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 …
BEIJING – More than 82 million people in China still live on less than about $1 a day, a senior official said, despite a decades-long boom that made it the world’s second-largest economy. China’s official poverty standard is an annual income of 2,300 yuan ($375), close to the long-used benchmark …
The DELTA State Government has constructed over 1,618 kilometres of roads and 514 kilometres of drains under various programmes under urban renewal and rural iIntegration. They are Highway Development and Drainage Sewerage, Bridge development, Flyover and others since inception in 2007. Over 345km of urban roads have been completed and …
Osogbo — Osun State Government has commissioned rural electrification, water project and roads in Eleeru and Igbonla both in the Olaoluwa Local Government Council area of the state. Performing the commissioning on behalf of Governor Rauf Aregbesola Special Adviser in the Ministry of Water Resources, Rural Development and Community Affairs, …
Residing close to a major road ups the risk of sudden cardiac death, especially in women, a new study states. Apart from noisy vehicles, people living very close to major roads also face the risk of developing a number of serious health problems. Studies have shown that health effects linked …
In late August, India's environment ministry rejected a proposal to build what would be the country's largest hydropower plant in a remote and pristine part of the country's northeast because of the potential damage to an area rich in biodiversity. Less than a month later and, according to two environment …
The locals of Kanchanpur have taken initiative to construct a 20-kilometre long road along the Deval Divyapur-Anarkholi section in the district. Rs 1.6 million was collected, so far, for the road-construction and efforts were continuing to collect more funds, said Daulat Singh Thagunna, chairman at the road construction committee. Similarly, …
KARAK: Adviser to the chief minister on prisons Malik Qasim Khan Khattak has claimed that the provincial government has approved Rs760 million for extension of Amberi Kalay to Daratang road to link Karak with Mianwali district of Punjab. He said that with the completion of the project new avenues development …
SHEIKHUPURA -The Punjab government has sanctioned Rs350 million for Sheikhupura to carry out mega projects including three under by-passes on Sargodha Road near National Model School, Ghazi Minara and Gujranwala Road, said a lawmaker. Talking to media at Press Club here on Saturday evening MNA Mian Javaid Latif said that …
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan high court on Wednesday rejected the demand of land owners for a stay on JDA efforts to take physical possession of the remaining land acquired for the ambitious ring road project. The court order came on a writ petition filed by Virendra Singh and 32 others seeking …
Upa Lokayukta Seeks Proof Of Trees Planted From Agency By Today Count trees in namma Bangalore and give proof. This is what officials with the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) have been ordered to do. Reason: They have to submit a report on the number of saplingstrees they are maintaining to …
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav unveiled the State Road Safety Policy here Monday, saying that it will go a long way in checking road accidents and hence, saving lives in the state. The thrust of the policy would be on spreading awareness about road safety. New Zealand would assist the state …
ISLAMABAD – Agreement of 59 kilometer Hassanabdal (Burhan)-Havelian Expressway (E-35) project worth $200 million was signed with Asian Development Bank (ADB) here on Wednesday. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif witnessed the signing ceremony of the project at the Prime Minister’s House. ADB President Mr Takehiko Nakao was also present on the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Pratap Singh V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 18/09/2014 regarding altering the nature of a pond for the purpose of constructing a road, Haryana. Previous Orders
Kamrup (Metro) Deputy Commissioner M Angamuthu is among the recipients of a notice that seeks all establishments situated between Khanapara and Bharalu to inform the administration within a month if they have parking provisions or not. This information, according to the deputy commissioner, will just be the precursor of an …
Sri Lanka's hunger for infrastructure and new market growth points has attracted an increasing number of Chinese enterprises to invest money and resources over the past five years to gain a larger foothold in a rapidly developing market. After the prolonged civil war ended in 2009, Sri Lanka has been …
In a bid to curb the rising number of road accidents and inculcate a culture of safe driving, the agencies associated with the urban mobility in the national capital, including Delhi Transport Corporation, Delhi Metro, Public Works Department and Traffic Police have been asked to submit their “road safety plans” …
Chinese government unveiled two new infrastructure development projects in Maldives, and co-signed agreements to increase cooperation between the two countries, in a ceremony held in President’s Office, Monday afternoon. President Xi and President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, jointly unveiled the Housing Project of the Maldives – Phase II, and the …
: Eradicating extreme poverty is achievable for Bhutan in 22 years time, going by the current pace, the country’s first poverty assessment report says. Notwithstanding the projection that the country’s multidimensional poverty rate would stand below 10 percent in 2018, in just five years (2007-12), poverty in Bhutan was cut …
The number and extent of roads will expand dramatically this century. Globally, at least 25 million kilometres of new roads are anticipated by 2050; a 60% increase in the total length of roads over that in 2010. Nine-tenths of all road construction is expected to occur in developing nations, including …
Union Minister for Rural Development, Sanitation, Drinking Water and Panchayat Raj, Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday approved 28 rural road projects worth Rs438 crore for building roads in Leh and Kargil districts in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). A total of 350 …
