The Ministry of Rural Development has emphasised upon the need to improve the effectiveness of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the state, both in terms of

Expressing concern over the lack of initiatives by the authorities to prepare a concrete environment plan, the State of Environment Report (SoER) has stressed launching a scientific action plan to combat environmental hazards.

“The data on air quality is missing and the authorities concerned have not introduced a system of environmental management of the industrial estates/houses in the state. Environment planning has not taken root in the state, therefore there is no central databank and environment planning in place in the state,” the report said.

The Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has stressed the need for enhancing drinking water supply in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, besides introducing the piped water supply sch

The Indian plywood industry has estimated annual revenues of Rs 25,000-30,000 cr, and is dominated by unorganised players

It’s been a sweet victory for land owners and farmers in Chandigarh who had been contesting against the union territory (UT) administration’s decision to acquire 272 acres of land to expand the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park (RGCTP). After their petitions were rejected by the High Court in 2011, land owners and farmers affected by the acquisition of land approached the Supreme Court.

With the Supreme Court ordering quashing the acquisition last week, the UT administration has been put on the back foot, bringing a smile on the faces of the members of the Mani Majra Farmers and Welfare Protection Society, which had been contesting against the decision.