Order of the High Court of Delhi in W.P.(C) 6444/2021 in the matter of Ratiram Ahirwar & Others Vs Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board & Others dated 13/07/2021. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in exercise of his power under Section 22 of the Building and Other Construction …
the environment ministry has been severely criticised by the Comptroller and Auditor General ( cag ) of India for its "unrealistic budgetary assumptions and slackness in implementing schemes.' According to the latest cag report submitted to the Parliament, since 1996 the ministry "ended persistently' with unspent provisions. The reasons for …
a tripartite agreement has been drawn between the Delhi government, the ministry of environment and forests and ghk International to conduct a study on Delhi's urban environment and infrastructure under a project called Delhi 2021. Fund for the project
Italy's largest producer of dairy products, Parmalat, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN FAO) have signed a cooperative agreement to fight world hunger together. Towards this end, Parmalat will provide US $ 1.5 million over a period of three years to sponsor FAO activities aimed at reducing …
THE reds are being forced to turn green in the Nizamabad, Adilabad and Warangal districts of the Telangana region where the people have embraced the Andhra Pradesh government's joint forest management (JFM) programme in a big way. What is unusual is that forest officials move around freely in the remote …
Recently, a group of social activists visited the Telangana region to probe police atrocities against the Naxalites. What they were shown by the extremists as their concern for poor villagers was amazing: check dams, boulder-filled dams and water harvesting structures. That the Naxalites are getting involved in water conservation is …
a paradigm shift from nari (National Agricultural Research Institutes) to nas (National Associated Societies), the integration of various disciplines of scientific research and availability of scientific information to end-users through Information Technology was imperative for development. This was what participants felt at the International Conference on 'Managing Natural Resources for …
Beijing's efforts to shift to cleaner energy and halt the massive pollution from fossil fuels received a boost with the approval of two multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (lng) projects. The state council had also approved the construction of a gas receiving terminal, two gas power plants and a pipeline …
the disparity between the degree of investment in biotechnology research and the results was the focus of experts at a three-day exhibition and conference organised by the ministries of science & technology and agriculture, un -Asia Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology with other collaborating agencies in New Delhi recently. …
maharashtra's urban and rural water supply policy has cost it overseas assistance to the tune of Rs 13,000 crore over the last two years. The situation is the culmination of the government's refusal to change the "ill-planned and contractor-based water schemes' which resulted in denial of aid by project managers …
In an effort to help developing countries compete more effectively in the world starch markets, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged research institutes to study various properties of starch. FAO began studying starch properties a year ago and is now working in research institutes in Italy …
The Sri Lankan government intends to invest about Rs 41 crore (Indian rupees) this year for the improvement of western and indigenous medicine sector. Nimal Siripala de Silva, minister for health and indigenous medicine said that this was an increase of 40 per cent over the previous year's allocation. He …
around Rs 3,500 crore will be grantedto the states by the central government for enhancing irrigation potentialunder the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund during the next fiveyears. About 50 per cent of the allotted sum will be utilised for minor irrigation schemes and the rest for major and medium projects. The …
the World Bank has launched a us $150 million fund to help developing countries invest in cleaner technologies that will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The programme, known as the Prototype Carbon Fund, will be funded by corporations and industrial nations which will receive emission reduction certificates. "We are determined …
chokoria Sundarban in the coastal district of Coz's Bazar in southeast Bangladesh, once a reserved and protected mangrove forest, is deserted today. The roots provided a safe shelter to the fish shrimp and aquatic reptiles. But, today, most trees, animals (such as tigers, deer and wild cats), and fish species …
the governor of New York has called for the creation of an institute on the Hudson River to conduct research that would be applicable to rivers and estuaries around the world. Governor George Pataki said that he will urge legislators to authorise the formation of an international centre for studying …
Dear Readers, Global environmental negotiations on issues such as climate change, biodiversity and desertification often seem to be far removed from the everyday reality of more pressing environmental problems like pollution. Even environmental groups sometimes underestimate their importance. As a result, decisions taken by government representatives often go unnoticed and …
Under the Montreal Protocol of 1987, India will receive US $82 million over the next 10 years to help phase out the production of chlorofluorocarbons ( cfc s), of which India is one of the largest producers. The amount was sanctioned at the 29th meeting of the Montreal Protocol held …
Environment is very low on the list of priorities of the World Bank. It does not give grants. It lends money only to credit-worthy borrowers and to projects that promise high rates of economic return to the donor countries and the bank. Environmental projects are given low priority because the …
the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (rmc) has drawn up a Rs 1 crore plan for solid waste disposal. The proposal has been forwarded to the state government for obtaining necessary financial assistance. Both the municipal commissioner and his deputy said Rs 5 crore would be spent on collection and transportation of …
