SHILLONG: Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong said that the State Government will be able to take a call on the demand to re-define ‘forest’ again only after holding a consultation wi

The Supreme Court has directed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to disposed of the case pertaining the ban of coal mining in Meghalaya ‘as expeditiously as possible and at the earliest’.

The National Green Tribunal has ordered a ban on roadside shops and eateries along the animal corridors near Assam’s Kaziranga Natio-nal Park among a slew of directions in the wake of increasing wi

SHILLONG: The State Cabinet has approved the proposal for installation of ‘pre-paid metering system’ in the state with an aim to realize the revenue on a concurrent basis.

The State government is studying the NGT directive to demolish all the unauthorized constructions along the banks of the Wahumkhrah and Umshyrpi rivers, said Chief Minister Mukul Sangma.

The State PHE department is awaiting release of the fourth installment of Rs.43 crore from the Central Government to resume the construction work for Phase III of the Greater Shillong Water Supply

An initiative called ‘Mission Clean Brahmaputra’ was launched here today to keep the river clean for a better habitat of aquatic animals and for a greater benefit of the people.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Special Circuit Bench of the Eastern Zone on Thursday directed the Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to demolish all the unauthorized constructions alon

Tripura and Mizoram governments are compu-terising their Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) to implement the National Food Security Act from April, officials said on Thursday.

SHILLONG: There seems to be no end to violations of the NGT ban in East Jaintia Hills District as the district administration continues to detect several cases of extraction and transportation of c