Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Sugra Adiwasi & Others Vs Pathranand & Others dated 29/04/2025. The bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the state of Madhya Pradesh as well as the central government through the the Ministries of Tribal Affairs and …
Ahead of district administration's third attempt to convene a public hearing for acquisition of land for proposed Chukta atomic power plant in Mandla, fresh protests have erupted on Saturday. Tribal population have ignored public hearing and also started an indefinite protest against the project saying, they will prefer to die …
The three regional parties – UDP, HSPDP and KHNAM – have reiterated their opposition to mining of uranium in the State in their manifestoes for the upcoming district council elections. While the anti-uranium mining stand features among the top agenda in the manifestos of the HSPDP and KHNAM, it is …
Roof-Top, Pole-Mounted Units Planned In Attapadi Hamlet, Mananthavadi Estate The state electricity board has, in a first-of-its-kind endeavour suitable to Kerala, decided to roll out several pilot projects to track and test the potential of solar energy. The projects, set to begin in the current fiscal, include grid interactive solar …
Concerned over several posts lying vacant in medical services in scheduled areas, the Group of Governors recommended that ministries of health and tribal affairs should declare all tribal sub-plan (TSP) districts as 'high priority districts' under National Rural Health Mission. This would provide medical staff working there a lump-sum incentive. …
The state government is coming up with an ambitious project of Hybrid Maize Seed Production in Banswara-Dungarpur, the twin districts of south Rajasthan. The areas so far known for the vulnerable condition of their tribal population will soon come to be recognized as the hybrid corn seed hub within a …
Hundreds of villagers staged protests against proposed Rio Tinto diamond mining project at Bunder at Kasera village of Chhatarpur district in Bundelkhand region, on Wednesday. The demonstration was held during a public hearing held by district collector Masood Akhtar on the issue. People of Buxwaha area opposed the proposed project …
The Maharashtra government has given its approval for a first-of-its-kind bamboo processing unit to be set up in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district at an estimated cost of Rs 19.40 crore. The state Cabinet last week gave two major approvals that could pave way for liberating bamboo from the strict control of …
The government has allotted 37 hydropower projects in Lahaul and Spiti district with a capacity of 22.92.50 MW, including the 420-MW Reoli Dugli project allotted to L&T; and the 400-MW Seli project to Seli HEP Company, Power Minister Sujan Singh Pathania told the Assembly during Question Hour. Replying to a …
Government has sent out 146 notices to leading iron and steel makers which were allegedly involved into illegal mining. Minerals worth about Rs 60,000 crore were illegally mined in Odisha during 2008-2011, Justice MB Shah Commission of Inquiry said in its report tabled in Parliament today. The first part of …
Up in arms against land acquisition, farmers from nearly 27 villages, mostly tribal, of Manavar Tehsil of Dhar district on Thursday protested against the acquisition of their land for the proposed cement plant and raised issue related to legality of the project. Tribal alleged that even after submitting hundreds of …
Government has sent out 146 notices to leading iron and steel makers which were allegedly involved into illegal mining Shah Commission says Rs 60K cr lost to illegal mining in Odisha Minerals worth about Rs 60,000 crore were illegally mined in Odisha during 2008-2011, Justice MB Shah Commission of Inquiry …
Statement of the Minister of Environment and Forests in response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 262 for 10 February 2014, asked by Shri S. Semmalai , Manicka Targore regarding Environment clearances to projects.. Minister Of Environment And Forests, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily in response to the question on environmental …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Smt. Mithlesh Bai Patel Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. dated 10/02/2014 mining license granted for the purpose of mining laterite. According to the petitioner, the area covered under said licence falls within Khasra No. …
The Peruvian government has approved plans for gas company Pluspetrol to move deeper into a supposedly protected reserve for indigenous peoples and the buffer zone of the Manu National Park in the Amazon rainforest. The approval follows the government rescinding a highly critical report on the potential impacts of the …
The state will raise objection to the new coastal regulation zone (CRZ) rules, 2011, which will impact the fishing community living along Kerala coast. Chief minister Oommen Chandy made this point while replying to an adjournment motion moved by CPM MLA S Sharma in the assembly on Wednesday. He said …
Remote tribal areas facing low voltage and frequent power cuts can look forward to reliable power supply as HIMURJA has prepared plans for the phase-II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, envisaging a 2-MW solar power plant at Kaza in the tribal Spiti valley and 50 solar power plants …
BHUBANESWAR: The Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district has recorded a footfall of nearly 20,000 tourists within two and half months, ever since it opened in mid-November. About 10 foreign nationals visited the reserve. Official expect that by the end of June, when the reserve is closed to tourists, …
Status report on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 for the period ending 31st January, 2014.
This report is a compilation of best practices on convergence of MGNREGA with other schemes from fourteen states across the country - Andhra Pradesh, A& N Islands, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Recognizing the need for …
Industry representatives including Nespresso, Audi, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetra Pak have put forward criteria for a global standard for sustainable aluminium production. The standard is part of the IUCN-led Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), whose aim is to foster responsible environmental, social and governance performance throughout the entire aluminium …
