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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Legal Aid Committee, National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Union of India & Others dated 20/01/2016. The MoEF had issued a Notification on 18th December, 2012 declaring Bhagirathi eco sensitive zone. They had asked the State Government to submit a …
Environment ministry files affidavit in the SC despite Ganga rejuvenation minister's objection Despite written objections from Union water resources and Ganga rejuvenation minister Uma Bharati, the Union environment ministry has done a volte face and conditionally allowed five new dams on tributaries of the Ganga in the Uttarakhand hills. In …
Adani Ports and SEZ today said the order by the National green Tribunal (NGT) on carrying out work at their Hazira-based port without environment clearance has not impacted its operations in the area. "There is no stay on construction/operation currently and we have been provided four weeks to comply with …
CHENNAI: The Union environment ministry has given permission for a new thermal power project in Chennai. The project with a capacity of 800MW will be constructed at a cost of Rs 4,800 crore on the existing North Chennai Thermal Plant premises. There are already two units each with a capacity …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Paryavaran Dakshta Manch & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/01/2016 regarding development of buildings in the name of “Sun-stream City Pvt. Ltd” within prohibited areas of Thane creek and debris being dumped in …
Supreme Court on January 12, 2016 restrained the Tamil Nadu government from conducting its traditional bull-taming sport Jallikattu, and stayed the Centre’s notification lifting the ban on it Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Compassion Unlimited Plus Action Vs Union of India & Others dated …
The amendment to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2011 permitting the use of reclaimed land for construction of roads in notified areas has triggered a wave of concern among coastal communities, amid fears that it would trigger further dilution of CRZ norms. Scientists feel that the amendment would spark …
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has said the Centre will extend all help to protect the brow antlered deer whose numbers in the entire world is just 204, according to a 2013 census. Wildlife enthusiasts feel there is an encouraging ray of hope for the survival of the rare deer on …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Pannaiyoor Regional Citizens Welfare Trust Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 11/01/2016 regarding an illegally constructed breakwater by M/s. Rajakkamangalam Thurai Fishing Harbour Pvt. Ltd. at at Needakarai ‘B’ Village, Agastheewaram Taluk, Kanyakumari …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Hazira Macchimar Samiti & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/01/2016 regarding Environmental Clearance (EC) granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for further development of Port activities at Hajira, district Surat. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Rohit Prajapati & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/01/2016 regarding permissions granted by the authorities to establish Respondent Nos. 6 to 9 industrial units (United Phosphorous Ltd, United Chemicals, Darshak Pvt Ltd and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shantanu Sharma Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 06/01/2016 regarding regarding use of fly ash. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Applicant in Original Application No. 102 of 2014 submits that every construction agency engaged in the construction of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of P.N. Anoop Vs The Union of India Rep. by its Secretary Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change dated 06/01/2016 regarding the Environmental Clearance (EC) dated 12.05.2015 granted to M/s. Bharat Petroleum Corporation - KRL Ltd by …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Friends of Nature Charitable Society Vs State of Kerala represented by its Chief Secretary dated 05/01/2016 regarding the proposed acquisition of land to the extent of 132 acres for the construction and development of Calicut International Airport. …
In the New Year, India's somnolent real estate market may finally get a much needed boost — builders may have to comply with only 12 to 24 environmental norms, depending on project size, instead of the 100 green rules that were originally proposed. Senior officials familiar with the matter told …
The Environment Ministry’s proposal, to hastily implement a ‘stringent’ norm mandating nearly all textile processing units to eliminate liquid discharges, can result in closure of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and trigger large-scale job losses, according to the Textile Ministry. In his response to the draft notification by the …
The MoEF had published a draft notification amending the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification, 2011, in June to permit reclamation for a coastal road. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Wednesday issued a final notification to allow reclamation for a coastal road, formally paving the way for …
Just before the Delhi government's odd-even formula comes into effect, the Centre on Wednesday stepped in with the environment ministry shooting off a series of directions with timelines to state governments of Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to control air pollution and improve the air quality in Delhi and …
A team of officials attached to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest, Regional Office, Bengaluru, visited Hassan and Sakleshpur to inspect the works on the proposed Yettinahole project, on Monday. During a meeting with locals in Aranya Bhavan, in Hassan, environmentalists expressed their opposition to the project. Environmentalists asked …
The coal mining proposals belonged to south eastern coalfields, Madhya Pradesh, eastern coalfields in Godda district, Jharkhand and to central coalfields in Bokaro. An expert panel of the environment ministry has stalled forest clearances for three coal mining proposals, all belonging to Coal India subsidiaries, as two of them are …
