Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024. Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out …
Siri fort complex : Project gets green signal after PWD cuts number of trees to be felled from 54 to 15 Thirty-nine trees in South Delhi have been spared the axe after the Public Works Department (PWD) downsized its plans to widen the
The long-standing differences between Roads and Surface Transport Minister Kamal Nath and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh came to the fore again at a Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) meeting last Thursday, with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee finally having to step in to pacify the two. Nath objected to Ramesh
KOCHI: Forests Minister Benoy Viswom has directed Forest officials to take necessary steps possible under the Forests Act to ensure basic facilities like drinking water, electricity and roads for tribals in the state. In an oral instruction given to Chief Wildlife Warden K K Sreevasthava, the Minister said the report …
Agartala, May 6: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has reiterated that the State Governments should follow the guidelines regarding prior environmental clearance for undertaking any construction and developmental project in the northeastern region. Officials here today said under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, the MoEF …
Survey of all-weather roads in the rural areas of Madhya Pradesh is currently on. The roads have been built under the CM's rural road scheme and their inspection is being carried out on foot. The roads under this scheme are to be completed in four years duration ie till 2013. …
J.Venkatesan To look into disputes on land allotment to NICE and to submit report New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted eight weeks' time to the Karnataka government to convene the meeting of the high-level committee (HLC), headed by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, to look into the disputes on …
Bhopal: A Walkthrough Survey will be conducted for connecting all the villages with all-weather roads by the year 2013 under Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Giving this information, Minister of Panchayats & Rural Development and Social Justice Gopal Bhargava said that orders to this effect have been given to all …
A Bill to provide for the establishment of the National Road Safety and Traffic Management Board for the purpose of orderly development, regulation, promotion and optimisation of modern and effective road safety and traffic management system and practices in relation to the national highways and improved safety standards in highway …
This guide clarifies the concept of grievance redress mechanisms and presents the rationale for their implementation. It shows how grievance redress should be built into projects' policy and institutional frameworks as well as planning models. It also describes the key elements of grievance redress mechanisms and provides step- by-step guidelines …
This report provides a brief update of greenhouse gas emission trends from the transport sector and discusses the outcome of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change held in December 2009 in Copenhagen. It is based on material collected for the OECD-ITF Joint …
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) retained National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) for conducting Environmental Post Evaluation of the Projects under the Schemes in the Taj Trapezium Zone. The objectives of the study was to see improvement in environmental quality on the environs of Taj Mahal and other historical …
KOLKATA, 30 APRIL: West Bengal has become the first state in the country to prepare a road register for improved and efficient maintenance of the state's arteries. The register will have the names of roads and highways that run through Bengal, specify their respective width and type of surface, other …
Ahmedabad: The Centre has allocated Rs 22,000 crore to be spent during financial year 2010-11 for connecting far flung villages under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Union minister of state for rural development, Pradeep Jain, stated in Rajya Sabha that allocation of Rs 22,000 crore was made during 2010-11 …
D Daniel Raj | ENS ENVIRONMENTALISTS here took the Chipko movement to a whole new level on Monday by performing a milk abhishekam for trees that were felled to widen roads ahead of the World Classical Tamil Conference scheduled to be held in June. The novel protest was against the …
In order to decongest the Pinjore-Kalka highway, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) will build a 7.3 kilometre long Pinjore bypass connecting Surajpur (a few kilometres before Pinjore) to Baddi. This will be the second bypass on this stretch
