Non-utilisation of Rs 4 crore for safely disposing carbide waste: Audit
About Rs 4 crore earmarked for safe disposal of toxic waste lying at Union Carbide site in Bhopal was not utilised by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), an audit report has said. The state
View ArticleTribal protest against acquisation of land for cement factory
Up in arms against land acquisition, farmers from nearly 27 villages, mostly tribal, of Manavar Tehsil of Dhar district on Thursday protested against the acquisition of their land for the proposed cement
View ArticleThe effect of India's Total Sanitation Campaign on defecation behaviors...
Poor sanitation is thought to be a major cause of enteric infections among young children. However, there are no previously published randomized trials to measure the health impacts of large-scale...
View ArticleMonitoring implementation of desertification combating plan using geomatics –...
The world’s drylands are subject to desertification as a result of extended droughts, climate change, and human activities. Development in drylands depends on addressing degradation of the ecosystem,...
View ArticleNGOs allege violations during UCIL toxic waste trail run at Pithampur
BHOPAL: NGOs working for the survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster alleged violating of guidelines and directives of the Supreme Court during on-going incineration of 10 MT toxic waste carried from...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Medha Patkar Vs. State of MP & Ors dated 12/10/2015 regarding illegal sand mining in District Badwani and Dhar,
View ArticleIllegal sand mining in Sardar Sarovar project: Medha Patkar
BHOPAL: Social activist Medha Patkar has alleged to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that there is rampant illegal sand mining in catchment and submergence areas of Sardar Sarovar project, in four...
View ArticleShivraj hardsells MP in China, inks $1bn MoU
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh signed an MoU worth one billion dollars with Sany group of China on Monday. The Chinese company evinced interest in investment in 500 MW wind energy sector and building industrial
View ArticleNGT scanner on mining pollution
Bhopal: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), central bench, on Thursday directed the state government to submit information on how much damage has been caused to the environment by release of vehicles...
View ArticleChronic disease concordance within Indian households: A cross-sectional study
The household is a potentially important but understudied unit of analysis and intervention in chronic disease research. We sought to estimate the association between living with someone with a chronic
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