken without the consent of the …
Efforts are being made to increase storage capacity in the State. In the days to come, 27 godowns will be built in six districts of Bundelkhand region. It will create storage capacity of 77 thousand 600 metric tonnes. The work will cost about `97 crore. Seven godowns of 21,600 metric …
Rejecting the Centre's claim that states were to be blamed for the power crisis, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said it was not right to blame Uttar Pradesh for the recent grid failure. "It is a matter of investigation...It is not right to blame Uttar Pradesh for grid failure," Akhilesh …
LUCKNOW: Moderate to heavy rain on Tuesday improved the rainfall situation in the east UP, but the threat of drought looms large over the western parts of the state. Though the weatherman was hopeful about the improvement in west UP in next couple of days, the state government is keeping …
Uttar Pradesh, which has about 4,000 mines of coal, silica, bauxite and granite – mostly in Bundelkhand region, has mandated e-tendering for future allotment of mining leases in the state. This step is aimed at preventing hitherto rampant illegal mining and ushering transparency in allotment of mining leases. Under the …
Lucknow Maya govt abandoned attempt after pilot project Apprehensive that the now-infamous first-come, first-served policy for allocation of natural resources comes with risks, states are now wiser and embracing the safer option of auctions for these allocations. The newly-elected Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has introduced an e-tendering system …
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that a campaign would be launched to ensure that every village and city has its own water structure. Everyone has right over water. It will not be privatised. He also said that a law would be enacted to save lakes in the …
The Bundelkhand package for Uttar Pradesh may be high on the agenda of every political party. However, the state Krishi Utpadan Rajya Mandi Parishad has failed to utilise more than Rs 450 crore under the Bundelkhand package meant for setting up new mandis. Mandi Parishad officials had sought a three-month …
Perennial Jamni river will be linked to nearby lakes to assist in irrigation The Madhya Pradesh government claims to have launched the country's first ever river-lake linking project in the water-scarce Bundelkhand region. The Harpura irrigation and river-lake link project, launched in the Tikamgarh district, will be implemented under the …
Lucknow Almost five years of frosty relations between the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government gave way to new-found bonhomie on Monday when leaders of the Congress and the Samajwadi Party shared the dais at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the R 11,088-crore, 1980 mw power plant in the …
LUCKNOW: Anticipating what farmers support could mean to Samajwadi Party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Akhilesh government doled out sops worth Rs 5,432.37 crore for agriculture and allied activities to benefit the group. Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav also reiterated his government's commitment to scrap the old land acquisition …
LUCKNOW: The growing number of farmer suicides and water scarcity in Bundelkhand region is set to figure prominently in the coming session of national executive meeting of the BJP scheduled to be held on May 24 and May 25. Speaking to TOI, former BJP president Rajnath Singh, said, "Things for …
LUCKNOW: After three years of functioning without an industrial policy in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government is ready with its new draft Industrial and Service Sector Investment Policy (ISSIP) for 2012. Currently open to consultations with industry stakeholders, the policy, in its new avatar, aims to clock an industrial …
