Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rajendra Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/03/2025. The matter related to the illegal operation of Hotel Indana Palace at the distance of 95 meters from the boundary of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary and commercial …
Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has issued around 2,000 showcause notices to industries and hotels till Monday for operating without consent under the Water Act and Air Act. As per the GSPCB statistics, there are over 2,300 industrial units and over 2,500 hotels operating without consent under Water Act …
Supreme Court judgement in the matter of Association for Environment Protection Vs State of Kerala and others dated 02/07/2013 regarding constructing a building (hotel/restaurant) on the banks of river Periyar.
Of the 20-25 tonnes of wet waste generated in Panaji everyday, 10-12 tonnes come from the hotel industry alone, a study has revealed. And dishing out these numbers at the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB)-organized function themed 'Think, Eat, Save', was Sujeet Kumar, a scientist at the Centre for …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed pollution control boards across the country to close down all units, including hotels, running without the consent to operate under the air and water acts. A letter containing the order sent by Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) dated June 3 was …
More than 30 five-star hotels in the Capital expressed their commitment to preserve the environment and have agreed to comply with the ‘Green Hotel Guidelines’. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Delhi Government’s Department of Environment and 32 five-star hotels on Monday. According to the MoU, the hotels …
Around 32 five-star hotels in Delhi today signed an MoU with the Department of Environment, Delhi Government, to preserve natural resources by complying with Green Hotel Guidelines. Green Hotel Guidelines facilitate promotion of measures relating to environment protection, waste reduction, water and energy conservation, and treatment of waste water generating …
All hotels at famous ski resort Gulmarg are functioning without any sewage treatment plant (STP) to manage the toilet waste. In addition, the tonnes of solid waste and garbage generated at the resort goes untreated as at present there is no mechanism or facility in place to manage the waste …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shobha Dhalla Vs. State of Uttrakhand & Ors regarding construction activity in the area around Kapurthala Estate or the Savoy Hotel which have been declared as forest area dated 20/05/2013. NGT restrains construction activity in the area around Kapurthala Estate …
The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) has obtained global Carbon Neutral certification for the hosting of the 6th South Asia Economic Summit in Colombo. IPS worked in partnership with the Carbon Consulting Company (CCC) to obtain Carbon Neutral certification from The CarbonNeutral Company, UK. “The first South Asian Economic Summit …
New Delhi: To enhance accountability for those in food business, Delhi government is all set to make it mandatory for them to seek registration, procure a licence from the department or face penalty. According to the proposed policy, any food vendor, inclusive of roadside eateries, restaurants, hotels and food processors, …
ITC, Yes Bank, HCL, Infosys, ONGC. More and more businesses are now realising there are long-term benefits in going green. Nothing shakes businesses as much as resource scarcity. With certain sectors like cement, steel and it being energy and water-intensive, the fear of climate change impacting the very resources that …
The State Cabinet approved the much delayed policy for the tourism sector, a move expected to boost the tourist inflow and pump new investments in the sector. The policy's objective is to position Odisha as the most preferred tourist destination and place it prominently on the domestic and international tourism …
PANJIM: While the Regional Plan 2021 for Goa is yet to be finalized after the ensuing Budget Session, the tourism industry in a pre-budget memorandum to the Goa government submitted Monday, has recommended for increasing the Floor Space Index (FSI) for hotels, claiming that this will help promote tourism and …
JAIPUR: The state government on Tuesday announced that all state-run commercial activities in the core areas of reserve forests would be discontinued. The announcement came during the question hour in the assembly when the opposition strongly protested the running of RTDC's Tiger Den and other lodges in the core area …
The Switch-Asia Greening Sri Lanka Hotels Project has published the first of its research findings on energy and water usage amongst 78 percent of registered tourist hotels in the country. Notable amongst the research report’s findings was a significantly higher adoption of energy conservation measures, in stark contrast to water …
The Bombay High Court on Monday stayed construction at the site of the Sea Rock Hotel in Bandra even as its developer undertook not to engage in any building activity until the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) approved a higher floor space index (FSI). The court also clarified that …
The Madhya Pradesh government has proposed 15 eco-sensitive zones around its wildlife sanctuaries and parks, where illegal commercial activities including mining will be prohibited. A site specific proposal recommending eco-sensitive zones around Ken Gharial Sanctuary (Chhattarpur), Pachmari Sanctuary and Satpura National Park (Hoshangabad), Nauradehi Sanctuary (Sagar) and Karera Sanctuary (Shivpuri) …
AHMEDABAD: In its guidelines "for taking non-forestry activities in wildlife habitats", the Union ministry of environment and forests has stated that each project - which will be cleared by the National Board of Wildlife - will have to secure the final approval from the apex court. The guidelines, which were …
The High Court on Monday directed the State government to file a status report on the measures taken to curb manual scavenging in the State. Hearing a petition by People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B V Nagarathna directed the …
Notwithstanding a directive by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), hotels and restaurant owners of the district have refused to set up sewage treatment plants on their premises, claiming that it was not a financially viable option. The Gurdaspur Association of Hotels and Restaurant Owners, in a meeting held here, …
