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 …
No village will be submerged: officials The eight-member experts committee of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF) has given its go ahead to the Irrigation Department for taking up environmental appraisal for the proposed Modikunta Vagu irrigation project in Jayashankar Bhoopalapally district with some additional conditions …
GURUGRAM: Leachate is reportedly flowing into the Aravalis again from the defunct waste treatment plant at Bandhwari, prompting green activists to demand a criminal case against the lax authorities that seem to have failed to check environmental hazards in the zone. Local villagers alleged that a portion of the boundary …
Asks the authorities to push for demarcation of eco-sensitive zones in States The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has lots of powers and functions and it should exercise these powers to ensure that the survey of the entire country is taken, with one of the issues being the demarcation of eco-sensitive …
HYDERABAD: Perturbed by recent reports about the state forest department allowing the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to go ahead with the felling of trees around KBR Park - in order to make way for the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) - the city's green brigade, on Thursday, floated an …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti Vs M/s. Ambuja Cement Ltd. & Others dated 20/09/2017 regarding the location of Ambuja Cement Ltd's mine which is alleged to be within 10 kms of eco sensitive zone from Gir National Park …
The Supreme Court has expressed surprise over the Centre’s decision to reduce the radius of eco-sensitive zones from 10 kilometres to 100 metres, saying it appeared to be a “complete arbitrary exercise of powers” capable of destroying national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, reports PTI. The court’s remarks came in a …
Social activist Bolisetty Satyanarayana on Saturday appealed to the National Green Tribunal to pass on the judgment on the petition filed by him against environmental clearance to the construction of capital at Amaravati. The bench of NGT, after hearing the arguments, reserved the judgment three months ago. In larger public …
‘We Are Challenging The Govt Action By Filing A Public Interest Litigation In High Court’ Lifting of ban on the manufacture, sale and use of polythene bags above 50 microns by the J&K; government has put a question mark on the seriousness of the administration to save the ecology of …
Udhagamandalam: A draft policy on natural resource management was submitted to the United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) during their 124th annual conference in Coonoor on Wednesday. "In spite of the existence of a well-established legal regime under the commodities laws such as the Tea Act, 1953, Rubber Act, …
GURUGRAM: The residents of villages surrounding Bandhwari staged a protest near the waste treatment plant on Tuesday against the MCG's plan to set up a waste-to-energy plant with the help of a Chinese company in Bandhwari. Demanding relocation of the waste treatment plant, the protesters threatened to go on an …
CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked Kamarajar port to stop dredging activities temporarily, until the expert committee, constituted to investigate the ecological damage caused in Ennore, submits its report. Though the port made a submission before the bench stating that all dredged materials …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Bombay Environment Action Group Vs MoEFCC & Ors. dated 11/09/2017 regarding illegal constructions in Matheran an eco-sensitive zone in Maharashtra. The Applicant - Bombay Environment Action Group has submitted that the interim submitted before the Tribunal …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has banned camp fires, loud music and plastic in resorts, homestays and hotels located near eco-sensitive zones. The state's forest, ecology and environment department has issued guidelines for private resorts, homestays, hotels, institutions and entities operating around wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and protected areas. The department …
The Union Environment and Forest Ministry has notified 600 sq km of area housing 107 villages as the eco-sensitive zone for the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary that spread over three districts. The August 22 Gazette notification comes almost 16 months after the publication of the draft notification, seeking comments from people …
PANAJI: The Goa government has nominated Sandeep Azrenkar, Milind Gadgil and MK Janardhan as members of the state level eco-sensitive zone monitoring committee for a period of one year. This is in pursuance of the January 2015 notification issued by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF-CC) which …
HYDERABAD: A draft notification revising the Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) status for Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park would be forwarded to Union environment ministry by the state government. The state government has decided to revise the ESZ of KBR Park to between 3 metres and 29.8 metres from the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tseten Lepcha Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/08/2017 regarding the notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change dated 27.8.2014 declaring eight protected areas as Eco-sensitive Zones in in the State …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Bombay Environment Action Group Vs MoEFCC & Ors dated 10/08/2017 regarding illegal constructions in Matheran an eco-sensitive zone in Maharashtra. Counsel for the State of Maharashtra submits that 428 illegal contractions/structures were detected and that demolition …
Changes to India's Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules this year have lifted the ban on land reclamation for commercial purposes, will allow tourism in ecologically sensitive coastal areas and permit construction of the world's tallest statue on an artificial island near Mumbai. At the end of the monsoon rains every …
NEW DELHI: Obstructive rules of the environment ministry and its notifications issued without considering ground realities have proved to be roadblocks for development in Maoist-affected areas, highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. At an inter-ministerial meeting on infrastructure, attended by environment minister Harsh Vardhan and power minister Piyush Goel, …
