In order to use tenanted land for setting up of projects for community or public purpose, the Goa government has introduced the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Bill, 2024 seeking amendment to Section 3 of Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991 so as to specify in the Right to Fair Compensation …
The government has notified new draft rules to ensure the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition in the Union Territory. The draft of Puducherry Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2015’ has been published, as required by a section of …
Several stringent measures kept to check impact on environ *MoEF clearance, Mining Plan made essential In order to check reckless mining in various rivers and water bodies, which is causing adverse impact on the environment, the State Government has finally come up with Minor Mineral Concession, Storage, Transportation of Minerals …
To reduce incidents of human-animal conflicts, an environment ministry's draft wildlife conservation plan has suggested identification and documentation of wildlife species that regularly come into such conflict. "Identify and document the wide range of wildlife species that regularly come into conflict with humans, and prioritize the species that cause maximum …
These rules may be called the Odisha Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Rules, 2016. They shall extend to the whole of the State of Odisha.
This is essential for screening programmes to cover all rural areas, says Dr. V. Shanta With 56,000 new cancer cases in Tamil Nadu in 2015 and the incidence of cancer rising every year, eminent cancer specialist and chairperson of Cancer Institute, Adyar, V. Shanta called for standard protocols for screening …
JAMMU: Governor N.N Vohra has directed the Irrigation & Flood Control Department to ensure high speed work and completion of all dredging which is required to be carried out on river Jhelum. He was reviewing the progress in this regard at the Raj Bhavan here today. Under the Prime Minister’s …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puran Chand & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh through its Secretary Environment to the Government of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 02/02/2016 regarding regarding the Renuka Dam project across river Giri. River Giri is a perennial river which flows …
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today launched the Rs 310 crore Himachal Pradesh Forest Ecosystem Climate Proofing project at Satobari. The project aims at minimising and mitigating the effects of climate change. It will also enhance the adaptive capacity of local communities. It is being launched with German collaboration and funding …
Festering question marks over the EPR’s robustness and added worries of cost-related viability of new projects based on this technology are areas of concern The decks may have been cleared for what would be the world’s largest nuclear power generating station by net electrical power rating, with an early-2017 target …
Chennai: The floodwaters that swept away goods and swamped living rooms in the city without much warning, has on an average caused damage worth Rs 50,000 to 75,000 per houshold, according to a survey carried out by a group of NGOs. The group of NGOs surveyed nearly 610 people, including …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred Seventieth Report on "Environmental issues of Kerala in General and Kochi/Ernakulam in particular". The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests has been undertaking study visits in various States/cities across …
There are different categories of activists- some are selfless and voluntary in their activism, while others love to do the act of activism for the sake of earning their ‘minute of fame’ in the arc-lights. Manoj Gogoi of Kaziranga, who is a selfless wildlife rescue and rehabilitation volunteer, fits the …
No action even eight months after submission of report, it says HARSH REALITY: Women and children were subjected to exploitation when iron ore mining was at its peak in Ballari district, says the report of the fact-finding committee. A fact-finding committee is planning to petition the Governor in an effort …
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, on Sunday, said the recent floods in Chennai have made it a necessity to act strongly against “vested interests” that have encroached water bodies and “mercilessly throw all encroachers out”. In an interview to The Hindu after his meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister …
Mumbai: State revenue and forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said the government would draw up a comprehensive plan for the rehabilitation of slum dwellers on forest land. A day after the devastating fire at Damu Nagar that burnt over 2,000 huts to cinders, Mungantiwar said the delay in rehabilitating those eligible …
People have been rendered jobless and are leading a miserable life, NGT told Heeding to the plea that the ban on commercial activities in the eco-sensitive Rohtang Pass area was affecting the livelihood of people, the National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Himachal Pradesh government on the issue. …
A total of 2,527 victims of flash floods that occurred in parts of Tuticorin on Monday were rescued and evacuated by 16 boats from their residential localities to safer places. These victims were provided food, shelter and clothes after being accommodated in six temporary relief camps, Tourism Minister S.P. Shunmuganathan …
CHENNAI: A day after allocating exclusive phone numbers at party headquarters for people affected by floods to seek relief and rehabilitation, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday announced Rs 1 crore aid towards flood relief in the state. "In the last 10 days, unprecedented rain has been lashing Tamil Nadu …
MUMBAI: Mumbai now officially has 3,293 slum clusters. The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has, for the first time, carried out a Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping of slums across the city, which shows that slum clusters are spread over 9,008 acres or 36.45 sq km. The highest density of such …
The report, Mining, the Aluminium Industry and Indigenous Peoples: Enhancing Corporate Respect for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, provides a global overview of the challenges facing indigenous peoples, and presents five case studies from Australia, Cambodia, Guinea, India and Suriname. The case studies reveal that indigenous communities are affected by primary production …
