Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
Meerut: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed five persons "involved in illegal mining" in the Saharanpur area to pay an "environmental compensation" of Rs 50 crore, "payable by each for and on behalf of the 13 mine lease firms held by these five men". Two among the five men …
The state of Bihar would not permit any mining or commercial activity in the entire area of Valmiki National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary measuring 2,11,535 ha ordered the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in this 14-page judgement. NGT came down heavily on the State Government of Bihar and Union Ministry of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurpreet Singh Bagga & Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 18/02/2016 regarding rampant illegal mining of minor minerals like sand, boulders in Saharanpur and more particularly on the river banks and river bed of river Yamuna. Mining activity …
Karwar: Decks have been cleared for the controversial Hubballi-Ankola railway line, cutting across the eco-sensitive Western Ghats, with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its nod to Railways to approach the state government. The green signal has renewed the long cherished hope of development along the coastal belt. The order …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 15/02/2016 regarding protection of eco sensitive area in Western Ghats. NGT directed the State of Karnataka to ensure that a notification in relation to the declaration of forest/deemed forest area …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/02/2016 regarding conversion of forest land to a non-forest activity that is construction of new Hubli Ankoka Broad Gauge Railway Line for which total land of 965 hectares falling in …
SHILLONG: The High Court of Meghalaya has allowed traditional excavation and transportation of limestone and sandstone in the State. The Court, however, said that for grant of any new mining lease (excluding traditional excavation and transportation of limestone and sandstone), the State authority should seek clearance from the State Level …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken strong exception to Uttar Pradesh government’s non-compliance of the Supreme Court order directing eviction of residents from colonies of Kalagarh, which lie within the most sensitive core area of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The apex court, in December 2013, had directed the Uttar …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/S. Ferro Alloys Corporation Ltd. Vs State of Orissa & Others dated 12/01/2016 regarding chromite mining inside Hadagarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Kendujhar, Odisha. The Central Empowered Committee had submitted a report dated 5th February, 2014 which says that "the lease …
No action even eight months after submission of report, it says HARSH REALITY: Women and children were subjected to exploitation when iron ore mining was at its peak in Ballari district, says the report of the fact-finding committee. A fact-finding committee is planning to petition the Governor in an effort …
PANJIM: In a major setback to mining firms, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the companies to continue contributing to the Goa Iron Ore Permanent Fund (GPF) and District Mineral Foundation (DMF) until it passes a final order in the matter. Goa Foundation director Dr Claude Alvares told Herald that …
Besides, the Centre will also take up the block-wise status and overall preparedness for mineral auction with the state governments Centre, states to discuss green nod to mines on Tuesday The Centre has directed the states to furnish details of mine leases that are stuck because of environment or forest …
AGRA: A Supreme Court-appointed panel visited the crematorium next to the Taj Mahal on Wednesday and was "unhappy" at the measures adopted by the UP government to save the world heritage site from its damaging fumes. On November 16, the SC had directed the UP government to shift the crematorium …
Despite heightened vigil and tighter norms, cases of illegal mining in Jharkhand have seen an upward trend. As per the latest report submitted by the State Government with Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the illegal act has gone up from 663 in 2012-13 to 1,162 two years later. The information …
Agra: A bench of Justices TS Thakur and C Nagappan on Monday offered three weeks' time to the Central Environment Committee (CEC) to suggest an alternate space for the crematorium near the Taj Mahal. At least 25 pyres are burnt here each day, and the ashes rising from these have …
PANJIM: The State government is in process of identifying iron ore mining leases so as to grant them extensions as per the new Mines and Minerals Development Regulation (MMDR) Act 2015. The process is expected to be completed in six months. The government informed this to the Union Mines Ministry’s …
NAGPUR: Even though the entire 37-km forest stretch along NH7 between Mansar and Khawasa has been cleared of trees for four-laning, a Mumbai-based environment protection NGO has filed a fresh petition before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, challenging the permission granted to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under …
KOLHAPUR: The Koynanagar, Humbarli and adjoining villages in the lush green forests of Koyna wildlife sanctuary have seen bustling construction activity over the past year despite the Bombay high court ban on new constructions in the area. The HC had ordered a status quo in the protected forests of Koyna …
There will be no respite from traffic jams on Rao Tula Ram Road stretch in south Delhi, at least till 2017.Construction of a parallel flyover to ease congestion has hit another roadblock, leaving little scope for the project to be completed by its deadline of November 2016. This time, the …
A joint venture between the Railways and the Karnataka government, the original project involved construction of 329 bridges and 29 tunnels, and required felling of more than 2.5 lakh trees on 965 hectares of forest land. The Rs 2,315-crore Hubli-Ankola railway line, cutting across the Western Ghats in Karnataka, has …
