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 …
The Environment Ministry on Wednesday gave clearance to four projects in the city some of which were pending for the past several years. These include a 250 bed hospital at PGI, multi-level parking lot at Sector 17, housing schemes in Sectors 52, 54 and 56 as well as flats at …
Just like wildlife and bird sanctuaries for conserving threatened land and avian species, the state will soon have four dedicated fish sanctuaries for preserving endangered and vulnerable native fish varieties and helping proliferation of fishery resources. The designated fish sanctuaries, to be established in select rivers and backwaters of the …
Officials of Noida Authority on Monday held a meeting with realtors to decide the course of action in the cases filed in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding construction around Okhla Bird Sanctuary and extraction of groundwater at various sites. The meeting was held following the green tribunal's August 22 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/08/2013 regarding buildings which are allegedly within the radius of 10 km from Okhla Bird Sanctuary.
In what may scuttle efforts in wildlife conservation, a black granite factory is being built illegally in the K Gudi eco-sensitive zone of the Biligiriranganatha-swamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve. There are already three black granite quarries in the zone. The illegal quarrying is happening on the borders of the wildlife …
Whereas, the total area of 326.26 square kilometre around Marine National Park arid Marine Sanctuary has been identified as Eco-sensitive zone, of which 208.5818 square kilometre is the area towards landward side, 105.14 square kilornetre towards sea and 12.5384 square kilometer is the area covered by rivers and the Marine …
At a time when tigers are crying for inviolate spaces - and forestry concepts are changing in the advent of climate change and carbon credits- demand for 63,000 hectare (630 sq km) reserve forest area by the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM), a wholly state government owned company engaged …
Random construction on the khoai (high and eroded) land at Shantiniketan has damaged the environment and ecological balance of the area, West Bengal Pollution Control Board told the Calcutta High Court Tuesday. The pollution board, through its counsel, advocate Nayan Chand Bihani, submitted a report in the high court stating …
The Directorate of Mines and Geology has submitted a list of additional 38 mining leases to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), after the mines were surveyed to map their distance from wildlife sanctuaries. With this, details of total 92 mining leases, out of total 118, have been …
Nearly 17 years after the Supreme Court designated a 'forest bench' to deal with cases relating to environment and forests, it will now be rechristened as 'green bench'. The forest bench began its journey by passing the first order on December 12, 1996 and since then has come a long …
Important National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries visited by migratory birds as per information available with the Ministry referred to in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1861 regarding Protection of Migratory Birds.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought the Centre and the Assam government's responses on a plea opposing expansion of the National Highway 37 stretch running through Kaziranga National Park on the ground that it would lead to death of wild animals due to road accidents. A bench headed by …
In a major setback to realty projects in Noida, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered the Noida Authority to stop construction work of all projects which do not have requisite environmental clearances within 10km radius of Okhla bird sanctuary. The tribunal has also directed Noida Authority to conduct …
Bypassing Supreme Court directions to declare a 10km radius around Okhla bird sanctuary as eco-sensitive, the Uttar Pradesh forest department has moved a proposal to reduce it to just one kilometre. The proposal will be put before the Centre through the UP government for final approval. Shocked at this move, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Kumar Vs Union of India & Others regarding construction work going on within 10 km radius of Okhla Bird Sanctuary dated 14/08/2013. The Applicant (Amit Kumar) is directed to point out the identity of other buildings which are allegedly …
The forest department will send fresh proposals to the state government for planning two more tiger reserves to boost the population of big cats in the state. Maharashtra, which currently has four tiger reserves in Melghat, Pench, Tadoba-Andhari and Sahyadri, is among the few states directed by the NTCA to …
The environment and forests ministry Monday introduced in the Rajya Sabha major amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 that seek heavier penalties to check wildlife-related crimes and aim to make Indian laws consistent with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Wildlife …
The expert appraisal committee (EAC) will not clear the ECs of mining leases lying within 10km of protected areas until the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) decides on buffer zones or the mining leases have permission from the national wildlife board. EAC is examining environment clearances (EC) of …
Of 54 mining leases surveyed, one mining lease was found to be within the confines of a wildlife sanctuary (WLS), 49 within 10km of WLS and national parks (NP) and four mining leases beyond 10 km of WLS and NP. This was revealed following a survey by directorate of mines …
The Goa government criticised the Centre, the K Kasturirangan Report and the Gadgil Report on Western Ghats for not taking into consideration the ground realities of the State, while reacting to reports that the PMO had written to the State asking it to provide details of distances, coordinates for points …
