The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Ashish Nawalgaria Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 01/06/2016 regarding Environmental Clearance (EC) granted by the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Tamil Nadu dated 15.7.2014 and demolish the multi storeyed building constructed by …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Satyanarayan Banchhor & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/06/2016 regarding the validity of Environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the State of Odisha for construction of Lower Suktel …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Yes Yes Mineralas Vs The Director, IA- Division (Non Coal Mining) III, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 01/06/2016 regarding granting of mining lease to mine the minerals Garnet, Ilmenite and Zircon …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jalbiradari & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 31/05/2016 regarding grant of CRZ Clearance for construction of retaining wall, service road along with the banks of the river Mithi, Mumbai by M/s Mumbai Metropolitan Region and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vikrant Tongad Vs Noida Metro Rail Corporation & Others dated 31/05/2016 regarding Environmental Clearance to the construction of metro line from Noida to Greater Noida. NGT in its Judgement declares that the metro Construction from Noida to Greater Noida is …
Chandrapur: The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has finally lifted the industrial moratorium in Chandrapur after six years. Four industrial clusters — MIDC Chandrapur, Tadali, Ghugus and Ballarpur — in the district are now free of restrains put under Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) for environmental clearance …
Dept, MoEF to have final meeting on issue today The Forest department is set to propose one-km radius around protected forest areas as eco-sensitive zone. The state government and the Forest department officials are at loggerheads over the range of eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around protected forest areas. The forest officials …
Underlining that environmental governance is the key factor in planning the future of any country, India today said the UN environment programme must work on integrating the green dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals. "The world must build upon the momentum generated in Paris on Climate Change and in UN …
Minister of State for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said the vital accomplishments of his ministry included increase in forest cover, better monitoring of industrial pollution and representation of the country's interest in COP Paris meet. 'We have increased our forest cover by 3,500 square kilometres in the …
The environment ministry has its work cut out for the next three years. The Prakash Javadekar-led ministry will now devote all its efforts to ensure compliance of the environmental laws. For this, the ministry is planning to introduce hefty penalty for violation, using technology for monitoring violations round the clock …
Nashik: A large number of constructions across the city continue to use traditional red clay bricks instead of their eco-friendly counterparts - fly ash bricks. This, despite the notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) issued in 2009, which makes it mandatory to use fly ash in construction …
Environment ministry is set to frame a stringent law on civil penalties providing for hefty fine and jail term for green norm offenders. This is in sync with its policy of making compliance easy but violations costly. Giving details of the proposed law, environment minister Prakash Javadekar said besides covering …
Javadekar said his ministry will soon come up with a booklet highlighting 50 projects across the country that remained pending for years. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar Sunday said that his ministry has brought down the time for environment project clearances to 190 days from the 600 days which was the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S I.D.I.O. Construction & Industries (India) Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/05/2016. M/S I.D.I.O. Construction & Industries unit is stated to be a mining lessee having a lease which is valid upto 30 …
In the first such action against civic bodies for non-compliance on anti-pollution measures, the environment ministry has moved the National Green Tribunal ( NGT ) against five municipal bodies of Uttar Pradesh — Mirzapur, Chunar, Bhadoi, Fatehpur and Hastinapur — seeking directions to the erring officials who have not taken …
Javadekar spoke about establishing a new Pollution Research Institute to look into all pollution-related aspects. Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the government has taken pollution seriously and is determined to strengthen compliance regime on pollution in the country. Addressing the two-day …
"We have increased forest cover by 3,500 sq km. We have increased mangrove by 1,000 sq km. It is not a small achievement. It shows our direction and commitment," said Javadekar. Over 2,000 projects involving Rs 10 lakh crore investment, which were stuck for years and some of them in …
Nagpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notices to Central and Maharashtra governments for flouting its order on clean coal norm. A division bench of Justice Jawad Rahim (judicial member) and Dr Ajay Deshpande (expert member), asked the respondents on why consent granted to them to operate coal and power …
For Prakash Javadekar's environment ministry, Jairam Ramesh's go/no-go policy is a no-go, at least for now. And that means some high-profile/high investment projects, currently held up because of possible forest area violations, may get a go-ahead. At least 10% of major pending projects, including the Rs 24,000-crore Rio Tinto diamond …
New norms for abatement of pollution and stringent action against the violators helped bring down wastes from industrial units flowing into the Ganga by nearly 35 per cent over the past one year, the government said on Sunday. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar told PTI his ministry "concentrated" on 764 "grossly …
