Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Panwar Vs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 20/05/2025. The miscellaneous application was registered on the basis of the report of the joint committee dated July 20, 2024 filed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) …
Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of M. T. Thomas & Others Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Thiruvananthapuram dated 05/02/2018 regarding spoiling of agriculture due to the attack of wild animals. The petitions have been filed by the agriculturalists who own or occupy lands in …
In a bid to make the city noise pollution-free, the Chandigarh Traffic Police have initiated a no-honking campaign under which motorists will be sensitised about it and administered a pledge to support the campaign. The police are also distributing stickers, meant for steering wheels of vehicles with ‘I will not …
A new political dawn in Zimbabwe has sparked talk among farmers of land reform and the return of some whites who lost their land and livelihoods to President Robert Mugabe during a 37-year rule that drove the economy to collapse. Mugabe, 93, resigned in November after the army and his …
Algeria said Sunday it is due to submit new proposals to France over the issue of compensation Paris has to provide to victims of nuclear tests in Algeria. "A meeting of the Algerian-French Joint Commission in charge of settling the issue of French nuclear tests in Algeria is under preparation, …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Surender Singh & Others Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 25/01/2018 regarding acquisition of large chunk of land totaling around 520 acres 02 Kanals and 13.5 Marlas situated in 15 villages in the State of Haryana for the …
Zimbabwe is considering establishing a special tribunal to determine the value of compensation and how to pay former white commercial farmers who lost their land since 2000, according to a government document. Under former president Robert Mugabe, the southern African nation grabbed world headlines when ruling ZANU-PF party supporters forcibly …
Mr Majaliwa cited compensation as one of the issues that needed to be addressed, in order to create a harmonious relationship between the two groups, noting that several teams that the government had formed to address thorny issues that included complaints by people demanding compensation from the mine had not …
Threat of closure of state-run coal-fired thermal power plants looms large following tough environmental norms for curbing carbon emission enforced by Ministry of Environment and Forests. The new norm entails installation of `Flue Gas Desulphurisation‘ (FGD) and `Selective Catalytic Reducer’ (SCR) in each unit of thermal power plants. Thermal plants …
BHOPAL: Leader of Opposition Ajay Singh shot letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister for Energy RK Singh and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan bringing to their notice the agitation of farmers in Gadarwara, Narsinghpur district against non-fulfilment of agreement promises by NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd). In …
More Than 500 Kgs Seized In Anantnag, Handwara Jammu & Kashmir Police in its drive against use of polythene seized more than 500 kilograms of polythene in Anantnag and Handwara. “In Anantnag the drive was launched in the jurisdiction of all the Police Stations of the district headed by their …
GHAZIABAD: The UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has recommended that GMC impose penalties on several building material suppliers for violating air pollution prevention norms. Penalties of Rs 50,000 each have been recommended for eight building material suppliers in a list sent to the municipal corporation on January 8 in accordance …
NEW DELHI: Smokers, beware. Delhi police have launched a crackdown on smoking in public places and has over the last four days booked 6,941 people in south Delhi for lighting up in public. Police teams are keeping a watch at markets, Metro stations and bus stops, where the maximum violations …
87% deaths in Punjab owing to debt Punjab saw 16,606 farm suicides during 2000-2015, reveals data compiled by three universities — worrisome indeed, especially at a time when debt-trapped farmers are at the brink. During this period, PAU, Ludhiana recorded 14,667 cases of suicide in six districts — 1,238 in …
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench here on Monday modified its September 27, 2016 judgment to enhance the environmental compensation cost imposed on Goel Ganga Developers India Private Limited from Rs 100 crore to Rs 190 crore in a review proceeding relating to illegal constructions at an integrated housing …
Nagpur: If one believed that with recent tiger attacks on humans the man-animal conflict has been raging, then it is not completely true. As per official figures, 42 human deaths were reported in the state till December 2017 as compared to 52 in 2016. Information received by RTI activist Abhay …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Pradeep Kumar Sinha dated 05/01/2018 regarding illegal mining of sand at the bank of river Narangi, Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. Fact of illegal mining is not disputed. The Court said the equipment used for sand mining …
Urinating in public will attract spot fines ranging from Rs 100 to Rs 200, while defecating in the open will attract a spot fine of Rs 500 Open defecation in Maharashtra will now invite a spot fine of Rs 500, according to rules framed by the state government. The government …
As the deadline set by the Supreme Court to recover penalty against the illegal iron ore mining done has already ended on December 31 the State Government is now weighing options to resolve the issue. Top sources in the Mines Department said the several representations from the companies found on …
Porvorim: The cabinet has extended the debt relief scheme till March 31 this year for borrowers affected by the ban on mining. The proposed extension, however, will be limited to only those proposals that are pending with the banks or those which were rejected earlier. The state's decision was announced …
Citing alleged irregularities, indigenes of Emu-Ebendo and Emu-Iyasele communities in Ndokwa West Local Council of Delta State have rejected the environmental impact assessment report (EIA) reportedly conducted by OMAS PILLAR ASTEX Company Limited for a modular refinery in their area. The rejection came amid an age-long dispute over the ownership …
