Even as the Punjab government has asked all the deputy commissioners and local bodies to strictly implement the Punjab Plastic Bags (Manufacture, Usage and Disposal) Control Act from May 1, 2011, n

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal faced some embarrassing moments on Thursday when his Rajasthan counterpart Vasundhra Raje flayed his government for being unable to stop discharge of chemi

On his first visit to hometown Hanumangarh after taking over as Cabinet Minister, Dr Ram Pratap today said the SAD-BJP Government should check canal water pollution.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje has spoken to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over the "unchecked supply of contaminated water" through canal bodies.

Taking up a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Hanumangarh (Rajasthan)-based farmers, the National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Centre and the Punjab Government for July 21.

Hanumangarh-based progressive farmers Shobha Singh Doodi and Shabnam Godara, chairperson and vice-chairperson, respectively, of zila parishad, have filed a public interest litigation (PIL) with the

The Centre has sanctioned Rs 107.32 crore as grant-in-aid to the Punjab Government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for this financial year, but the sta

Going by the issues that politicians are raising in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, it seems that waterlogging in the Fazilka district is not their priority.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje today sent a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over the unchecked flow of polluted water through the canal system originating from Ferozepu

States get authority to give clearance to mines less than 25 hectares

By revising guidelines for considering proposals for the grant of environmental clearance, the Central Government has cleared the decks for allowing mining up to 25 hectares (62 acres).