Environment

Dhabota industrial area faces green objections

The objections, raised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in granting clearance to 515 bighas proposed to be developed as an industrial area in Dhabota in the Nalagarh industrial belt hav

Publication Date: 
02/05/2016
Ambika Sharma
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Environment Clearance (EC), Afforestation, Land, Forests, Deforestation, Water Harvesting, Environment
Water Pollution

High fluoride content in water leaves Jagalur villagers with boils, joint pain

Jagalur (Davanagere): Bindushree, 6, shrieks at the mere mention of the word bath.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2016
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Davanagere (D), Fluoride, Drinking Water, Water Harvesting, Water Pollution
Environment

Action Taken on Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Environment Management in Indian Railways - Stations, Trains and Tracks: Public Accounts Committee (2015-16

Public Accounts Committee (2015-16) present this Thirty Eighth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on “Environment Management in Indian Railways – Stations, Trains and Tracks” relating to Ministry of Railways (Rai

Publication Date: 
26/04/2016
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Environment Management, Rail Transport, India, Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Water Pollution, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting, Renewable Energy, Waste Management, Garbage, Wildlife, Parliament
Water Resources

Rainwater harvesting stays on paper

Nashik: Developers often lure gullible buyers by showcasing fancy, eco-friendly provisions like rainwater harvesting, garbage chutes and solar power heating; but when it actually comes down to it,

Publication Date: 
06/04/2016
Times Of India (Nashik)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Water Harvesting, Monsoons, Water Conservation, Municipal Corporation, Water Resources
Water Supply

In the pipeline: Water supply to all by 2017

The government has increased the budgetary allocation for water and sanitation from Rs 1,468 crore in the last fiscal to Rs 1,976 crore this year, which is 9.6% of the total plan outlay .

Publication Date: 
29/03/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Budget, Sanitation, Water Supply, Drinking Water, Water Harvesting
Environment

'841.82 crore water cess collected, but not a penny has been spent'

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), in its report, noticed anomalies in implementation and follow-up action regarding certain cess imposed by the state government for various object

Publication Date: 
29/03/2016
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Environment, Health, Budget, Water Harvesting
Water Resources

Priority to rainwater harvesting pits in Nellore

Anantapur:Anantapur: collector orders officials to complete all pending works on war footing.

Publication Date: 
28/03/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Water Harvesting, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Farmers, Nellore (D), Water Resources
Water Resources

Dependence, high cost teach prudence

Pune: Echelon Cooperative Housing Society on Baner-Pashan Link Road gets its water from a tanker supplier who has doubled the charges at the start of summer.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2016
Times Of India (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune, Water Supply, Groundwater Recharge, Water Management, CSE, Water Harvesting
Habitat And Urbanisation

Model Building Bye-laws, 2016

Urban development minister released the model building bye-laws 2016, which aim to boost ease of doing business in the construction sector.

Publication Date: 
18/03/2016
Ministry of Urban Development
Tags:
Building Byelaws, Buildings, India, Environment, Water Harvesting, Solar Energy, Environment Clearance (EC)
Environment

No need for envrironment impact assessment for Metro Rail: MoEF

Nagpur: City's metro railway has cleared another hurdle with the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) making it clear that environment impact assessment (EIA) was not needed for the pro

Publication Date: 
14/03/2016
Ashish Roy
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Nagpur (T), Metro, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Water Harvesting, Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Wildlife Act 1972, Coastal Regulations, Environment, Environment Clearance (EC)

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