Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The Delhi government has decided to extend the cutoff date for relocation of slum dwellers from March, 1994 , to January ,1998 . This is part of the government's slum policy expected to be announced in the next few days. The government, sources said, had alos decided to inverease the …
The World Bank warned that the continued failure to provide high quality, reliable and reasonably-priced infrastructure services will pose a "major drag" on the economic growth of the country. "The full potential of the private sector to meet India's pressing infrastructure needs is largely untapped," it added in its first …
The fastest growing township in the National Capital Region, with 50 residential colonies and industrial and institutional estates, has started taking its toll on the roads links with the Capital. Experts fear that parts of Gurgaon, including sectors of the Haryana Urban Development Authority, may soon become worse than even …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed maximum limits on the amount of cancer-causing benzene found in gasoline. The proposed standards would require refiners to maintain their average 1998-99 benzene levels in conventional and cleaner-burning reformulated gasoline by 2002.
Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation has issued a guidelines for greening of urban areas and landscaping in Delhi.The guidelines provides that unnecessary and excessive tilling of the roadside pavements should be avoided.
Rajasthan tourism department has finalised the draft of a new tourism policy providing for generation of employment in rural areas. A new tourism policy, likely to come into effect soon, was felt necessary in view of the likely increase in the flow of foreign tourism in Rajasthan.
The new draft national water policy and the proposed guidelines for allocation of river basin water amongst states will be discussed in the 4th meeting of the National Water Resources Council (NWRC) on July 7. The fourth meeting of the NWRC will be presided over by Prime Minister A B …
Even the Prime Minister of a coalition-led government, Mr V P Singh, must not have had to back-track on as many issues as he did today. For one, the former Prime Minister--after days of crying himself hoarse demanding a slum policy-- realised that there already was one. In face, two. …
The Himachal Government has been offfered a package of Rs. 250 crores by the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) for development of housing, infrastructure, water supply schemes, educational sector and setting up of small and medium townships in the State.
After Palace on Wheels, it would be Palace on Waves now. The state tourism department has decided to provide boat facilities on six lakes in the state by floating luxurious boats as a value-added product. The state tourism department has decided to go ahead with its plants to run the …
The Karnataka Government's proposal to improve 2.322 slums in 21 major cities and towns of the State is most welcome. The Government also plans to spend Rs 100 crore this year on infrastructural facilities in slums. According to Housing Minister Qamarul Islam, the Government will seek Rs 70 crore financial …
An estimated 1.5 lakh slumdwellers in Orissa's Cuttack city are on a signature campaign to appeal British prime minister Tony Blair to continue an ongoing development project for them by his government.
Texas environmental regulators unanimously agreed Wednesday to adopt federal auto-emission standards favored by the auto industry rather than tougher standards that were favored by Gov. George W. Bush and environmentalists.The federal Clean Air Act gives states the choice of following federal emission requirements or adopting tougher standards used by California, …
A team of scientists announced yesterday that massive underwater eruptions of gas are the likely causes of mysterious rifts in the ocean floor off Virginia, bolstering the researchers' theory that tidal waves could someday menace the mid-Atlantic coast.The three scientists, who just returned from a two-week research mission at sea, …
After exploiting the whole coastline f golden sand to the fullest extent, Goa now plans to sell 'rain drops to the nature loving tourists from the next month.
In an effort to project leh and river Sindhy as sustainable cultural tourism and government of Jammu and Kashmir have decided to organise sindhu Darshan festival next month at Leh.
Kerala is going to be the first state to legislate on a Bill against the destruction of heritage buildings. The draft Bill, prepared by the archaeology department, has already been cleared by the ministry of culture. After the law department approves of it, it will be presented in the Assembly.
In a major policy decision likely to benefit 12 lakh people living in the slum clusters of Delhi, the Delhi Government announced that the cut-off date for relocation of such clusters had been extended from December 1990 to November 30, 1998. All persons holding ration cards and figuring in the …
Concerned over the acute shortage of drinking water in the Capital, the Supreme Court today directed the Haryana and Punjab governments to allow an additional 125 cusec of water from the Bhakra-Beas Management Board to reach Delhi through its canals. A division bench comprising Mr Justice B N Kirpal and …
