Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
New Delhi : A high-level panel of the union environment ministry will over the next two days consider clearances for a clutch of projects entailing an investment of about Rs 80,000 crore. The expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the ministry of environment and forests will revisit 28 projects in the …
A strong heat wave is sweeping across Chhattisgarh and particularly Raipur which recorded a maximum temperature of 43.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday. People remained inside their houses and establishments to avoid the scorching sun rays.They were however relieved for sometime when the sky turned cloudy for sometime. Although it was …
Nalwa Steel & Power Limited (NSPL) is operating a steel plant at village Taraimal, tehsil Gharghoda, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The expansion proposal of Nalwa Steel & Power Limited includes iron and steel making, steel rolling sinter plant, coke oven, oxygen plant and producer gas plant Waste heat and char will …
Forest land measuring 835.616 hectares is being used for mining purposes by public sector undertakings (PSU) in Chhattisgarh without approval of Union government. A review report of Chhattisgarh State Compensatory, Afforestation, Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) by CAG, which was tabled in Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday, reveals that PSUs have …
Aimed to revamp the public distribution system across the state, the Chhattisgarh government had announced to launch the CORE PDS in four new cities. The CORE PDS is based on the latest information technology tools: smart cards, hand-held point-of-sale devices at ration shops and servers that store all data and …
Patna is at the bottom of the 50 liveable cities of India, while Mumbai is at the top. According to the latest survey by Institute for Competitiveness, an international agency, Mumbail is followed by Chennai, Hyderababad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkata, Noida, and Gurgaon. Pune and Nagpur which were in the …
The serene spread of the city lakes are turning into an eyesore. Thanks to the callous attitude of the municipal authorities, the inflow of untreated sewage, rubbish, feeding weeds are choking the precarious water bodies and its aquatic life of oxygen. Unauthorized constructions, algae, dirt, weeds and unkempt surroundings welcome …
Less than 24 hours after the Chhattisgarh government issued directive to schools to taste mid-day meals before they are served, 35 children of a primary school in Mou village in Raipur were hospitalized after having lunch on Saturday. While the condition of one student is reported to be serious others …
Plastic waste generation is no longer a problem confined to metro cities. Even tier two cities like Indore and Bhopal are generating mounds of plastic in industrial, residential and even slum areas. This is a rather common sight in Indore. As a result, the city has achieved the distinction of …
Private hospitals refuse treatment under government insurance schemes The Chhattisgarh government has had to accept yet another setback while trying desperately to rope in private players to strengthen public health care services. At least 20 major private hospitals have refused to provide treatment under the Chief Minister’s health insurance scheme …
The Chhattisgarh Seed Satyagrah continues its struggle to prevent foreign multinational companies from getting hold of the rice germplasm collection with the Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya. AKTI signals the start of the farming season in Chhattisgarh. But this April, farmers across the State observed Akti not by going to the …
Chhattisgarh may not be yet on the radar of international travellers, but it does get flocks if not hordes of winged visitors from all parts of Asiatic Region, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan and Eastern Himalayas. The visitors, which include Gadwall, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper and Common …
Production at the public sector Bhilai Steel Plant dipped in the 2011-12 fiscal from the previous financial year, the management said Tuesday, blaming the aging coke oven batteries for the fall. "The health of some aging coke oven batteries posed a big challenge from early on in the year, affecting …
About 60 coal-based power plants were planned in Chhattisgarh after 2005 as opportunistic business plugged into easy money and bad governance. M Rajshekhar reports that barely 15 plants will come up. And the situation in rest of India is just as bad. From his room in a modest district administration …
The Congress alleged that owing to indiscreet decision of Chief Minister Raman Singh, BJP Government in the State has exhausted over Rs 1,000 crore of tax payer's money for producing diesel from jatropha but the scheme is completely failed to yield its desired result. In a Press statement here on …
The Bilaspur High Court has struck down land acquisition by the Chhattisgarh government for setting up four power projects in Raigarh and Janjgir-Champa districts. Justice Prashant Mishra refused to accept the state’s claim that the land was acquired in “public interest”. “Acquisition of prime agriculture land cultivating two crops for …
Hydrogen-propelled locomotive is the next big thing that the Indian Railways has set its eyes on. The Indian Railways Organisation for Alternate Fuel is in an “advanced stage” to develop a technology for use of hydrogen as a source of fuel for its locomotives, which is part of its greater …
A team of students led by Pannu Haldar from Bilaspur glorified the name of nation as their “Sustainable Green Transport Plan” won the first prize at the international competition hosted by UN Decades at Paris, France on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nation Environment Programme. Under …
Tropical forests are recognized as rich, diverse and highly productive ecosystems of the world. The present study was carried out to assess carbon and nutrient storage of a dry tropical forest ecosystem in Barnawpara Sanctuary, Raipur district of Chhattisgarh through satellite remote sensing techniques and GIS.
In view of the rising level of pollution in atmosphere, which affects all sections of society a committee for pollution control was formed by renowned individuals that include intellectuals, officials, industrialists and citizens of the capital city. Speaking to mediapersons, Committee coordinators, Anjay Shukla, Dr Rakesh Gupta and Engineer Umaprakash …
