Energy

Amplus partners Indian Army to boost solar energy in J&K

Amplus Energy Solutions has partnered Indian Army to provide solar lamps to the people of Gurez valley in Jammu and Kashmir.

Publication Date: 
17/11/2017
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Power Industry, Energy
Environment

NEERI to study environmental impact of Boulevard 4-lanning

The Div Com was speaking at a meeting to discuss various issues related to various water bodies in Srinagar.

Publication Date: 
15/11/2017
Greater Kashmir
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Roads, National Envirnmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Ecology, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

NGT caps daily Vaishno Devi Bhawan traffic at 50,000 pilgrims

NEW DELHI/JAMMU: The National Green Tribunal on Monday capped at 50,000 the number of pilgrims that can visit Vaishno Devi daily.

Publication Date: 
14/11/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Religious Places, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Pollution, Environmental Health, Health Effects, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding infrastructure and other matters relating to route from Katra to Bhawan and environment protection, Jammu & Kashmir, 13/11/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Others dated 13/11/2017 regarding infrastructure and other matters relating to route from Katra to Bhawan and environment protection.

Some of the directions passed by the Principal Bench of NGT are the following:

Judgement Date: 
13/11/2017
Tags:
Religious Places, Infrastructure Development, Roads, Solid Waste, Waste Management, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Animal Cruelty, Sanitation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Jammu & Kashmir
Health

Alarming prevalence of obesity in Kashmir can turn children diabetic: Study

Doctors said in addition to the healthcare system, various government bodies, schools and parents too had a responsibility.

Publication Date: 
13/11/2017
Greater Kashmir
Tags:
Obesity, Child Health, Children, Right To Information (RTI), Junk Food, Lifestyles, Health Effects, Health
Health

424 dengue cases in Jammu, Kathua

Patients rush to private hospitals outside J&K

Publication Date: 
02/11/2017
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Jammu (D), Health
Environment

Court disposes PIL on Tosa Maidan after receiving compliance report from Govt

Jammu and Kashmir High Court (HC) Tuesday disposed of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on Tosa Maidan after it received the compliance report from State government.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2017
Rising Kashmir
Tags:
Environmental Health, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Health Effects, Environmental Security, Environment, Jammu & Kashmir
Water Pollution

Jhelum turned into sewer, carries toxic water: Experts

Environment experts who visited the river Jhelum in Srinagar on Sunday expressed serious concern over its deteriorating condition, terming the dredging of the river ‘a futile exercise’.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2017
Rising Kashmir
Tags:
Jhelum, River Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Water Resources, Water Pollution
Environment

Need for environmental education

In India, where population has seen enormous upsurge, environmental education has been made an integral component of the national education schedule

Publication Date: 
24/10/2017
Greater Kashmir
Tags:
Environment Education, Deforestation, Soil Erosion, Ecosystems, Global Warming, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Authorities’ reluctance to abide by MoEF directive renders brick kilns illegal

Authorities’ reluctance to abide by MoEF directive renders brick kilns illegal

Publication Date: 
23/10/2017
Suhail Bhat
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Bricks, Industrial Pollution, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment, Jammu & Kashmir

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