Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
Costa Rica wants information from Nicaragua about the potential environmental impact of a planned $50 billion canal project that would rival the Panama Canal, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera said on Tuesday. The canal construction plan entails dredging Lake Nicaragua to almost twice its current depth. This could …
BICHOLIM: Environmentalist Ramesh Gawas has objected to the Environmental Clearance given to a mine at Vathadev in Bicholim taluka. Last month the central government had given an EC to the mine that was in news some five years ago when locals and environmentalist had also objected to the proposed mine. …
Punjab among two states in the country to be allotted the centre | German company to provide expertise The Centre has approved the setting up of a climate change centre in the state to monitor the variations in the climate and its adverse effects on the crops. The central government …
A phenomenal Rs 43,600 crore have already been spent on the Sardar Sarovar Narmada project, the state government informed the Gujarat Assembly on Monday. “Till July 2014, a total of Rs 43,633.75 crore have been spent on the Narmada project,” the government stated in a written reply to a question …
Since its foundation stone laying ceremony conducted around 55 years back, the Gujarat Government has spent near Rs47,000 crore for Sardar Sarovar Dam being constructed on River Narmada, said Gujarat Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama in the House during ongoing Budget Session of the Gujarat Assembly. Chudasama also admitted that despite expenditure …
The cropping pattern in Punjab, particularly the cultivation of water-intensive paddy, is under the Centre’s scrutiny at the highest level. The concern was raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a recent meeting of the Council on Climate Change in the presence of senior ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah …
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Haryana government over the Munak canal water sharing dispute, saying it’s “tragic” that the issue has not been resolved yet while citizens are deprived of water. A Bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to Haryana …
The project will be implemented by Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited over a period of two years National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 309.09 crore to the Gujarat government under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) – XX for laying of sub-minors …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sree Balaji Nagar Residential Association Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. dated 10/09/2014 regarding a scheme for development of a proposed canal by name Madhavaram Left Flank Water Surplus Course, on the ground that the scheme is misconceived …
Cost recovery from irrigation in almost all the countries presents a dismal picture. Low cost recovery coupled with declining government finances has led to the deterioration of both the quality of the built infrastructure and institutions managing and governing such infrastructure. This has created a vicious circle of low cost …
Following an order of the Supreme Court on a petition on Monday, the green nod given to nine government and private projects in Gujarat by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has been kept in abeyance. These projects include a 40-km stretch of road passing through the Wild Ass Sanctuary …
A cross section of the farmers’ representatives of the district has urged the Public Works Department to ensure that Uyyakondan canal was protected from urban pollution by utilising the funds granted for the purpose by the government properly. The 1,000-year-old Uyyakondan canal, built by Raja Raja Cholan and renovated by …
A bloody clash between two groups of farmers in a Jind village over sharing of canal water left one person dead and six seriously injured. As per information, Muana village under Safidon police station of this district received canal water on Wednesday evening after nearly 10 days. In the absence …
Hanumangarh Zila Parishad files petition before National Green Tribunal Concerned over high pollution levels in the Indira Gandhi Canal, the Hanumangarh Zila Parishad has filed a petition before the National Green Tribunal seeking directions to ensure that the Punjab government takes immediate steps in checking inflow of pollutants into Sutlej …
The water sector projects were released more than Rs. 31 billion during first ten months of this year to ensure their timely implementation. This amount was utilized out of total allocated budget of Rs. 57.8 billion for projects including substantial completion (phase-I) of Kachhi Canal in Balochistan and Rainee Canal …
Farmers threaten to block Jind-Gohana road, say they are being punished for electing INLD MLA Parvesh Sharma The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) may have taken suo motu cognizance of a media report in these columns highlighting the water woes of Nidani village farmers, but there is no action on …
The government on Tuesday okayed a Tk 289 crore project to excavate a new canal in Cittagong city in a bid to put an end to nagging water-logging in the port city. The approval came at a time when most areas of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) were flooded during last …
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje has spoken to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over the "unchecked supply of contaminated water" through canal bodies. "Raje told us that the Punjab Chief Minister has assured that proceedings to check the discharge of chemical waste by industries in the main canals in …
FEROZEPUR: Perturbed over supply of contaminated canal water to Rajasthan and alleged callous attitude of Punjab government to check its quality, Hanumangarh-based progressive farmers Shobha Singh Doodi and Shabnam Godara have filed a petition with the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The petitioners have sought a check on supply of "highly …
Taking up a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Hanumangarh (Rajasthan)-based farmers, the National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Centre and the Punjab Government for July 21. The PIL was filed by Hanumangarh Zila Parishad chairperson Shobha Singh Doodi and vice-chairperson Shabnam Godara seeking a check on supply …
