Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) mayor Chander Mohan Gupta said in its first endeavour to make Jammu a smart city, the civic body would be launching a strong polythene-free drive next year.

The upward trend in the mercury marked a dip on Monday when the night temperature settled at 5.3 degrees Celsius, down from the previous night's 6.7 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological department (Me

Will give time to stakeholders to switch over to biodegradable products: Secy Environment

Order of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir (Srinagar Bench) in the matter of Syed Iqbal Tahir Geelani Vs State of Jammu & Kashmir dated 27/11/2018.

A public interest litigation was filed in 2002 alleging largescale release of pollutants into the Dal Lake, misuse and encroachment into the lake and complete insufficiency of the administration in managing the lake.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Vs Gauri Maulekhi & Others dated 26/11/2018 regarding disposal of dung of mules carrying pilgrims from Katra to Bhavan.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action & Others Vs Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 22/11/2018. This application seeks direction to close down industries causing pollution, discharging effluents/waste into or near the River Basantar, District Samba, Jammu and Kashmir and operating without statutory consent.

Highlighting the importance of providing legal literacy regarding environment, Chief Justice High Court, Justice Gita Mittal today said it is imperative that people are educated about the concerns

There is a sharp decline in cases of dengue and so far only 62 cases were found positive compared to 307 last year, Deputy director (headquarter), health services, Jammu, Chander Prakash said.

High Court today sought affidavit from the authorities disclosing therein the details of amount received and payment made for the supply, purchase and procurement of nutritional items for Anganwari

Chairman J&K State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), B Siddhartha took a stock of the overall assessment of the pollution in and around the Samba Industrial area.

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