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 …
A study by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has suggested that high-tension transmission cables should be laid underground in areas with a high concentration of birds vulnerable to collision. It also says that pre-development studies had indicated that wind farms set up for electricity could pose a major threat to …
This in turn is breeding insecurity among workers, hampering production, expansion of approved plants Isolated from the mainland, units within the Adani Group-promoted, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd here are feeling the pinch of pending litigation against the developer, despite the interim relief to continue operations granted …
This in turn is breeding insecurity among workers, hampering production, expansion of approved plants A distant view of the Adani Power Plant (left) and incomplete unit of Alstom Bharat Forge Power (right) Isolated from the mainland, units within the Adani Group-promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd in …
AHMEDABAD: Displaying exemplary concern for wildlife, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday himself drove an open jeep for nearly 45 minutes through Dasada, the wild ass sanctuary in Kutch. It is not that he was required to drive the car for the Gujarat tourism department advertisement that he has been …
In a major relief to 12 manufacturing units operating out of the Adani group’s Mundra Ports and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) in Gujarat, the Supreme Court on Monday permitted them to continue their operations, but barred any further construction activity. A green bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik while issuing …
The Supreme Court today cautioned the government against promoting industrialisation and economic growth at the cost of farmers, pointing out that a large section of the country's population was still dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. “Although urbanisation and industrialisation is taking place, the industry has not developed sufficiently and …
The ADB has found "prima facie evidence of non-compliance with (its) policies and procedures" In what could be fresh trouble for the Tata group’s 4,000-Mw ultra mega power plant (UMPP) in Mundra in Kutch, Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) board has ordered compliance review of the project in accordance with the …
In a setback to the Narendra Modi government, the Supreme Court on Thursday held its decision to sell 36 acre of land to a private refinery in Gujarat “bad in law and arbitrary”. Setting aside the Gujarat government's decision to allow sale of land in Bhuj to Alumina Refinery, the …
The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear a petition filed against the partial shutdown of several manufacturing units in the Mundra Special Economic Zone over lack of environmental clearance to the SEZ. The Gujarat High Court had on January 14 shut 12 units of the Special Economic Zone run by …
After being slammed by the Gujarat High Court for a poor scrutiny of the Adani Group’s special economic zone at Mundra SEZ, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is unlikely to extend the environment clearance (EC) given to the project as it violated conditions like cutting mangroves, blocking creeks …
Following the January 13 Gujarat HC order suspending commercial activities in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), Oriental Carbon & Chemical plans to approach the apex court seeking redressal. Another company working in the SEZ, Thermax India, has sought the HC permission to remove material from the area. The …
Court asks ministry to look into APSEZ clearance issue within 30 days Monday’s order by the Gujarat High Court directing 12 units in the Mundra SEZ of the Adani Group to temporarily stop operations till the SEZ receives an environmental clearance is yet another indictment of the environment and forest …
Cites violation of environmental norms, directs ministry to look into the issue within 30 days The Rs 56,000-crore Adani Group on Monday received a major blow from the Gujarat High Court, which ordered a shutdown of 12 units in Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), located in Mundra, Kutch …
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court on Monday held that around 20-22 units at Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) were functioning illegally without any environmental clearance (EC). The court ordered the Central government to decide on granting EC to the SEZ afresh within one month while …
Judgement of the Gujarat High Court regarding Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone, 13/01/2014 in the matter of Gajubha Bhimaji Jadeja & Others Vs Union of India & Others. RELATED CONTENT Report of the Committee for Inspection of M/s Adani Port & SEZ Ltd. Mundra, Gujarat (Sunita Narain Committee on …
The Gujarat government will soon undertake a census of the Great Indian Bustard, one of the most critically endangered flying bird species in the world, to ascertain its exact population. "The count of the Great Indian Bustard will be undertaken in January-February to know its population," Gujarat principal chief wildlife …
The Narendra Modi Government has decided to defreeze the land of 52 Sikh farmers in the Kutch region, say sources. In all, the fate of 800 farmers from Punjab and Haryana settled in Kutch since 1965 has been in the balance after Gujarat froze their land ownership on technical grounds. …
Ahmedabad: Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has directed Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to have state-level recovery plans for the Great Indian Bustard. Gujarat principal chief conservator of forests C N Pandey said, “We had met experts recently and have now prepared a draft report, which has been approved …
AHMEDABAD: The latest 'red list' of endangered bird species released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) includes 15 Indian bird species, three of which are found mainly in Gujarat. These include the Great Indian Bustard, the Indian Vulture and Siberian cranes. All three are in the 'critically …
Seek withdrawal of IFC funding from the Tata Power's 4,000 Mw power project in Gujarat After Indian NGO, as many as 68 civil society groups from 28 countries have condemned the World Bank Group’s continued support for Tata Power's 4000 Mw ultra mega power plant (UMPP) in Mundra, Kutch, despite …
