23 units in state face closure
Vadodara: The future of 23 industrial units based across Gujarat looks uncertain after the Western Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) struck down a 2002 notification of the Ministry of Environment
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Work for a stable ecosystem: Expert
Nagpur: Young students from across the city were enlightened about their social responsibilities towards nature by Lord Nicholas Stern, a world-famous economist who is also an environmentalist, from London.
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Ghana ratifies Mercury Convention in the midst of illegal mining row
Ghana has ratified the Minamata Convention on Mercury to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of the toxic liquid metal. The West African country has been a signatory to
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Thick or thin, State to ban all plastic
The Cabinet approved a draft notification that seeks to impose the ban under Section 5 of the Environment Protection Act. The State Cabinet on Tuesday decided to ban manufacture, sale and use of several
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Project gets environment clearance despite SC order
Environmental clearance was granted to a 300-MW hydroelectric power project on February 3 even as a Supreme Court order dated August 13, 2013 clearly said the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
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Moshi Cement factory closed over pollution
Minister of State in the Vice-President’s Office, Union and Environment, January Makamba, ordered immediate closure of the factory, saying: “This factory should from effective today halt operations pending
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KCM polluting the environment by over 10 times the statutory limit
The Zambia Environmental Management Agency has issued two separate Compliance and Environmental Restoration Orders to Konkola Copper Mines to address various environmental issues by end of this month.
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Ban on polythene: Consider a 'package buy-back policy'
THERE is an international movement toward plastic bags ban since their negative effects on the environment has been proved in numerous studies worldwide. Rwanda is one of the countries that have already
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Experts reject panel’s suggestions on change in environment laws
Top environment experts have questioned the recommendations of the government-appointed committee to suggest changes to six existing environment and forest laws. In a deposition yesterday before the
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Clean goal: Green group calls for plastic-free Pujas
Environ, a group for the environmental management for sustainable development, is working hard to manage solid waste disposal and is campaigning for a plastic-free puja this year. Amarjyoti Kashyap,
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in District Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, 26/07/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rupesh Pethe Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 26/07/2019. The Principal Secretary, Mineral Resources, Madhya Pradesh was directed
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Environmental protection is national responsibility: Murmu
Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu today said environmental protection is a national as well as international responsibility. "It's a moral as well as social responsibility for each and every citizen
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IISc Students Campaign for Western Ghats
Around 500 students of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here have launched a campaign to save the Western Ghats. They have demanded that the Centre hold wider consultations on the draft notification
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Appeal for environment-friendly Puja
Environ, a group for environmental management for sustainable development, has appealed to all sections of people – especially the puja committees – to ensure celebration of an environment-friendly Durga
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Expert panel will be set up to use advanced technology to deal with air pollution: Environment Ministry
NEW DELHI: The Environment Ministry said on Monday a committee of experts would be formed to look into the technological advances, including application of satellite-based measurement, to improve air quality
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding payment of compensation by the municipal committee, Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir, 22/09/2020
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Executive Officer Municipal Committee Ramban, UT of J & K Vs Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board dated 22/09/2020.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Ramban-compensation-NGT-order.pdf"
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Green panel rejects Tata Sponge's plea related to Odisha plant
A green panel EAC has rejected Tata Sponge Iron's plea to exempt it from public hearing for setting up of a 12.5 MW thermal power plant in Odisha, and suggested that the Union Environment Ministry may
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The Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021
Ministry of Mines has notified the Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 3rd November, 2021 to amend the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules, 2017 [MCDR]. The MCDR have
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on environmental clearance, 26/11/2014
Question raised in Lok Sabha on environmental clearance, 26/11/2014.
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on projects pending for environmental clearance, 26/11/2014
Question raised in Lok Sabha on projects pending for environmental clearance, 26/11/2014.