Sanitation

Supreme Court seeks details of BPL families having toilets in Haryana

The Supreme Court has taken note of one of the minimum criteria that a person must have for contesting panchayat elections in Haryana — a toilet in the house — and asked the state government to fil

Publication Date: 
20/10/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Toilets, Supreme Court, Panchayats, Poverty, Rural Sanitation, Sanitation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a warehouse within the CRZ zone, Kottuvally Village, Ernakulam District, Kerala State, 15/10/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Sangwari Research Organization Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated Fair Log Warehousing and Trading (P) Ltd. Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 15/10/2015 regarding construction of a warehouse within the CRZ zone, Kottuvally Village, Ernakulam District, Kerala State.

Judgement Date: 
15/10/2015
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, Ernakulam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Kerala, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Supreme Court, Panchayats
Sanitation

1,040 Odisha Panchayats to be Free of Open Defecation

The State Government has set a target to convert at least one block in each district and 1,040 gram panchayats as open defecation-free under Swachh Bharat Mission during the current fiscal.

Publication Date: 
09/10/2015
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Open Defecation, Panchayats, Toilets, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Rural Sanitation, Sanitation
Solid Waste

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal attempts to establish a solid waste treatment plant without obtaining necessary approval, Vilappil Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 30/09/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zonal Bench, Chennai) in the matter of Vilappilsala Samyuktha Samara Samithi Vilappil Panchayat, Peyad P.O., Thiruvananthapuram.Vs.

Judgement Date: 
30/09/2015
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Thiruvananathapuram (T), Kerala, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Panchayats, Health Effects, High Court, Wetlands
Habitat And Urbanisation

Cabinet clears draft policy to develop eco-tourism

Ranchi: The state government on Tuesday cleared the decks for bringing out its new eco-tourism policy.The state cabinet, led by chief minister Raghubar Das, approved the draft new policy that aims

Publication Date: 
23/09/2015
Dhritiman Ray
Times Of India (Ranchi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Ecotourism, Sanctuaries, National Parks, Panchayats, Infrastructure Development, Tourism, Habitat And Urbanisation
Sanitation

Haryana makes education, toilet must for candidates

The Haryana Assembly today passed a landmark legislation making educational qualifications and toilets at residence premises mandatory for the candidates of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) a

Publication Date: 
08/09/2015
Pradeep Sharma
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Toilets, Legislation, Panchayats, Sanitation
Water Resources

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding filling up the Thamaraikeni Kulam Water tank, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 02/09/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Gajendran, Chennai Vs Principal Secretary/Commissioner,Corporation of Chennai dated 02/09/2015 regarding filling up the Thamaraikeni Kulam Water tank (Kottivakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, which is more than hundred years old) with quarry dust for constructing water overhead water tank and sump, in order to preserve the tank thereby to maintain the ecology and protect the environment.

Judgement Date: 
02/09/2015
Tags:
Water Resources, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater Recharge, Panchayats, Municipal Corporation, Chennai (T), Water Supply, Waste Disposal
Environment

Environment conservation, development must go together: Prakash Javadekar

DEHRADUN: Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday underlined the need to strike a balance between environment conservation and development, saying both are equally important for the survival of

Publication Date: 
01/09/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Development, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environmental Security, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, Regulations
Sanitation

Govt. sanctions Rs. 100 cr. for construction of toilets in over 83,000 rural households

Move to make elimination of open defecation a people’s movement

Publication Date: 
27/08/2015
P.V.V. Murthi
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Toilets, Rural Sanitation, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Panchayats, Sanitation
Sanitation

60 village panchayats to be open defecation-free from October 2

As part of eliminating open defecation, 60 village panchayats in the district will have Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) and these villages will also be declared as ‘Open Defecation-Free Village

Publication Date: 
25/08/2015
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Open Defecation, Panchayats, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Rural Sanitation, Toilets, Sanitation

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