The 12 million tonne per annum project, proposed in Orissa and billed as the largest FDI in India, does not encroach forest land and should be given go ahead at the earliest."
Kim Jong-Hoon South Korean trade minister South Korea on Thursday urged India not to "disregard" the importance of the proposed $12 billion Posco steel project, in view of the development it is set to bring in the country b

Sharadha Narayanan | ENS

Only seven of the total 13,702 tanks fenced; 4,695 yet to cross survery stage; 1,978 tenements on water bodies in Chennai alone
FIVE years after the Madras High Court ordered that all encroachments to water bodies in the State be cleared, the Public Works Department (PWD) is yet to begin eviction work in one-third of the tanks in Tamil Nadu.

THE environment ministry has moved to protect India

PAMPORE, Nov 30: Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din has impressed upon the engineers to invoke the provisions of recently enacted Water Resources Act to clear encroachments along Jhelum and secure the water resources in the State.

Chairing a high level meeting of engineers of the districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian today, the Minister said the Act is a

Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram are encroaching on a combined area of 85,446.42 hectares of Assam, the break-up being Nagaland

Kokrajhar, Nov.

Sewage flowing into the water body should also be stopped, demand residents
High expectations among people on 64-acre facility
Desilting will facilitate boating in the lake

TIRUNELVELI: While welcoming the Corporation's plan to establish an ecological park at Ilanthaikulam in Palayamkottai with a range of fun rides, the public here want the urban local body to clear the encroachments around t

While releasing norms for management of urban flooding, NDMA member M Shashidhar Reddy, MLA, said two major causes, which lead to urban flooding, are improper disposal of solid waste and encroachments.

The member emphasised the need for public awareness to deal with these issues.