The Meghalaya High Court on Tuesday directed the State Authorities to expedite the building of the National Highway from Shillong to Dawki near the Bangladesh border terming it of "paramount importance" for the "welfare of the state". A division bench of Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh passed the order while hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking the …
Mulberries, a drought-resistant crop that can be used as fodder for livestock, are cultivated under and between the project's solar panels. The village committee contracted an afforestation project from the coal mine last year. Zeng made 8,500 yuan a month from March to December last year by working as a bulldozer driver at the project, the 39-year-old said. He has …
Nearly 31 lakh trees were cut down for construction and development of public infrastructure projects across India in 2020-21, but not a single tree was felled in the national capital, the Centre said on Monday. Responding to a query raised in the Lok Sabha, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said as many as 30,97,721 trees were felled with approval under …
