Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Conservation Action Trust & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2021. The issue raised in the application related to compliance of Environmental Clearance (EC) conditions in running the 4000 MW Mundra Ultra Mega Thermal Power Project at village …
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 …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Wednesday granted environment and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for the 8,481 hectares of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kutch district to the Gautam Adani promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) while directing it to restore the creeks in Mundra …
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) said it has received environment and other nods for its 8,481 hectares special economic zone, a move that will pave way for setting up facilities like desalination and effluent treatment plants besides boosting exports. "APSEZ, part of the Adani Group ... has received …
Union Minister Prakash Javdekar Says NBWL Will Also Be Notified Soon The National Board For Wildlife will be reconstituted and notified in a few days and approvals for industrial projects in Gujarat pending with the Union ministry of environment and forests will be dealt with in two weeks on a …
PIL alleges flaunting of green norms, Gujarat HC issues notice to APSEZ, others Adani Group's maiden venture into ship recycling business seems to have got into legal trouble as a public interest litigation (PIL) in Gujarat High Court has alleged that its group company had violated environmental norms and presented …
Judgement of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Kharai Juth Gram Panchayat & Others Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 20/06/2014 regarding the encroachment of the Gauchar land, water bodies, lake and also upon the private lands of various agriculturists by Jaypee Cement Ltd in Village …
Drought like situation is looming over 203 villages of Kutch. The government has already declared 106 of these as partial scarcity-hit, while a proposal of the same purpose for another 97 village has been sent for consideration. Sources in the Kutch collectorate said, “A proposal to declare villages of Abdasa …
Even as 106 villages in Kutch district have already been declared semi-drought-hit, the Gujarat government is likely to double the number soon with the Relief Commissioner’s office sending a fresh proposal to add around 100 more villages to the list in the same region. The state government had identified these …
Gir And Girnar Likely To Be First In India To Find Place On Both Culture, Nature Lists. The proposal for the World Heritage Site status for Gir and Girnar could make it the county’s first to be on both cultural and nature site lists. The site houses the Asiatic Lion …
Breeding Centre For Rare Bird Likely In Kutch Finally, there seem to be some serious efforts in saving the Great Indian Bustard that is on the brink of extinction. A conservation and breeding centre for the bird is all set to be established in Kutch. Sources said that the project …
Opposition parties must support villagers of Mundra against Adani’s shipbreaking project; Adani’s proposal for shipbreaking unit in Mundra disregards grave lessons from Alang’s environmental crisis New Delhi/Mundra (Press Release/April 28, 2014): Opposition parties must unite in support of villagers of Mundra Taluk of Kachchh district, Gujarat against the new ship …
Rajkot: Forest department has issued eviction notices to traditional saltpan workers in Little Rann of Kutch, asking them to vacate the wild ass sanctuary in the next seven days. Alleging that this will affect the voting by saltpan workers spread over the four districts of Rajkot, Surendranagar, Patan and Kutch, …
Adani Power added 2,640 Mw the last financial year, accounting for 15 per cent of the addition of 17,000 Mw in India Adani Power, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises and part of the Rs 50,000-crore Adani Group, on Thursday said it had become the largest private power producer in India …
Ahmedabad: A recent study done by a women’s organization, along with international agency, in 34 villages of Gujarat has found that 22.2% of the women who inherited land in the last three years had to give up their title deeds, either by force or due to lack of knowledge about …
Seeks detailed plan on handling of hazardous waste, oil spillage, radioactive materials The decision on environmental and costal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance to Adani Group’s ship recycling facility near Mundra port in Kutch has been deferred with the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) …
Realising the importance of wetland conservation for ecological balance, the Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC) has decided to launch an extensive drive to train locals across all districts in conserving and rejuvenating traditional wetlands. Large areas of Gujarat like Saurashtra, Kutch and North Gujarat are considered to be scarcity prone due …
A large chunk of Adani Ports and SEZ's income comes from the port; the current litigation over alleged environmental damages is unlikely to affect it With over a dozen law suits pending against the Gautam Adani-promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), there is gloom hanging over India's largest …
Pastoralists of Banni area of Kutch region in Gujarat have claimed community rights under 'The scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006' which was passed on December 18, 2006. The claim is over entire Banni grassland covering 2,400 sq km. Banni is known for …
CERC rules for a higher rate to compensate for the higher cost of imported Indonesian coal, on which Mundra runs Consumers in five states, including Maharashtra, will have to foot higher electricity bills once the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)’s order providing relief for Tata Power’s Mundra plant gets implemented. …
Narendra Modi’s Gujarat government and other states may challenge the landmark regulatory order asking them to pay for higher cost of imported coal used by Tata Power and Adani Power, but industry executives said the verdict was fair and would help consumers also. After Saturday’s order by Central Electricity Regulatory …
