Sanctuaries

Counter affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change regarding illegal constructions within the Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary, Cachar district, Assam, 30/01/2025

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 …

Uttar Pradesh to send Okhla eco-zone plan to environment ministry by February 28

NOIDA: Close to a lakh Noida homebuyers and their builders are waiting impatiently for the final order on demarcation of eco-sensitive zone around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary, which needs to be cleared and sent by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to the law ministry for approval. All objections …

Second Sharda institute under NGT lens

Agra: More trouble is in store for the Sharda Group of Institutions. After its Anand Engineering College, another institute of the group, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Management (HITM), is now under scanner of the National Green Tribunal for allegedly violating environment and wildlife norms. Admitting a petition of DK …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rampant mining in the district of Alwar, 05/02/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sonya Ghosh Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 05/02/2015 regarding illegal, unauthorised and the rampant mining going on in the District of Alwar. The Tribunal noted with concern that the extent of illegal mining has …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance for extracting quarry sand at Thillaivilagam Village, Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk, Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu, 05/02/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Mathialagan Vs Union of India dated 05/02/2015 regarding order of the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Tamil Nadu dated 20.5.2013 by which the SEIAA has granted an approval of Environmental Clearance (E.C.) for the proposal of …

Bengaluru to house first fenced elephant sanctuary

In a first for the country, the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) has set up a 49.5 hectare (122 acres) fenced, forested elephant sanctuary. Elephants can move about freely in the enclosure. This comes as a big relief to jumbos that were either chained or kept in small enclosures after they …

Draft Notification of the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Shahabad district, Bihar

Whereas, the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, situated in the then Shahabad district, and presently in Rohtas and Kaimur District, lying between Latitudes 24°3’ and 25°0’ N and Longitude 83°25’ and 85°0’ E, in the State of Bihar, spread over an area of 1504.96 sq. km was notified as wildlife sanctuary vide …

Ordinance on mining a relief for cement plants

With the Union Government promulgating the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Ordinance, 2015, various cement plants in the state have heaved a sigh of relief as they will be relieved from seeking renewal of lease after every 10 years, as was the earlier norm. Seeking renewal of mining …

Activists write to MoEF, want construction stopped

The Statue of Unity is likely to face a legal hurdle with a group of environment activists set to move the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the state government’s ambitious project to construct the 180-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at a distance of 3.2 km downstream of the Narmada …

NBWL meet on Jan 21, to clear 7 state projects

Nagpur: The ministry of environment, forest and climate change seems to be engaged in giving a big push to projects falling within 10km of protected areas (PAs). After a gap of four months, the 32nd meeting of the standing committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) will be held on …

MoEF to decide fate of homebuyers near Okhla Bird Sanctuary soon

More than 30,000 apartment buyers in Noida could finally get possession of their homes, with the ministry of environment and forests set to consider all comments on its draft notification on the ecosensitive zone around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary at a meeting it is planning on January 30. The ministry, …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding clandestine mining and export of the minerals for huge sums by M/s. Sociedade Timblo Irmaos Ltd., 13/01/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs M/s. Sociedade Timblo Irmaos Ltd. & Others regarding clandestine mining and export of the minerals for huge sums by M/s. Sociedade Timblo Irmaos Ltd. The applicant is seeking restoration of …

Studies find common factors in divergent habitats of migratory birds

To understand the diverse habitats of migratory birds and make comparison studies, the bird watchers’ team of Nature Society of Tirupur, that has been studying the arrival-departure patterns of such species in western region, travelled across the State where migratory birds flock in large numbers. The assessment helped find the …

Footfall at Sultanpur down 30% over bird flu scare

GURGAON: The discovery of bird flu's highly infectious H5N1 virus strain in one of the samples taken from dead geese at Chandigarh's Sukhna lake has affected footfall at the Sultanpur National Park, with several bird watching and photography groups cancelling their trips because of the scare. An official at the …

China sets up 21 new national nature reserves

China has set up 21 new state-level nature reserves, increasing the country's total conservation area to nearly 10 per cent of the country's land territory. A circular approving the new reserves was issued Tuesday by the State Council General Office, Xinhua reported. The newly-established nature reserves, with a total area …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the guidelines to be followed by tour operators for taking the tourists in various Wildlife Sanctuaries and National …

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ranthambore Bagh Pariyojana Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/11/2014 regarding the application pertaining to the order dated. 24.06.2011 laying down the guidelines to be followed by tour operators for taking the tourists in various …

High-level Panel Suggests Return of `No-go' Areas

Says `no-go' areas would be sacrosanct, except in exceptional circumstances The government-appointed panel headed by former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian has recommended the return of the dreaded “no-go“ areas for industrial activity such as mining in forest belts with strict enforcement, although the forbidden zones would be much smaller. It …

Declaring sensitive zones won't hit forest dwellers: Minister

Minister for Forests B Ramanath Rai said on Monday that the government was committed to declare sensitive zones in five tiger reserves and 27 wildlife sanctuaries of the State. He was speaking after inaugurating a tree park on the outskirts of the city. The minister said that an Assembly committee …

MoEF nod to phase out mining in protected areas within 10 yrs

Notification within a fortnight; 32 mining leases are likely to be affected by the order; MoEF asked to rethink banning sand mining in leases below 5 hectares PANJIM: In a major relief to the Goa government, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has agreed to the government’s request …

Centre reduces green zone, hope for Okhla home buyers

Environment Ministry earmarks 100 metres to 1.27 km from Okhla Bird Sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone In a partial relief to about 30,000 home buyers, the environment ministry has issued a draft notification earmarking 100 metres to 1.27 km from the Okhla Bird Sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone, reducing it …

Reduced Okhla eco-zone plan put up for comments

The environment ministry on Tuesday invited comments to a draft notification that proposes a reduced the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS) — 100 metres from the eastern, western and southern boundary and an area of 1.27km from the northern boundary. There will be a restriction on …

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