Agriculture

With a little help: young women farmer experiences in India

Despite the substantial body of work focused on women farmers in India, the generational aspects of women farmers are often under-researched. Young women farmers (YWF) often get lost in discussions of youth in agriculture or women farmers more generally.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2020
Sharada Srinivasan, Sudha Narayanan
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
Tags:
Women, Farmers, Agriculture, India, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
Land

Restoring landscapes in India for climate and communities

A new report from WRI India found that the Sidhi district could economically and ecologically benefit from landscape restoration. When implemented at scale in Sidhi, restoring land could conserve biodiversity, improve water recharge, sequester carbon, enhance rural livelihoods and spur rural development.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2020
Ruchika Singh, Karishma Shelar, Rohini Chaturvedi, Marie Duraisami, Rajendra Singh Gautam
World Resources Institute
Tags:
Land Degradation, Deforestation, Agroforestry, Forest Rights Act 2006, Climate Change, Sidhi (D), Madhya Pradesh
Mining

Report on illegal mining in village Baijnath, Hinauti and Khamriya in tehsil Hujur, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh, 10/11/2020

Joint inspection report on behalf of Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board in Original Application No. 34/2020 in the matter of J R Narayan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh.

The matter related to illegal mining in the area of village Baijnath, Hinauti and Khamriya in tehsil Hujur.

Judgement Date: 
10/11/2020
Tags:
Mining, Rewa (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Madhya Pradesh
Solid Waste

Report by the state of Madhya Pradesh on solid waste management, 06/11/2020

Quarterly report by the state of Madhya Pradesh in Original Application No. 606/2018 in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order in the matter of Municipal Solid Waste Management Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others.

Judgement Date: 
06/11/2020
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Industry

Report on Jaypee Nigrie Super Thermal Power Plant (JNSTPP), Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, 05/11/2020

Report of Jaypee Nigrie Super Thermal Power Plant (JNSTPP), Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. There is a 100% ash water recovery system (AWRS) in JNSTPP and electrostatic precipitators (ESP) are functional.

Judgement Date: 
05/11/2020
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Singrauli (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Fly Ash, Industrial Pollution
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining, Harda, Madhya Pradesh, 20/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Beniwal Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 20/10/2020. The matter relates to illegal sand mining in district Harda, Madhya Pradesh.

The NGT directs constitution of a Joint Committee consisting of:

Judgement Date: 
20/10/2020
Tags:
Sand, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Harda (D), Madhya Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in the area of Lidhorahat Ghat Badtua, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, 19/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Atul Agarwal Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 19/10/2020.

The matter related to illegal mining in the area of Lidhorahat Ghat Badtua in district Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Expert Member Satyawan Singh Garbyal of the NGT directed that there must be an institutional framework and enforcement mechanism to prevent illegal and excess quarrying. Further, the state should ensure that mining takes place without any adverse impact on the environment.

Judgement Date: 
19/10/2020
Tags:
Mining, Sagar (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Mining Reclamation, Rivers, Hydrology
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining, Madhya Pradesh, 09/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dheeraj Sharma Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 09/10/2020 regarding illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh.

The applicant (Dheeraj Sharma) said that in spite of the notification issued by the Central Government and in spite of the fact that there is a regulatory authority to control illegal sand mining, it was taking place for government purposes.

Judgement Date: 
09/10/2020
Tags:
Sand, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Madhya Pradesh, Environment Clearance (EC)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of encroachment of government land and nalla, village Kauluva, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 06/10/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hardesh Kirar Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 06/10/2020. The matter related to encroachment of government land and nalla and discharge of untreated sewage at village Kauluva, Bhopal.

Judgement Date: 
06/10/2020
Tags:
Land Encroachments, Bhopal (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Housing Construction
Habitat And Urbanisation

Madhya Pradesh Municipality (User charges for Water Supply, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management Services) Rules, 2020

The Madhya Pradesh government has proposed a steep hike in user charges for water supply, sewerage and solid waste management services in the urban areas to recover the cost incurred in providing these facilities as its revenue generation continues on the downward trend, according to a state government notification.

Publication Date: 
28/09/2020
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Tags:
Water Supply, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Madhya Pradesh

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