In 2019, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) under the Government of India launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution in several cities in India. In Jharkhand, only Dhanbad, a non-attainment city, and Ranchi and Jamshedpur, million-plus cities, are under …
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court has taken a serious note of the government apathy in removing encroachment in and around the Ramgarh dam and its catchment area. In his order during the hearing of the case, Justice M N Bhandari has directed the principal secretaries of forest, revenue, public health …
The geology department of Vinoba Bhave University will host an Italian MNC-sponsored workshop on Tuesday to train young minds on energy efficiency with a thrust on helping them identify alternative sources of petroleum. As many as 100 students from 25 schools of Hazaribagh district will take part in the two-day …
JAIPUR: Taking a strong stand against encroachments in and around the Ramgarh Dam catchment area, the high court on Thursday directed the state government to cancel all land allotments that are hampering the natural flow of water to the reservoir. A bench of Justice M N Bhandari has instructed the …
The State Bio Technology department director Dr JMS Rana inaugurated a two-day training programme on organic farming at the Navdanya biodiversity conservation farm in Ramgarh on Tuesday. Addressing the workshop participants, Rana said prosperity of farmers is the basis of public health while adding that farmers are true scientists. Exhorting …
There is good news in store for the lovers of wildlife and nature. Soon the wildlife sanctuaries of Kota, Darrah, Ramgarh, Bundi and Kubhalgarh will be improved and developed in the pattern of Ranthambhore National Park and the Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary. A decision to this effect was taken at a …
Hazaribagh/Ranchi, Aug. 19: Three members of a central team, which is in the state to review the drought situation, today visited Hazaribagh and observed that poor rainfall over two years had adversely affected crop patterns in the parched district. The team, led by director of National Horticulture Board Bijay Kumar, …
Ranchi, July 27: Chief secretary A.K. Singh has directed deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) to launch a major crackdown on illegal mining across the state. In a letter to DCs and SPs today, he held them responsible for rampant mining of iron ore, coal, et al in …
Bokaro, July 12: The state forest department has sanctioned Rs 91 crore for a phased build-up of security infrastructure in the forests of Bokaro, Dhanbad, Ramgarh and Hazaribagh (east) over the next five years. Largely left unmonitored due to paucity of manpower and effective gadgets, several forest areas have become …
Ranchi, March 31: The ambitious task of determining the exact quantity of mineral deposits in the state has been taken up by public sector undertaking National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC). The corporation is executing the task free of cost as part of a joint venture with the government of Jharkhand.
The tiger has become the latest expression of political correctness. Look around: schoolchildren on roads, national icons on screens and big brands in campaign mode. The government has pumped in additional funds. Conservation NGOs are mushrooming in all corners of India. Green blogging is catching on like wildfire. Under the …
Jammu: Minister for Industries and Commerce Surjit Singh Slathia has said that the Centre had approved a package of Rs 5500 crore for the development of three regions of the state. With a view to improving the power scenario in the Vijaypur constituency the government had sanctioned Rs. 2.41 crore …
Two days after traffic on the stretch was closed due to an underground fire, a 80-sq ft section of the NH 33 caved in near Kujju in Ramgarh district. Though no one was injured in the incident, the administration has cordoned off a three-sq km area and declared it a
To enforce discipline and reduce congestion on roads, the traffic police have initiated steps to ban autorickshaws, registered outside Ranchi, from plying within the municipal area.
The state electricity board has proposed public-private partnership for the three new thermal power projects, with a total generating capacity of 5000 MW.
