Even as the Centre awaits a report from it on the proposed YSR memorial, the Andhra Pradesh government has gone ahead with the project inviting consultants for its execution in a protected sanctuary housing endangered tigers in Nallamala forests.
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday received bouquets and brickbats from Union minister for environment and forest Jairam Ramesh. While he praised officials for combating climate change and coming out with such a detailed and focussed agenda, the minister punched a hole in the government
Pune Inquiry ordered in May was delayed due to elections
The probe involving large-scale irregularities in allotment of forest land in Pune will now pick up speed with the Lok Sabha polls in April and Assembly polls being over.
KOKRAJHAR, Oct 11: The destruction of forests in Bodoland area by the smugglers and encroachers through certain force or weak stand of the departmental officials is taking place although various measures have been formulated by the concerned department by involving the NGOs.
The Divisional Forest Officer here has served a show-cause notice on Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), which is setting up a six-million tonne steel plant here, for alleged violation of central guidelines on initiating construction activities on non-forest land.
Issued on October 5, it directed the company to stop work on the land, according to the conservator of forests, Angul circle.
Mumbai: Taking advantage of the laxity of civic officials and the police during elections, virgin mangrove lands near Kandarpada, Dahisar, are being reclaimed to build illegal shanties and industrial units.
