The National Green Tribunal has refused to review its order of penalising Gammon India Limited (GIL) and the Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) Ltd of Rs 1 crore each for damaging the environment during construction
Jammu and Kashmir is suffering a loss of Rs 6500 crore annually due to the Indus Water Treaty that prevents the government to set-up dams and power generation stations on the three rivers flowing
Potable water supply system for the public is least prevalent in the villages in Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir. The local population mostly depends upon canals, streams and rivers for drinking
Jammu Urban requires atleast 60 million gallons of water per day but the PHE Department has the capacity of producing only 54.45 million gallons to the people for their everyday need. The present
In spite of the good snowfall and rain this winter, most of the people living in the Kashmir valley continue to face the water scarcity. Areas like Zaina Kadal, Bohri Kadal, Pather Masjid, Chattabal
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that Jammu and Kashmir was poised for a new industrial atmosphere that would promote growth and generate employment in the private sector. Speaking at a
The Centre has accentuated the process of clearing the construction of the controversial 330 MW Kishanganga hydro-electric project in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials associated with the project here on
Jehlum in the Kashmir valley. The most liked fish, migrating from Pakistan to Asia's largest fresh water body "The Wullar" has reportedly disappeared due to blockades in the water flow in the wake of
The Jammu and Kashmir government may have initiated efforts to control the increasing traffic by ensuring the speedy construction of a flyover, however the traffic blues continue to haunt the people
Expanding the scope of healing touch under
Wetlands have often been seen as wastelands, with governments seeking to drain them both to eliminate malaria and other water-borne diseases and to create more agricultural land. But not the world's
