Mining

Prior consent of Forest Dept. must for issuing mining leases

Dist. administration to verify permissions accorded ‘illegally’ to mine manganese

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Mining, Illegal Trade, Vizianagaram (D)
Environment

Visakhapatnam: Industrial waste polluting tanks, catchment areas

The industrial waste discharged into tanks in L Kota contaminates the water bodies.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2019
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Waste, Water Pollution, Environment
Mining

Kalyanalova in danger due to granite mining

Visakhapatnam: The Human Rights Forum (HRF) called upon the government to take appropriate measures immediately to protect the catchment area of the Kalyanalova reservoir in Cheemalapadu panchayat

Publication Date: 
18/07/2019
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Granite, Mining, Ecosystem, Panchayats
Health

Titupati: Health wing gears up to curb viral diseases

More than 20 dengue cases registered in the district.

The district has witnessed maximum number of 421 cases in the year 2017.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2019
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Dengue, Malaria, Vector Borne Diseases, Waterborne diseases, Health
Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EC for Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, 15/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jammula Choudharaiah & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/07/2019 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) for Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme undertaken by the State of Andhra Pradesh for Drawl and Lifting of water from River Godavari near Purushothapatnam Village in Seethanagaram (M), East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2019
Tags:
Irrigation, East Godavari, Rivers, Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry Of Water Resources, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Court
Agriculture

Andhra farmer suicides: Jagan announces Rs 7 lakh compensation

Andhra Pradesh government will pay ex-gratia compensation of Rs 7 lakh each to families of 1,513 farmers who allegedly committed suicide due to crop loss or crop failure between 2014 and 2019, Chie

Publication Date: 
11/07/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Farmers, Debt, Compensation
Environment

DRDO gets clearance for missile test facility in A.P.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Krishna, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), DRDO, CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance)
Energy

‘Green building’ code will help conserve energy, says expert

Training on Energy Conservation Building Code-2017 held

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Energy
Energy

Andhra Pradesh govt to review tariff of all solar and wind projects

The state discoms have dues of Rs 20,000 crore

ACME, a firm sitting on the largest solar projects, faces fund crunch

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Andhra Pradesh, Solar Energy, Energy Policy, Energy
Environment

Initiative to reduce plastic use in Visakhapatnam

VISAKHAPATNAM: The India Youth For Society (IYFS)- an NGO working in the city is organising a workshop on, 'plastic-waste handling and controlling measures' at the Gandhi Centre in Dr LB College on

Publication Date: 
01/07/2019
Times of India (Visakhapatnam)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam (T), Plastics, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Municipal Corporation, Environment

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