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 …
PANJIM: The final report identifying eco-sensitive areas of the Western Ghats has been submitted to the State government for approval. The report that has identified 50 villages covering three talukas – Sattari, Sanguem and Canacona – as eco-sensitive areas (ESA), will be submitted for notification to the Union Ministry of …
The National Green Tribunal has sought the Centre's response on a plea of an environmentalist seeking demolition of alleged constructions raised in the Hindon Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi issued notices to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate …
The SEAC committee visited the site on July 26 last year and June 19 this year. The State Environment Appraisal Committee (SEAC) has rejected the proposal of a private company to conduct quarrying in the Lonavala-Khandala area on the ground that it could pose a threat to the environment. The …
Conservation efforts have become imminent due to increasing human presence on both sides of the river and due to the threat of hunting by Bangladeshi immigrants. Karnataka now has the first-ever dedicated Otter Conservation Reserve situated downstream of the Tungabhadra river. The Department of Forest, Environment and Ecology, through a …
Nagpur: The 9th meeting of the state wildlife board, highest decision-making body on projects falling within 10km from the wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, on Monday declared Blue Mormon species of butterfly as the state butterfly. Earlier, the state government has declared Giant Squirrel as state animal, Green Pigeon as …
MUMBAI: The state government has decided to declare 17 sq km area along Thane Creek as Flamingo Sanctuary. Also the government will approach to the UNESCO to get the stretch of Thane Creek as Ramsar Site. The decision has been taken at the State Wildlife Board meeting held in Mantralaya …
Agra: Acting on directions of the state government, the Agra administration has recommended that the 250-meter radius surrounding the Soor Sarovar Bird Santuary be declared an eco-sensitive zone. While the move is being welcomed by industrialists whose business was suffering in absence of such a recommendation, environmentalists oppose the decision …
'After states submit proposals, a decision will be taken' Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar assured that a decision on implementation of Kasturirangan report recommendations would be taken by year-end. Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, the Union minister said, “Barring Kerala, six other States are …
There is nothing one can do, except approaching a court Imagine buying a house by liquidating crucial investments and taking a huge loan. When it’s time for you to move in, the government declares it illegal. This is exactly what happened with buyers in two separate cases in Noida. In …
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 …
