Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
NHAI asked to conduct Environmental Impact Assessment study and prepare plan to compensate loss of tree cover through massive plantation programme CHENNAI: With the proposed Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway likely to have largescale ecological impact, across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/05/2018 regarding utilization of land for the widening of National Highway from Dhaula Kuan, Delhi, 03/05/2018. It is stated by the counsel appearing for the NHAI …
The National Green Tribunal has issued showcause notice to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) asking why action should not be initiated against it for not maintaining the mandatory green cover along national and state highways. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim sought responses from …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as elephants continue to be mowed down by trains in the State, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)'s expansion plan for NH-55 has come as a further and bigger threat for the jumbos in major wildlife corridors of the State.The NHAI is upgrading its Angul-Sambalpur section, measuring …
Order of the Supreme Court of India In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2018 regarding disposal of solid waste in Delhi. The Court's attention was drawn to the order dated 15/02/2000 passed by the Supreme Court which required landfills sites to be identified …
The government projects include three sites of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, four of the National Highway Authority of India, seven under the Delhi Public Works Department, two Delhi Development Authority sites and one each under the Delhi Jal Board and MTNL. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushil Raaja Vs Secretary, MORTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) & Others dated 13/04/2018 regarding maintenance of green cover along highways. The States were asked to furnish the following information: a. Stretch of roads in different areas in the …
NEW DELHI: With National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) receiving forest clearance and tree cutting permission after a 15-month wait for field visits and green inspections, the work for decongesting the perennially crowded Dhaula Kuan-IGI Airport stretch is likely to kick off. The proposal to build two flyovers, underpasses and …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2018. This is an application filed by the National Highway Authority of India seeking permission for utilization of an area of 12.28 hectares falling within the …
On January 25, the ministry notified an amendment to the environment protection rules making it mandatory for all projects that require clearance to implement dust mitigation measures. THE ENVIRONMENT Ministry has asked major infrastructure agencies, including the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), to implement measures for dust mitigation by …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2018 regarding diversion of forest land in Tamil Nadu which will also lead to felling of 110 Red Sanders trees by the National Highways Authority of …
Road and railway projects cutting through eco-sensitive forests are unnecessary, they say Last week, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched a 2.16-km bridge connecting the pilgrimage spot of Sigandur to the mainland across the Sharavathi river. Along with the bridge, the approach road from Sagar will be widened. Barely a few …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushil Raaja Vs Secretary, MORTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) & Others dated 06/02/2018 regarding maintenance of green cover along highways. The States have been asked to file affidavits mentioning the following: 1. Stretch of roads in different areas …
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel on Monday directed the housing urban affairs ministry to talk to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on how soon the mount of garbage piled up at Ghazipur can be utilised for building roads. The panel has asked the ministry to submit its response. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Akhil Vishnu Sharma vs. Water Resources Department, Madhya Pradesh dated 10/01/2018 regarding Gwalior- Shivpuri section of NH-3 passing through Madhav National Park, Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh. Counsel appearing for the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) …
The Contractor companies engaged by Northern Railway and National Highway Authority of India in Ramban district for developing railway track and Srinagar-Jammu highway are openly flouting norms with impunity by dumping chemical pollutants in river streams and rivulets, locals have alleged. They said the Pollution Control Board (PCB) which is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 14/11/2017 regarding air pollution in NCT Delhi. Court directs that the express highway project of Eastern Peripheral Expressway would continue subject to Senior most officer of the NHAI filing an undertaking …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Varun Sheokand Vs. State of Haryana & Others dated 11/10/2017 regarding dumping of fly ash from thermal power plant, Faridabad. It is stated by the Counsel appearing for the Project Proponent, National Highways Authority of India that they are lifting …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding waste dumping at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi. Tribunal directs NCT Delhi, East Delhi Municipal Corporation to place before the Tribunal, a Report and Action …
Around 13,000 trees have been marked to be cut in Pisonem range forest to enable road-widening along National Highway 17. Motorists will heave a sigh of relief over the decision to widen the road between Gulem till Padi on NH 17, as the route witnessed frequent accidents on the winding …
