Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamal Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/05/2025. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan stated that a high level meeting to review the progress on the demarcation of Nahargarh …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Nizamuddin Qureshi Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 26/05/2015 regarding grant of permission to construct a hotel on the land situated in Village Alanpur, District Sawaimadhopur, Rajasthan.
Permits for quarrying in ecologically sensitive areas could not be renewed without prior environmental clearance, an affidavit filed by the State government in the Kerala High Court has said. In the affidavit, the State government said statutory authorities had been directed to prohibit quarrying and sand-mining in the ecologically sensitive …
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 …
The lion population has increased by 27% per cent in Saurashtra, but vital lion sanctuaries in the state including Sasan Gir, Mityalal and Paniya are still waiting for government to declare the limits of their eco-sensitive buffer zone. Supreme Court made it mandatory for all sanctuaries in the state to …
NAINITAL: The Uttarakhand high court has disposed of a PIL opposing notification of eco-sensitive zone in Uttarkashi district of the state. The high court directed the petitioner to approach the National Green Tribunal in Delhi for "redressal of grievances". The public interest litigation was filed on December 22 by Lokendra …
'Project benefits minimal, but harm to eco-sensitive zones substantial' green zone: The Yettinahole stream and the immediate catchment area fall under the Ecologically Sensitive Zone-1, which are strictly no-development zones. The Yettinahole drinking water project may be a much touted one, aimed at quenching the thirst of millions in Bengaluru …
Twelve iron ore renewed mining leases will not to be granted wildlife clearance for being located in the eco-sensitive zone of one kilometer of wildlife sanctuaries (WLS) and a national park. Though, the environment clearances (EC) of these mines are still kept in abeyance by the Ministry of Environment and …
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 …
Proposals to be forwarded to state govt by May 15: Collector. As many as 337 villages across nine talukas of the Pune district have issued their ‘no-objection’ certificate, paving the way for them to be covered under the proposed eco-sensitive zones. At a meeting convened by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis …
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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Forward Foundation Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 07/05/2015 regarding commercial projects that are being developed in a large-sized, mixed use development project/building complex, including setting up of a SEZ park, Hotels, Residential Apartments and …
The Gujarat high court on Tuesday asked the state government why it permits mining activity in an eco-sensitive zone around the Gir sanctuary. A bench headed by Justice Jayant Patel said that if the villages of Kekraj, Sanwada, Lavki and Bheswadi on the banks of Shetrunji River near Liliya in …
Altogether 29 Eco Sensitive Zones (ESZ) spread across 10 states in the country have been notified till now for having environmental resources of incomparable values which require special attention for their conservation, Lok Sabha was told today. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar also …
The environment ministry has asked stakeholder states to submit their final responses to the K Kasturirangan committee report on the Western Ghats by June 15, telling them that no more extensions will be allowed. The Prakash Javadekar-led ministry intends to start deciding on cases after this deadline. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, …
The quantum of plastic waste generation in 60 cities of the country is estimated to be over 15,342 tonnes per day while more than 6,000 tonnes remain uncollected and littered, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. "As per a survey conducted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 60 cities …
PANAJI: In a relief to over 40 villages of Goa, the state government-appointed committee has said only 50 villages fall under eco-sensitive areas (ESA) of the Western Ghats and not 99 as stated by Dr K Kasturirangan Committee. The state government panel's report comes after Dr Kasturirangan Committee, constituted by …
‘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 …
