SRINAGAR: The Committee on Environment of Legislative Assembly today recommended that all the Deputy Commissioners should act as nodal officers for ensuring Environmental Protection within their respective districts.

The Committee, which met under the chairmanship of MLA, M. Y. Tarigami discussed various issues related to environment. The meeting was attended by legislators, Mohammad Sharief Niaz, Abdul Rehman Veeri, Mohammad Khalil Band, M. Y. Shah, Rafi Ahmed Mir, Prof. Gharu Ram Bhagat, Durga Dass and Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie.

Noida: A day after TOI reported that Noida Authority had been selectively demolishing illegal structures on river beds, an anti encroachment squad on Friday razed a number of unauthorized, concrete

HYDERABAD: The state government will send proposals worth Rs 2, 122 crore to the Centre under the JNNURM scheme for infrastructure projects including construction of grade separator at Tolichowki,

Former Mayor of East Delhi Municipal Corporation Annapurna Mishra has demanded that the Delhi Government appeal against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order for evacuation of all unauthorised co

Noida: Acting upon allegations of rampant encroachment of the Yamuna riverbanks, the National Green Tribunal on Monday imposed a ban on all construction activities — whether temporary or permanent

Heeding a petition filed by an NRI of Goan origin, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to consider constituting small/inquiry committees he

Bombay High Court last week turned down petitions questioning the constitutional validity of sections of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 (the Slum Ac