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 …
A bill which will drastically increase penalties for those violating green norms is under consultations and will be tabled in the Winter Session of Parliament. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar while addressing a press conference on completion of one year of NDA government said that the bill has been presently circulated …
NEW DELHI: The environment ministry may have given scores of forest clearances over the years but it has decided on a definition for 'forest' only now, that too after being prodded by courts. The ministry has drawn two broad categories of Indian forests and included naturally grown forest species on …
Keri: Construction of Virdi dam in the biodiversity hotspot of the Sahyadris without any environment impact assessment (EIA) of the potential damage, raises a gamut of issues of state patronage to insensitive development and a need to look at natural resources as national assets. The Maharashtra government project largely envisages …
CHENNAI: Many state governments have given their comments on the recommendations of the High-Level Committee that reviewed environmental laws and all such inputs will be considered together by the Centre, Union environment and forests minister Prakash Javadekar has said. "These are recommendations...many state governments have also given their comments and …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar was in Kochi to launch the Union government's Free Pension scheme. It will be easy to get permission for projects but tough in case of violations under environment laws and views of state governments on the High-Level Committee recommendations on the issue will be considered, Union …
Composite licences' end-use can be reserved, if states ask for it The Union government is open to changing the rules where states have to obtain a conditional clearance under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, before auctioning a mining licence (ML) or composite licence. Moreover, …
Nagpur: After the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, stayed felling of trees on NH7 on Wednesday, the deputy conservator of forests (DyCF), Nagpur, did not order a stop to felling, which continued on Thursday. The NGT's principal bench headed by Justice Swantanter Kumar, and expert members DK Agrawal and BS …
A Bill to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi on Wednesday stayed the working permission granted to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) by the state government for diversion of 49.246 hectare forest land for the four-laning of NH7 between Mansar and Khawasa on MP border. However, by now 3,394 of …
The government on Tuesday said that 11 rhino poachers have been killed in seperate encounters while 20 of them arrested in Kaziranga Tiger reserve in Assam this year. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in 2014, 22 rhino poachers were killed in encounters while …
The government has given approval for diversion of 35,867 hectares of forest land in a total of 783 cases in 2014, Parliament was informed Tuesday. "The central government has given approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, for diversion of 35,867 hectares (ha) of forest land in 783 cases during …
States have opposed a mines ministry proposal to grant conditional green clearances to mineral-bearing areas even before they are put up for auction. The suggestion, made in a draft of rules prepared for the auction of iron, manganese bauxite and limestone mines, has surprised state officials and upset environmentalists. The …
Goa Foundation plea states construction violates CRZ notification and Forest Conservation Act PANJIM : Work on the Tiracol bridge – the part that was earlier stayed by National Green Tribunal (NGT), Pune – has been stayed further by a recent order of the tribunal. NGT, after ordering stay of work …
In order to revitalise and better manage environment and forests of Haryana, the state government put forth a slew of demands and suggestions to the Centre, including early approval of “perspective plan of Shivalik landscape”, exemptions from rules and enhanced funds for sustaining the Elephant Rehabilitation Centre located at Yamunanagar, …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan leads the country with the largest geographical area under mining leases, hence leading to largest diversion of forest land. But despite the ministry of environment & forest requesting the state for a geo-referenced forest map since 2011, the state still does not have an approved geo-reference map. The …
The National Green Tribunal has sought explanations from the central government and the Uttarakhand state government on the "unregulated" operation of rafting camps on the banks of Ganga between Shivpuri and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. The state government has assured the tribunal that it will not grant permission to any new …
The National Green Tribunal has sought the Centre's response on "unregulated" operation of rafting camps on the banks of Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Environment Ministry (MoEF), Ministry of Water Resources, Uttarakhand government and others on …
The government will hold a two-day national conference next week as a final step of consultations before bringing amendments in existing green laws, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said. The conference, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be attended by Chief Ministers and Environment Ministers from across …
Hundreds of projects like hospitals await forest clearance While hundreds of projects await forest clearance, the government has revised guidelines for private projects such as hospitals and health institutions for diversion of reserved forests (RFs), demarcated protected forests (DPFs) and undemocratic protected forests (UPFs) for non-forest use. Government projects, including …
Norms for project: Forest Department officials say clearance under the Forest Conservation Act and approval of the National Board for Wildlife must be obtained before the Mekedatu dam project is set in motion. The State government may be resolute in its decision to build a dam across the River Cauvery …
