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 …
The 33-member state wildlife board, headed by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, will meet in Mumbai on Thursday to clear a hosts of irrigation, mining and road widening projects under eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) and buffer zones of various wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. Interestingly, the first meeting of the reconstituted board …
Leaving direct taxes untouched, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today slashed excise duty on cars, SUVs and two-wheelers, and capital goods and consumer durables to boost manufacturing and growth. Presenting the Interim Budget for 2014-15, he also provided service tax exemption for storage and warehousing of rice like it was done …
The six-laning work on the National Highway-1 commenced in 2009 for which lakhs of trees were felled, but the Forest Department failed to ensure compensatory plantation on the stretch extending from Jalandhar to Panipat. This was revealed in a reply to a query filled by RTI activist advocate Rajesh Sharma. …
Environmental activists have filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal(NGT) seeking its intervention to save the trees that are likely to face the axe for widening of the road from Jehan Circle to Gangapur village. Around 357 of the 645 trees on the Gangapur Road are likely to face …
The National Highway Authority (NHA) is committed to provide international standard road links to all parts of the country and for achievement of this target it is planning to build several new motorways and expressways. For achievement of this target,the NHA has planned to build several new motorways and highways …
Environmental activists have filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal(NGT) seeking its intervention to save the trees that are likely to face the axe for widening of the road from Jehan Circle to Gangapur village. Around 357 of the 645 trees on the Gangapur Road are likely to face …
On a day India concluded its two-day meet with China to discuss border dispute, ITBP chief Subhash Goswami said environmental clearances and bureaucratic delays were holding up crucial road projects on the Sino-India border, leading to strategic disadvantage against Beijing which has already built a comprehensive network on its side. …
A total of 800 VDCs are yet to be connected with road networks, across the country. According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD), only about 10,000 km of the total 50,000 km rural earthen road network in the country is operational in all seasons. Dolpa and Humla …
In the 11th Plan, the government will construct more than 2,000km of farm roads, 400km national roads and repair 230km existing national roads. Works and human settlement minister Dorji Choden informed the National Assembly members, while responding to South Thimphu Parliament member Yeshey Zimba’s request to the government to black …
The Punjab government on Tuesday approved thirteen development schemes with an estimated cost of Rs 11,869.066 million. The approved development schemes included: Upgradation of Thalassemia Unit and Bone Marrow Transplant center at B.V. Hospital Bahalpur. (Revised) at a cost of Rs 908.632 million, Enhancing Vegetable Production in Punjab at a …
A total road network of 1790.37 km will be established in 14 districts ADB approves Rs 967 cr road projects for Phailin hit regions The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Rs 966.75 crore for 484 new road projects to be implemented across 14 districts of Odisha hit by tropical …
The Asian Development Bank today signed a $200 million loan agreement with India to help rehabilitate people who were affected by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand last June. “The loan will help in the economic and social recovery of Uttarakhand by rebuilding roads and bridges, tourism infrastructure, and urban water …
The government has so far released Rs 179.364 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Rs 37,250.403 million have been released for various …
Different 27 road sections are under construction in Ilam in the current fiscal year. According to the District Development Committee (DDC), the construction of road sections has been intensified. The DDC has allocated Rs 14.6 million for the construction works this year, said DDC official Tejendra Chapagain. RSS
Taking cognizance of a petition alleging that activities of some PSUs in and around the Dehing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tinsukia district have been affecting the environment, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Assam Government. Acting on the petition filed by wildlife biologist …
The government has so far released Rs 179.364 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Rs 37,250.403 million have been released for various …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the road planned through Baisdhara Park-Balaju not be constructed without conducting a feasibility study involving experts. A two-member bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Damodar Prasad Sharma issued a final verdict on a petition filed on March 14, 2013. Last year, the SC …
The construction and upgrading of different 56 rural roads has been in limbo though seven months of the fiscal year have already elapsed. The construction works of these roads were carried out under the Rural Road Access Programme. A total estimated cost for the 34 projects has been only allocated …
The District Development Committee (DDC), Sankhuwasabha has allocated Rs 170.2 million to upgrade different 17 roads in the fiscal year 2070/71 with the financial assistance received from the British Department For International Development or DFID. The DDC is all prepared to call tender for the upgrading work of the roads …
Public-owned coal based power plants will have to contribute a minimum amount for a social development fund, which will be used for the benefit of residents living near the plant sites The government is now planning to introduce special benefit schemes for both residents living near coal-based power plant sites …
