Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approves Rs 7,834 crore for 4 major schemes; 20% reservation for retired Agniveers in state policeArunachal Pradesh's Cabinet approved Rs 7,834 crore for four comprehensive schemes. This investment will improve roads and rural connectivi...
18 Jul, 2026, 10.21 AM IST
Wayanad Landslides: The hills are alive, but have a warningWayanad faces escalating ecological crises and deadly landslides. Recent disasters highlight unscientific development and policy conflicts....
09 Jul, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
"Didn't leave out of grievance, but lack of trust shown after June 18 meeting": Shiv Sena (UBT) rebel MP Nagesh Patil AshtikarShiv Sena (UBT) rebel MP Nagesh Patil Ashtikar, on Monday, confirmed his decision to leave the party, while stating that he has no grievanc...
22 Jun, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
JSW–The Times of India Earth Care Awards Recognises Champions of Climate Action and Sustainability11 Jun, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Congress slams 'task forces' for PESA, FRA implementation in MP, Chhattisgarh as subverting democratic structureCongress on Tuesday claimed that Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh governments have formed task forces. These bodies aim to institutionalize ...
02 Jun, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Uttarakhand: 20 forest fire incidents reported in Rudraprayag, 15 hectares affectedRudraprayag is battling 20 forest fires this season. Nearly 15 hectares of forest land have been impacted. Officials cite dry weather and h...
25 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
Drone delivers government pension to disabled man in remote Odisha village"The sarpanch sent the money with the help of a drone. It's a big relief for me as the panchayat office is over 2 km away from the village,...
20 Feb, 2023, 01.29 PM IST
Chhattisgarh government tp provide free food, medicare for Bastar tribalsA pilot project will be launched in select gram panchayats next week and expanded to cover the entire Bastar division in a month.
19 Jun, 2019, 11.34 PM IST
- Madurai administration to weed out juliflora from all water bodies
The district administration has assured that it will remove all prosopis juliflora (wild babul) trees from the water bodies and decided to ...
29 Aug, 2015, 02.40 AM IST
NGT slaps Rs 15 lakh penalty for felling treesThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a penalty of Rs. 15 lac on a former sarpanch and a gram sevak for felling 3000 trees in the f...
30 Jul, 2015, 07.26 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh has 4.8% of India's forest coverOut of total 55,673 sq km geographic area in the state, the forest comprises 37,033 sq km, which is 4.80% of total forests in the country.
16 Jun, 2015, 04.20 AM IST
- Work at Posco site resumes
Work at the proposed Posco steel plant site in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district resumed after a week following talks with locals.
23 Jul, 2011, 02.24 PM IST
- Posco project may have cleared last hurdle
Orissa govt may have managed to remove the final impediment for diversion of 1,253 hectares forest to Posco for its Rs 52,000 cr project.
02 May, 2011, 01.13 AM IST
- 'Orissa to submit FRA report on Posco project in 3 days'
The project opponents, meanwhile, had held separate 'Palli Sabhas' at Dhinkia and Govindpur gram panchayats where they passed resolutions o...
07 Mar, 2011, 10.17 PM IST
- Orissa govt fails to submit 'assurance' on Posco project
Though a month has elapsed since Centre accorded conditional clearance to Posco project, Orissa govt finds it tough to submit its assurance...
03 Mar, 2011, 07.48 PM IST
- Govt to empower tribals to counter Maoist insurgency
The Centre is working out ways to increase participation of tribals.
21 May, 2010, 05.13 AM IST
- Crocodile netted in Hooghly
When fisherman Shyamal Halder started drawing in his net, it felt heavy and he was confident of netting a good catch of prawns. But what ca...
28 Feb, 2008, 04.27 AM IST