Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Weeks after a farmer blocked a route, Gujarat forest department has reduced the number of permits for lion safaris in Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (GNPWS) at Sasan-Gir in Junagadh district. Naran Solanki, a farmer, blocked way to Bhambhafod check-post in early February after it was found that the …
AHMEDABAD: Nearly six years after it was announced, the 6,000 MW nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi, a coastal hamlet some 40 km from Bhavnagar, is close to getting the crucial coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance. The project has been recommended for the clearance by the expert appraisal committee of the …
The Gujarat project will be completed by June 2015 and the Rajasthan one by March 2016 Inox Wind Limited (IWL), a subsidiary of Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited, on Thursday said that the company has been awarded two wind-farm project contracts of 54 Mega Watt (Mw) and 118 MW in Gujarat and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nirma Limited V s MoEF & Ors. dated 14/01/2015 regarding Environment Clearance dated 8th December, 2008 given to the cement plant (Cement plant 1.91MTPA, 1.50 Clinker), Coke oven plant (1.5 LTPA), and Captive Power Plant (50 MW) to be established …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nirma Ltd. Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 17/11/2014 regarding Nirma's cement plant site in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Tribunal in its judgement has taken a strong view to the application and stated that the the present application filed by …
Asks NPCIL to submit revised report with specific data on radioactivity, land acquisition The already delayed 6,000 Mw nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi in Gujarat is likely get delayed further as (EAC) expert appraisal committee (nuclear) of the union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has asked the Nuclear Power …
The executive board of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) which is coming up with a 6,000 MW nuclear power project near Mithi Virdi in Bhavnagar district has given its approval to the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R;) Package to be awarded to the project affected people. The R&R; Package, …
More than 34 square kms of forest cover in the state has increased in the two-year period between 2011-13, reveals the latest biannual report from Forest Survey of India (FSI), a body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), that makes assessment of the country’s forest and tree resources …
Alang se palang” (from Alang to the deathbed) is a grim saying among workers at the ship breaking yard in Alang in Gujarat. This proved true for five workers who died in a gas explosion on June 28, sparking fresh concern on environmental and safety standards. The National Human Rights …
Connecting the country's big rivers may still look a far-fetched idea, but a village in Bhavnagar has shown the way in its own small way. Two rivers in Ugamedi, about 70 km from Bhavnagar, have already been linked with a 2.5 km pipeline. The river interlinking project is a gift …
Ahmedabad: The two-day annual census of herbivores in Gir Forest and National Park began on Monday. The count will determine the prey base for the lions in the area. A year later (in May 2015) the main census of Asiatic lions in Saurashtra will be conducted. The herbivore census is …
Congress on Tuesday slammed Narendra Modi for allegedly giving away ecologically sensitive land to a detergent company in Gujarat, accusing BJP's prime ministerial candidate for promoting crony capitalism by subverting constitutional authority. Party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi claimed that Modi allocated 8,500 acres of land to detergent company Nirma in 2007 …
We are not acquiring a single inch of land of farmers, says official The Gujarat government is acquiring 920 square km of land, most of it agricultural, of 15,000 farmer families spread across 22 villages for Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) project. Farmers have been …
Essential exercise before entering into the final commercial contract Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) and Westinghouse Electric of the US have entered into an early contract to carry out a preliminary safety analysis for the proposed plant at Mithi Virdi in Gujarat. The study will focus on safety, …
Conference discusses impediments that prevent solar energy from taking off in a big way in the country. Gujarat has taken the lead in solar energy. Now, it is planning to generate 5MW energy each from rooftop solar panels in five other cities — Mehsana, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Vadodara, said …
In the second phase of development of solar power projects in Gujarat, the state government plans to generate 60 MW power from rooftops by bringing in 30,000 houses under the project within the next three years. Apart from houses, solar panels of about 20 MW capacity will be laid on …
Stake holders, experts and state level policy makers are seeking reforms must to facilitate growth of solar energy sector up to its potential. At a time when India's total installed capacity in solar power generation is just about 1800 mw against the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission's (JNNSM) target of …
Farmers from 30 villages surrounding the proposed 6,000 MW nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi, about 40 km from Bhavnagar, are gearing up for another round of agitation against the project. Members of Gujarat Anu Urja Mukti Andolan, a forum that is leading the protests, said farmers will take out a …
