Counter affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the matter of Pradeep Singh Shekhawat Vs State of Assam & Others dated 30/01/2025. The application complained about the illegal constructions, including the illegal construction of road to Bhuban Hill, within the Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary located …
NAGPUR: The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has withdrawn the office memorandum that had made getting environment clearance (EC) for development projects within 10km from national parks and wildlife sanctuaries easier by not going to the state wildlife boards (SWBs). Now even the projects falling within 10km …
Unable to curb wanton illegal sand mining, state government has initiated a move to denotify parts of Chambal and Son gharial sanctuaries in Morena and Sidhi districts, respectively. A proposal is likely to be put up before state wildlife advisory board in its next meeting to consider the same. But, …
The expert committee on the Okhla Bird Sanctuary approved the draft of the eco-sensitive zone in its last meeting on April 15 and proposed a slew of measures, including turning the park's precincts into a 'silence zone', to protect the avian habitat. The committee, which met under the chairmanship of …
The State Cabinet has urged the Centre to declare ESZs around 31 protected areas. The State Cabinet on Thursday decided to recommend the Centre on demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ) around 31 protected areas in Karnataka. The Cabinet has resolved that the 31 national parks (NP) and wildlife sanctuaries …
The Cabinet sub-committee on delineation of eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) is going slow on notifying the areas around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the State. ESZs are notified to check the negative impact of industrialisation and unplanned development in and around protected areas which are eco-sensitive. The State, as per …
For nearly 1 lakh homebuyers in Noida, the biggest hurdle in the way of getting possession of flats could be gone this week or the next. Union minister and Gautam Budh Nagar MP Mahesh Sharma on Wednesday said the Centre had finalized the no-construction zone around Okhla Bird Sanctu ary …
Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), an NGO engaged in conservation of tigers and other wild species across the country, has planned to equip the anti-poaching camps of the forest department in Khanapur forest, by providing different handy, useful and eco-friendly materials, which can help them to do their job more efficiently. …
‘Recommendations need to be modified for it to be accepted’ The State government has formally told the Centre that the key recommendations of the Kasturirangan committee report on conservation of Western Ghats need to be modified to be accepted by the State. In a letter written on April 24 to …
The Mhadei water dispute tribunal on Wednesday passed an order allowing Goa to amend its statement of claims regarding sharing of water of River Mhadei, even as Karnataka raised objections. Advocate general Atmaram Nadkarni said, "We have made substantial amendments to the earlier claims. The length of the river Mhadei …
Irrespective of the fact that Navi Mumbai is turning into a concrete jungle like its neighbouring counterparts, a number of nature lovers and wild life enthusiasts are going the extra mile to keep children involved and interested in the decreasing green patches around the city. As summer vacations approach, societies …
The Environment Ministry has approached the Supreme Court to free the process of wildlife clearance for infrastructure projects from the apex court’s monitoring, citing delays due to the “extremely convoluted and time consuming” procedure. The ministry’s Interlocutory Application (IA), signed on April 9, comes nine months after it was first …
Draft notification declaring eco-sensitive zone around Nagazira Wild life Sanctuary, New Nagazira Wild life Sanctuary, Koka Wild life Sanctuary, Navegaon Wildlife Sanctuary and Navegaon National Park
The state is mulling to declare ESZs in all the buffer areas of the remaining national parks and wildlife sanctuaries The Uttarakhand government has proposed to declare three eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) - Binog (Mussoorie) Wildlife Sanctuary, Valley of Flowers National Park and Nandhore Wildlife Sanctuary - in the state. "We …
Two Madhya Pradesh government departments are at odds over restarting of a carcass utilisation plant inside a wildlife sanctuary which activists say poses threat to tigers living in the area. While the animal husbandry department is trying hard to get the plant operational, which has been not working for about …
AHMEDABAD: Ahead of the 12-member committee meeting to discuss translocation of lions from Gir to Kuno Palpur (KP) in Madhya Pradesh (MP) scheduled for this month end, the Gujarat government has made it clear that MP will have to first satisfy the requirement of creating a sanctuary spread over 700 …
A North Florida non-profit proposing a National Marine Sanctuary for Northern right whales and Oculina coral that would cover more than 7,000-square miles of ocean from Jacksonville to Fort Pierce is headed back to the drawing board after having its initial application rejected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. …
If the long wait for environmental clearance for their flats wasn't bad enough, nearly 30,000 homebuyers in Noida now face significant cost escalations when they register these properties. The Uttar Pradesh stamps and registration department has said it will collect stamp duty for registry of flats at prevailing rates after …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Alka Sareen & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 27/02/2015 regarding setting up of Solid Waste Management Project at village Jhuriwala in Panchkula district, Haryana. The Applicant has stated that the proposed site is …
The Gujarat government has sought approval from the Centre for its Rs 150-crore Lion Conservation Plan. Not only that, it has demanded that the central government bear the lion's share — Rs 135 crore — of the total project cost. The state government has also demanded wildlife and environment clearance …
