Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray ) leader and former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab in connection with a money laundering case. An FIR has also been registered against Kadam in the illegal resort case of Anil Parab in... The post appeared first on .

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray ) leader and former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab in connection with a money laundering case. An FIR has also been registered against Kadam in the illegal resort case of Anil Parab in... The post appeared first on .

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray ) leader and former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab in connection with a money laundering case. An FIR has also been registered against Kadam in the illegal resort case of Anil Parab in... The post appeared first on .

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray ) leader and former Maharashtra minister Anil Parab in connection with a money laundering case. An FIR has also been registered against Kadam in the illegal resort case of Anil Parab in... The post appeared first on .

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Sadanand Kadam, a close aide of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Anil Parab in connection with a money laundering case.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 1 (ANI): With the ban on identified single-use plastic items coming into effect from Friday, environmentalists and shopkeepers in Ranchi have welcomed the decision and said it should be banned strictly.

New Delhi Jan 23 PTI The Supreme Court has set aside a National Green Tribunal NGT order directing compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the heirs of the victims of a firecracker factory blast in Tamil Nadus Virudhunagar district last year in which 19 workers were killed A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari noted that the NGT proceeded ex-parte and directed the tribunal to reconsider the case afresh Accordingly in the interest of justice we deem it appropriate to set aside the impugned judgment and order and relegate the parties before the National Green Tribunal for reconsideration of the entire matter afresh after giving an opportunity to the parties concerned including the appellants and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with the law the bench in a recentorder said The parties appearing through counsel before the apex court were asked to appear before the tribunal on February 14 2022 and the NGT was directed to proceed with the matter on that day or assign a suitable date for hearing as may be convenient to it The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by Tamil Nadu Fireworks And Amorces Manufacturers Association challenging the NGTs order dated June 11 2021 The tribunal had directed Tamil Nadu through District Magistrate Virudhunagar to pay compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the heirs of deceased victims It had directed the State Legal Services Authority to provide legal aid to ensure that payment is made to genuine heirs of the deceased and to the injured without undue hassle The NGT had formed a committee headed by a former high court judge and directed it to submit a report on the firecracker factory blast in Tamil Nadus Virudhunagar district The explosion occurred on February 12 2021 when some chemicals were being mixed to produce fireworks at the unit in Acchankulam village The green panel had said that to secure credible facts it is constituting an eight-member committee including former high court judge Justice K Kannan and representatives of the Union Environment Ministry PTI PKS RT RT

New Delhi Dec 16 PTI The Union Environment Ministry has released Rs 11 crore to Delhiunder the National Clean Air Programme NCAP to cater to critical gaps in air pollution management officials said FridayThis is the first time Delhi has got funds under NCAP a national-level strategy for a 20 per cent to 30 per cent reduction in PM25 and PM10 concentration by 2024 with 2017 as the base year for comparisonDelhi has been allocated Rs 1874 crore under NCAPThis is the first time it received funds under the programme since it started in 2019The first installmentof Rs 11 crore was released a few days ago an official said The rest of the amount will be released after Delhi submits utilization certificates for up to 60 percent of the first installment he said The NCAP fund will be utilised to meet critical gaps -- wherever there is any inadequacy of funds from other sources The rest of the funding is to be mobilised through convergence of schemesFunds for bigger projects such as management of construction and demolition waste are allocated under the Swachh Bharat Urban programme and other schemes of the central government NCAP covers 132 non-attainment cities which do not meet the prescribed national ambient air quality standards These cities have been identified based on the ambient air quality data obtained during the 2011-2015 period under the National Air Monitoring ProgrammeThe acceptable annual standard for PM 10 and PM25 is 60 micrograms per cubic metre and 40 micrograms per cubic metre respectivelyIn 2017 Delhis annual PM10 average stood at 240 micrograms per cubic metre The targeted PM 10 concentration by 2024 is 168 micrograms per cubic metreOfficials in the Union Environment Ministry said the national capital did not get any funds under NCAP for two years because it had other resources available -- a green cess levied on diesel vehicles above 2000 cc which is deposited with the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB and a pollution tax on commercial vehicles entering Delhi This time fund availability under NCAP has improvedFifty cities are already getting a good amount Rs 4400 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 2217 crore in 2021-22 for pollution management from the Finance Commission Therefore the availability of funds for the remaining 82 cities under NCAP has improved So we decided to give some funds to Delhi too an official had said earlier PTI GVS TIR TIR

New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): The Union government on Friday informed the Delhi High Court the draft of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification has been translated into all 22 vernacular languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Jaipur Oct 17 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday expressed happiness over the resumption of power production in some of the closed units of Suratgarh Kalisindh and Kota thermal plants in the midst of the coal crisis He directed officials to maintain power supply ahead of the festive season and coordinate with the Centre to ensure adequate supply of coal Gehlot was reviewing the power supply situation in the state in a meeting held at the chief ministers residence He said that in order to give relief to the people the state government has purchased electricity worth Rs 182 crore in October Coal India Limiteds subsidiary company NCL and SECL are supplying coal on an average of 5-6 rakes per day out of 11 rakes allotted to the state Due to this the thermal power plants have not been able to generate power with full capacity Gehlot also directed officials to coordinate with the Union Environment Ministry to start mining in 1136 hectares of the second phase of Parsa Kanta captive coal block and to obtain clearance for it at the earliest In a review meeting of the Public Works Department Gehlot said that construction and repair of roads in the state are among the priorities of the state government He said that officials of the department should not compromise on quality and engineers should check the quality of construction works by inspecting them from time to time Gehlot said it should be ensured that the contractor repairs roads if they are damaged during the liability period The chief minister said that in eight districts proposals worth Rs 145 crore have been invited where the roads are in a bad shape PTI AG AAR