Rajkot Game Zone inferno tragedy death toll goes up to 33; Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance

Rajkot Game Zone inferno tragedy death toll goes up to 33; Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance

Firefighters carry out cooling operations and search for remains at TRP game zone at Rajkot, Gujarat on May 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The death toll in Rajkot’s fire tragedy in the TRP game zone has climbed to 33 while more than 15 persons are still missing in what the Gujarat High Court … Read more

Interactive session with officials of Hamriyah Free Zone of UAE in Mysuru

Interactive session with officials of Hamriyah Free Zone of UAE in Mysuru

A file photo of entrepreneurs at an interactive session with representatives of Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah, UAE, in Mysuru in June 2023. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram The Government of Sharjah, UAE, in association with Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (ASSOCHAM) and the Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), … Read more

Sinking islands: NGT asks coastal zone authorities to integrate expert panel recommendations into island management plans

Sinking islands: NGT asks coastal zone authorities to integrate expert panel recommendations into island management plans

The panel was constituted by the Principal Bench of the tribunal after it took suo motu cognizance of The Hindu report titled ‘India’s sinking islands’ published on March 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: K.K. MUSTAFAH The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to issue notices to the Coastal Zone Management Authorities (CZMAs) in the coastal … Read more

Take our inputs to redraw coastal zone management plan: Fishermen

Take our inputs to redraw coastal zone management plan: Fishermen

Fishermen have urged the Environment Department to redraw the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) of Chengalpattu district after taking their inputs. “The names of several villages are missing, high and low tide lines have been marked wrongly, spots meant for parking boats, drying fish and spaces for construction of additional houses have all been left … Read more

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry GST zone stands third in terms of revenue collection

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry GST zone stands third in terms of revenue collection

The Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Goods and Services Tax (GST) zone has eight executive, three audit and three appeal commissionerates and has a tax base of 4.57 lakh tax payers administered by Central GST authorities, which has contributed 8.12% of all of India’s GST revenue and 4.72%of the all-India Central Excise Revenue in 2022-23. The … Read more

Joshimath crisis | Declare Himalayas eco sensitive zone, regulate big projects, says Swadeshi Jagran Manch

Joshimath crisis | Declare Himalayas eco sensitive zone, regulate big projects, says Swadeshi Jagran Manch

Large cracks visible on the walls and roads and a wall leading to Vishnupuram, over 570 houses have developed cracks and many families displaced. | Photo Credit: KRISHNAN VV Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an affiliate of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday said that several “overambitious” projects under execution in the Himalayas of Uttarakhand are … Read more