Industry

Jammu & Kashmir State Industrial Policy 2016

The new State Industrial Policy-2016 aims to attract substantial investment in industry for production of goods and services and employment generation through optimal utilization of the available resources including human resources.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2016
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Tags:
Industry, Development, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Cottage Industry, Artisans, Handloom Workers, Sustainable Development, Jammu & Kashmir
Air Pollution

Cement factories in Pulwama violate pollution norms, threaten life

Non-compliance by cement factories and lack of proper environmental audit has left the inhabitants of twin industrial hubs of Kashmir – Khrew and Khanmoh – in South Kashmir vulnerable to life threa

Publication Date: 
09/03/2016
Suhail Bhat
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Cement Industry, Environmentalists, RSPM (PM 10), Health Effects, Jammu & Kashmir
Climate Change

Hottest day in Kashmir in 76 years

SRINAGAR: Kashmir witnessed the hottest day in February in 76 years as the mercury rose to 20.6 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Wednesday, more than 10 degrees above normal for this time of the year

Publication Date: 
26/02/2016
Times Of India (Srinagar)
Tags:
Srinagar (D), Environmentalists, Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Jammu & Kashmir
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of horses, ponies, mules and donkeys to carry pilgrims and goods from Katra to the Vaishno Devi temple, 25/02/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Mulekhi Vs. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Others dated 25/02/2016 regarding use of horses, ponies, mules and donkeys to carry pilgrims and goods from Katra to the Vaishno Devi temple.

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Judgement Date: 
25/02/2016
Tags:
Animal Cruelty, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Jammu & Kashmir
Climate Change

Environment Min approves projects worth more than Rs 100 crore

Climate related projects worth more than Rs 100 crore which were submitted by five states including Jammu and Kashmir and Mizoram were approved by the Union Environment Ministry today.

Publication Date: 
23/02/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Telangana, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Climate Adaptation, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Jammu & Kashmir
Water Supply

NABARD comes to aid of water-deprived Samba village

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has helped the water deprived Mohargarh village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Publication Date: 
12/02/2016
Amit Khajuria
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Drinking Water, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Watershed Development, Irrigation, Water Supply, Jammu & Kashmir
Water Resources

Five wetlands vanished in 30 years

Official functions marked World Wetlands Day today to commemorate signing of an international treaty to save water bodies.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2016
Sumit Hakhoo
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wetlands, Land Encroachments, Environmentalists, Jammu (T), Water Resources, Jammu & Kashmir
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of waste to energy plant for municipal solid waste for the city of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, 28/01/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors dated 28/01/2016 regarding establishment of waste to energy plant for municipal solid waste for the city of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.

The Applicant (Dr. Irfan Ahmad) has brought to our notice that the municipal solid waste is scattered all over the city till today. There is no proper mechanism in place for collection, segregation, transportation and dumping of the waste.

Judgement Date: 
28/01/2016
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Srinagar (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste To Energy, Municipal Corporation, Jammu & Kashmir
Animal Care

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of horses, ponies, mules and donkeys to carry pilgrims and goods from Katra to the Vaishno Devi temple, 28/01/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs. State of J & K & Ors. regarding use of horses, ponies, mules and donkeys to carry pilgrims and goods from Katra to the Vaishno Devi temple.

Matter listed for 25th February, 2016.

Judgement Date: 
28/01/2016
Tags:
Animal Cruelty, Religious Places, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Jammu & Kashmir
Natural Disasters

Cold wave relentless in north India

Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while plains experienced intermittent rains as cold continued its grip over parts of north India, with Leh shivering at a low of

Publication Date: 
27/01/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Cold Waves, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Natural Disasters, Jammu & Kashmir

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