Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Following protests from forest rights activists and environmentalists, the Naveen Patnaik government has changed a controversial circular issued in November last year that sought to undermine a landmark SC order defining forest. In November last year, additional chief secretary of revenue and disaster management department Dr Taradatt in a circular …
With the Supreme Court ordering the shutdown of mines involved in irregular mining in Odisha on May 16, the Indian steel industry is staring at an acute shortage of iron ore. While imposing restrictions on the operation of 26 mines, the leases of which have not been renewed for decades, …
In an undertaking submitted to the National Green Tribunal, the State Government on Monday said that it would not fell trees in Mahan forests till October. This comes as a temporary respite for members of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS) who had filed a petition last week with the NGT challenging …
On paper, much done to restore traditional tribal rights but govt prerogative & industry interests are a formidable barrier Since March, denying tribals their legal rights over forests invites imprisonment for up to five years under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Manmohan Singh …
Even as the UPA generously handed an unprecedented 702,000 hectares of forest land to industry, a litany of pending approvals awaits the new govt By mid-May, clearances for industry and infrastructure development amounting to 830,000 hectares of forests remain pending with the Centre and state governments. Some of these date …
Meghalaya Minister of Forest and Environment Prestone Tynsong pledge to have a revamp Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MPSCB)with a “zero tolerance policy” to anyone who breach the Forest Control Act; 1980. The MSPCB is set to be brought under the State department of forest and environment. The decision to …
The increase in water level of the Mullaperiyar dam will be in violation of provisions of three Central legislations, Forest Conservation Act, Forest Rights Act, and the Wildlife Protection Act, the Forest Department has pointed out. A meeting of senior officials, chaired by Forest Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, arrived at the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Jagat Ram Chicham Vs State of M.P. Ors. dated 08/05/2014 regarding restraining the functioning of Madhya Pradesh Forest Development Corporation from cutting the trees in the forest. The Applicant alleged that indiscriminate cutting of trees in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ram Saroj Kushwaha Vs. State of M.P. & 11 Ors. dated 07/05/2014 regarding mining activity carried out in 57 hectares of forest land after Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 came into force, Madhya Pradesh.
At a time when there is an uproar against Haryana government’s move to allow more construction in unexplored regions including the Aravalis, the state has moved the Supreme Court aiming to free huge tracts of land declared as “forest” by the court in a mining related case in 2004. In …
Green Tribunal had directed Forest Department to maintain status quo The Haryana Forest Department seems to have finally admitted what an inquiry conducted by an IAS officer in Sirsa had indicated and what an NGO that moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the department’s move of felling trees through …
The Union Government’s forest conservation policy has become one of the major barriers in promotion of tea cultivation activities in Arunachal Pradesh. The unfavourable forest policy has deprived the small tea growers of the State of availing the various benefits provided under Tea Board. Most of the commercial horticulture farmers …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued an interim stay on construction of a wall inside the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand as it found that the concrete structure would obstruct the elephant corridor along the Song river in the state. The construction was planned by the state irrigation department, …
With environmentalists raising the issue of conservation of Mangar forest, the last natural forest near Delhi, it is learnt that the Prime Minister’s Office had shot off a letter to the Ministry of Urban Development that the revised regional plan of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) and Sub-Regional …
Reserves interim order on mines operating under deemed extension clause The Supreme Court today completed hearing on a crucial case of illegal mining in Odisha. The apex court, has, however, reserved its interim order. The state government had earlier drawn flak from the Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) …
CEC had asked for detailed information on mining leases in a letter to Odisha chief secretary J K Mohapatra Clearing the air on illegal mining, the Odisha government today informed the Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) that all working mines in the state were operating with statutory approvals. …
In the wake of the Supreme Court (SC) issuing notice to Odisha on illegal mining cases, the SC appointed central empowered committee (CEC) has sought details of mining leases from the state government operating with or without statutory approvals. The CEC has asked for a detailed information on the mining …
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday sought replies from Mahan Coal limited, a subsidiary of Essar Power and Hindalco, on a plea saying that a recent order approving diversion of 967 hectares of forest land in Madhya Pradesh is in violation of forest and environment laws. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Karam Chand & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2014 regarding forest clearance granted to the GMR Bajoli Holi Hydropower Limited for setting up of 180 MW Bajoli-Holi Hydroelectric project on the basin of …
An inquiry report into the allegations of irregularities and misappropriation of funds in the auction of trees by Sirsa Forest Division in Kalanwali range of the Haryana Forest Department points towards a massive cover-up of illicit felling of green trees. The report of the inquiry conducted by the then Ellenabad …
