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 …
NEW DELHI: Dongria Kondhs of Lanjigarh in Orissa may have received some respite, with the government setting up yet another committee to reconsider how a proposed Vedanta mine in the area could affect the tribe. On Wednesday, the Environment and Forests Ministry constituted the four-member committee to make recommendations on …
KOKRAJHAR, June24: Forest mismangement has ruined the forest wealth in BTC. The department of Forest has admitted that already 30 per cent of BTC forest land is under illegal encroachment. The Book-
Nearly 8,000 of the Dongria Kondh Adivasis, who revere the Niyamgiri mountain as their king and god, fear displacement and disruption of their centuries-old culture once the company gets the clearance to mine the hills. Niyamgiri in Orissa is all set to become a scene of local community resistance to …
The National Green Tribunal Act 2010 approved by the President of India on June 2, 2010. It provides for establishment of National Green Tribunal- a special fast-track court for speedy disposal of environment-related civil cases. An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal for the effective …
The Dhamara port project in Orissa has got a fresh jolt with over 20 politicians including members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Environment and Forests urging the Union minister for environment and forests to take action against the port construction work, which they felt is going on in violation …
Agartala, May 6: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has reiterated that the State Governments should follow the guidelines regarding prior environmental clearance for undertaking any construction and developmental project in the northeastern region. Officials here today said under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, the MoEF …
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, (Forest Rights Act or just FRA hereafter), enacted by the Indian Parliament in 2006, did not emerge from unproblematic and consensual deliberations. Rather the struggle to pass the act, and to keep the key elements intact, was …
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government on Tuesday said it would respond to the interim report submitted by the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee on environment.
Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Nagaraj said a probe would be conducted into the unauthorised road works being done in Balur and Miyaru reserve forests coming under Mudigere and Belthangady taluks respectively. Speaking to Deccan Herald on Wednesday, he said he was unaware of the developments until they were reported …
Site inspection report concerning violation for diversion of 660.749 ha of forest land in Kalahandi (South) forest division and Rayagada forest division in favour of the Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd (OMC) for mining of bauxite in Lanjigarh bauxite mines.
PANJIM: Chief Minister Digambar Kamat categorically stated that there is no question of giving new mining leases and indicated that he had written to the Centre not to consider mining proposals for environmental clearances from Goa. He also said that the new Goa Mineral Policy would be finalized in mid-March …
The National Green Tribunal Bill was considered by the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests following which they made certain recommendations in their report dated 24th November 2009. A summary of the recommendations made and proposed to be accepted by the Ministry of Environment …
Allegations and counter-allegations rocked the smooth functioning of Uttarakhand Assembly on Monday. On many occasion Opposition MLAs even argued with the Speaker. MLA Tilak Raj Behad argued with the Speaker over allowing Minister to answer various subsidiary questions. On a question relating to ban on mining in the State and …
The National Green Tribunal Bill, 2009 that would judge environmental disputes.The tribunal will have the same powers as a civil court, will subsume various state-level authorities that address environmental issues as well as committees created by the Supreme Court for that purpose. A Bill to provide for the establishment of …
Land is the heart of infrastructure development. The first India Infrastructure Report (IIR), which was brought out in 2001, identified the process of land acquisition as the most important structural constraint to the development of infrastructure. This IIR 2009 to examine various facets of
WITH the Centre hinting at alleged illegal bauxite mining at Niyamagiri hills by Vedanta, the Orissa government has asked the Kalahandi district administration to verify the truth behind it.
Report by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) submitted to the Supreme Court on alleged illegal mining by Obulapuram mining company in violation of the forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Report of the CEC in IA NO.2 OF 2009 IN W.P.(C) No 201 of 2009 filed by Shri Tapal Ganesh of district …
