Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/04/2024. The present Original Application has been filed by the Applicant appearing in person stating that in the tourist township of Darjeeling there is the ‘Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary’ popularly known …
The Union Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 42 projects for Jammu and Kashmir during 2012-15. Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma informed the Lok Sabha that while two projects were sanctioned in the financial year 2014-15, 15 were sanctioned in 2013-14 and 25 projects were sanctioned in 2012-13. The total amount …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Social Action for Forest & Environment (SAFE) Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 27/07/2015 regarding operation of the rafting camps on River Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. In this Application several reliefs have been …
SHIMLA: Around five years before National Green Tribunal (NGT) stepped in to save the fragile ecology of Rohtang Pass from heavy influx of tourists and their vehicles, Himachal Pradesh government had in 2010 tried to regulate tourism activity at mountain pass but decision taken in the two meetings held at …
On 25 April, Nepal experienced a catastrophic earthquake that not only took the lives of over 8,000 people, injured over 22,000, and displaced over 100,000, it also affected the livelihoods of over 2.28 million households and pushed an additional 700,000 people below the poverty line. In light of this, ICIMOD, …
PURI:In a major jolt to the State Government, work on its most ambitious tourism project - Shamuka - was stayed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday. The mega tourism project was coming up at Sipasarubali area on the eastern part of the town along Puri beach and Tourism …
SHIMLA: In the affidavit to be filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Himachal Pradesh government has stated that while submitting the vital report based on which the tribunal ordered ban on commercial activity at Rohtang pass, its deputy registrar Sheetal Sharma failed to appreciate the ground situation in right …
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC), on Monday, expressed its concern on complete ban on commercial activities at Rohtang Pass and its surrounding areas imposed by National Green Tribunal (NGT), and requested chief minister Virbhadra Singh to take steps to find early solution on the issue to sustain tourism activities …
Agra: After a gap of 17 years, the UP tourism department has set about drafting a new tourism policy. The department has proposed the development of 13 heritage walks in Agra, Lucknow, Varanasi and Mathura. There is also a 10-year plan in place for the development of tourism-related projects. Tourism …
NASHIK: The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) proposal to shift motorized boats from the Gangapur boat club to Bhavali dam has brought much cheer among the citizens and activists, who had opposed the boating activity in the dam that supplies drinking water to the city and nearby villages. The boat …
Asks people to challenge ban in the Supreme Court Mahila mandals, hoteliers, tribals and taxi operators have demanded alternative sources of livelihoods after ban on tourism in the Marhi-Rohtang circuit. They have got the support of a glaciologist and NGOs. Dr Milap Chand Sharma, Professor of Glacial Geomorphology at Jawaharlal …
Common Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Girish D. Gaonkar & Ors Vs. State of Goa & Ors Application No.52/2014 (WZ) Surendra Sazu Govekar & Ors. Vs Village Panchayat of Anjuna-Caisua & Ors dated 09/07/215 regarding proposed entertainment park of GTDC (Goa …
Malawi and Zambia on Tuesday signed a Trans-Frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) treaty to protect their common biological resources in a unique conservation and development area along the two countries’ boundaries.Malawi President Peter Mutharika said in the commercial city of Blantyre during the signing ceremony that the treaty is of mutual …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 06/07/2015 regarding pollution at Rohtang Pass. The Tribunal has noted with serious concern that there is complete chaos at the Rohtang Pass and its adjacent glaciers, which, …
JAIPUR: The state government has declared the city's Jal Mahal and the Man Sagar lake as a protected area and placed it under the Rajasthan Lake Development Authority to restrict "activities" in and around the water body. The move could once again hit the Jal Mahal Tourism Project that has …
The UN has called for a blanket ban on logging and mining in Tasmania’s world heritage area and demanded the Tasmanian government rethink its new management plan for the vast wilderness. The 21 countries on Unesco’s world heritage committee have ratified a draft decision that the government must “ensure that …
Luanda — The Ministry of Environment is recovering and building since 2008, various infrastructures in ten national parks of Angola, under the Public Investments Programme (PIP) and supports of national and international partners. The works carried out since the disintegration of the sector, consist on the recovery and building of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Maria Filomena Furtado & Others Vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 02/07/2015 regarding violations of CRZ Notification, 1991.
The tourism policy of the State aims at making Jharkhand as one of the most preferred destination for tourists, both inside and outside of the country and to ensure accelerated development of tourism related infrastructure, increasing employment opportunities, augmenting the resources of the State as also showcasing the rich cultural …
Antarctic biodiversity is much more extensive, ecologically diverse and biogeographically structured than previously thought. Understanding of how this diversity is distributed in marine and terrestrial systems, the mechanisms underlying its spatial variation, and the significance of the microbiota is growing rapidly. Broadly recognizable drivers of diversity variation include energy availability …
The Maharashtra government has amended land laws to unlock agricultural land for "integrated wayside amenities" including motels, restaurants, malls, ATMs and public toilets along state and national highways. The notification comes shortly after the state government hiked building rights on agricultural land for industry as well as public medical and …
