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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal crushing units in the State of Telangana, 02/02/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Suo motu Application Vs The Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana & Others dated 02/02/2016 regarding illegal crushing units in the State of Telangana.

On service of Show Cause Notices, 65 units have applied for Consent to Operate and for the remaining 125 Units closure orders have been served.

Judgement Date: 
02/02/2016
Tags:
Mining, Stone Industry, Telangana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

Fall in groundwater table

Smugglers are extracting sand illegally at various places.

Publication Date: 
02/02/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Godavari, Mining, Rivers, Groundwater, Sand, Drinking Water, Minor Minerals
Sanitation

Red tape bogs down Swachh toilets in Telangana

The TS survey revealed that out of 1.01 crore households, 42.10 lakh had no toilets.

Publication Date: 
28/01/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Toilets, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Corruption, Sanitation
Wildlife

Tigers fall prey to floating population

Dwindling prey and skewed gender ratio a concern, says study

Publication Date: 
27/01/2016
M Somasekhar
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Telangana, Tiger, Buxa NP, Tiger Reserves, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Western Ghats, Tiger Conservation, Wildlife
Water Pollution

Water Scarcity, Pollution Uppal's Major Problems

HYDERABAD: Drinking water is a major problem in Uppal area. It is supplied on alternate days or once in three days. Even the quantity of water supplied is meagre.

Publication Date: 
25/01/2016
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Water Pollution, Drinking Water Scarcity, Lake Pollution, Industrial Waste
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining, Telangana, 22/01/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of P. Narendhar Reddy Vs. State of Telangana & Ors. dated 22/01/2016 regarding illegal mining/extraction of sand, gravel and marbel carried out in the State of Telangana without obtaining necessary Environment Clearance from SEIAA/MoEF. The applicant is a resident of Nizamabad district, Telangana State.

NGT in its Order said that this is a matter which should be heard and disposed by the Southern Bench, NGT as no reason whatsoever has been shown as to why this petition is to be entertained by the Principal Bench, New Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
22/01/2016
Tags:
Mining, Sand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Telangana, Court, Environment Clearance (EC)
Health

Hyderabad: Mortality rate of infants still very high despite all existing facilities

Hyderabad: When 1000 babies are born 36.9 of them die on the first day of birth and 60 per 1000 die in the first one week of birth posing a major challenge to health care facilities and paediatrici

Publication Date: 
22/01/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Infant mortality, Child Health, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Women, Health Effects, Health
Environment

Environment faces threat from barrage on Pranahita

Conservationists demand ‘sincere’ environmental impact assessmentof the project

Publication Date: 
21/01/2016
S. Harpal Singh
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Rivers, Maharashtra, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Riverine Ecology, Environmental Security, Environment, Adilabad (D)
Energy

India to add 2,000 MW solar capacity in January-March, major projects in states like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

NEW DELHI: India will add 2,000 megawatts of solar power capacity between January and March, which is equal to the capacity added during the entire 2015.

Publication Date: 
15/01/2016
Kaavya Chandrasekaran
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Power Industry, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Energy
Water Resources

Ground Water Year Book (2014–2015): Telangana state

Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, has been carrying out ground water regime studies all over the country for generating historical data base in order to establish dynamics of ground water regime which plays a crucial role for estimation of ground water resour

Publication Date: 
14/01/2016
Central Ground Water Board
Tags:
Groundwater, Water Resources, Groundwater Quality, Drinking Water, Groundwater Irrigation, Waterlogging, Telangana

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