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 …
Liability law not an issue, says French Foreign Minister As India and France inch towards a deal on setting up two nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, issues other than the nuclear liability law are holding back the clearance of this ambitious power project. Diplomatic sources told The Hindu …
The study was conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), an environmental research institute The mean sea level along Mumbai’s coast is likely to rise by around 4 cm while warmer nights, increased rainfall, decline in crop productivity and health issues stare Maharashtra in the next 100 years, finds …
The finance ministry has stepped in to rescue the Dabhol Power Project, which is struggling to collect Rs 400 crore dues from Maharashtra's power utility. The ministry says it would deduct the amount from central funds to be transferred to the state if the dispute is not resolved amicably. The …
Cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethoid mainly used against mango insect pests. Clams are good indicators of pesticide pollution and are known to be tolerant to pesticide accumulation. Acute toxicity experiment of Cypermethrin is carried out on estuarine clam, Marcia opima. The clam exhibited significant increase in protein content of gill …
Mumbai : The Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) has picked pace with 61 per cent of the project affected persons (PAPs) accepting the additional land compensation package of Rs 22.5 lakh per hectare since March this year. According to Sandeep Singhroy, director, JNPP, of the total 2,336 khatedars or land …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandurang Sitaram Chalke & Anr Vs. State of Mah.& Ors dated 19/12/2013 regarding stone mining activity in Chiplun, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/14-2012(OA)_19Dec2013.pdf
The nuclear power plant at Jaitapur village in coastal Ratnagiri district won't have any impact on fishing, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today said. During question hour in the Legislative Assembly, Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai said the project is located in the ecologically sensitive coastal area, and local …
Civil nuclear liability regime, slow decision making also impacted negotiations between NPC & Areva The 9,900-Mw Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra is caught in a cobweb of mandatory legislative requirements due to the civil nuclear liability regime, slow decision-making, a surge in cost due to the weak rupee and …
Pune: The notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) last month declaring about 60,000 sq km area of the Western Ghats as an eco-sensitive area (ESA) has been further amended to allow townships and area development projects of up to 50 hectare in the demarcated zone. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Foundation & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 12/11/2013 regarding status of Dr. Gadgil and Dr. Kasturirangan Reports. RELATED CONTENT News: Curb on mining in Western Ghats. News: Kerala to form new panel to study Kasturirangan report …
The state government has set up a four-member committee to get views and comments of stakeholders on declaring the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg wildlife corridor as an ecologically sensitive zone. The committee comprises the chief conservator of forests (Kolhapur), collector (Sindhudurg), chief agricultural officer (Sindhudurg) and deputy forest officer (Sawantwadi). The committee must …
The Environment Ministry has decided to turn approximately 60,000 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six States into an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), banning mining, quarrying, thermal power plants and polluting industries over the entire range. All other projects would be allowed only with the prior consent of gram …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandurang Sitaram Chalke & Others Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 01/10/2013 on the issue of illegal mining in the agricultural areas as well as forest and non-forest areas in Sukvali village, Taluka Khed, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Original Source: …
Sajjan Jindal was gheraoed to give signed letter on withdrawal. JSW Infrastructure’s proposed all weather port at Nandgaon-Alewadi in Thane district faces a roadblock as a section of villagers have stepped up their opposition to the project. JSW proposes to spend Rs 1,500 crore during the first phase with an …
Key NGOs withdrew from anti Jaitapur agitation The Maharashtra government and the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) have received a much-needed respite after the main non-government organisation opposing the proposed 9,900-Mw nuclear project at Jaitapur, Janhit Seva Samiti, ended its agitation. Both the state and the NPC have reiterated they are …
Residents of Jaitapur have begun accepting compensation of Rs 22.5 lakh per acre that is being offered by Nuclear Power Corporation Limited (NPCL). The nuclear power plant in Ratnagiri district, spread over 9,000 acres and largest in the country, will generate 10,000MW when commissioned. Praveen Pardeshi, principal secretary (revenue and …
Sand mining in large parts of Maharashtra continues without mandatory environmental clearance, which is against the Supreme Court’s orders, activist Sumaira Abdulali has alleged. Abdulali, who had filed a PIL in the Bombay high court against illegal sand mining, said the illegal activity continued with support from local politicians. On …
The Indian government has announced that it plans to purchase six European Pressurised Reactors for Jaitapur from the French company, Areva. No EPR is in commercial operation anywhere else in the world. Estimates of costs from plants under construction in Finland and France suggest that each unit may cost as …
Every time Sampada Desai, deputy sarpanch of southern Maharashtra's Kalne village in Dodamarg taluka sees the solitary hill in her village, her eyes moisten. The 100-acre hill, less than half-a-kilometre away, has been stripped of its green cover as a steady flow of dumpers carts lucrative iron ore to a …
A lengthy meeting between Union Minister of Environment and Forests Jayanti Natarajan and Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai on Thursday resulted in the state government getting only one “inprinciple clearance” to build Chhatrapati Shivaji statue in the Arabian sea near Mumbai. Decisions on most of the other proposals …
