Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
The online mapping platform MapHubs stores maps and spatial data and makes them available to user groups for viewing, analyzing, and sharing with stakeholders. Users purchase a portal on the platform that allows the group to combine various public and private data sets in one secure place, produce maps, customize …
More than half a million hectares of forest was cleared in the Great Barrier Reef catchments over four years – an area more than twice the size of the Australian Capital Territory. Official environment and energy department data shows that 596,000 hectares of forest was cleared between 1 July 2012 …
Judgement of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Unmesh Diwakar Raote Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 13/07/2018 regarding unauthorized cutting of trees at Purandare Wadi, Gokhale Road, Mumbai. The petitioner (Unmesh Diwakar Raote) has challenged the Order passed by the Metropolitan Magistrate, Shindewadi, Dadar, …
JAKARTA — Oil palm plantations that adhere to the world’s leading certification scheme for the crop show no difference in environmental, social and economic sustainability than non-certified estates, a new study has found. The study — carried out by researchers from the University of Queensland and the ARC Centre of …
The European Union must set mandatory rules to tackle child labour and deforestation in the cocoa and coffee sectors, after years of voluntary action has failed to spur widespread change, stakeholders and policymakers said on Wednesday. As a top importer of cocoa and coffee, the bloc must take firmer action …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/07/2018 regarding illegal mining in Rohtas region of Bihar. The State of Bihar has been directed by the Supreme Court to file an affidavit with respect …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of We the People Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/07/2018 regarding illegal felling of trees at Chak Ganjaria Farm at Lucknow in the process of setting up of Hightech City. Counsel appearing for the State of Uttar Pradesh states …
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday pulled up authorities over their failure to reduce pollution in the city by shifting industrial units from residential areas to industrial complexes in Bawana despite allotment being done 17 years ago. “What is the government doing? You are busy cutting trees all …
GURUGRAM: A citizens’ group is planning a Gurugram version of ‘Chipko’ movement, on the lines of the one launched in south Delhi recently, to save around 100 trees that are likely to be removed for a proposed revival of Bal Bhawan in Sector 4. On Sunday, some members of the …
Report of the Commissioner in the matter of Birendra Singh Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated July 2018 regarding constructions being carried out by M/s Devanya Resorts Pvt Ltd. which aims to create a township in an ecologically sensitive area, Jilling Estate village, Patti: Sarna, …
Time is running out for the world's forests, whose total area is shrinking by the day, warns a new FAO report urging governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit both trees and those who rely on them. Halting deforestation, managing forests sustainably, restoring degraded forests and adding to worldwide …
NEW DELHI: Citing violations of the National Green Tribunal order about compensatory plantation, Delhi government on Tuesday recommended to the LG to revoke permission given for felling of trees for the redevelopment of three housing projects at Nauroji Nagar, Netaji Nagar and Kidwai Nagar in south Delhi. It also recommended …
The bench noted that Karnataka, Manipur have not furnished information on roads in different areas of these states where trees have been felled and areas identified for compensatory afforestation. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each on Karnataka and Manipur for not filing statements on …
NEW DELHI: Not a single tree would be cut and status quo be maintained on tree felling till further orders in seven South Delhi colonies by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the National Buildings Construction Corporation, the National Green Tribunal directed on Monday. A bench headed by …
The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast said Monday it would invest nearly one billion euros over 10 years to replace forests that were razed to grow the bean. The West African country supplies two million tonnes of cocoa to the world market annually and the commodity is a mainstay …
Increasing global demand for natural resources is intensifying competition for land across the developing world, pushing companies onto territories that many Indigenous Peoples and rural communities have sustainably managed for generations. These communities, who collectively hold at least half the world’s land but legally own just 10 percent of land …
No trees would be cut in the process of redevelopment of seven colonies in South Delhi, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said today, as he also assured that the national capital's green cover would not be damaged and steps would be taken to enhance it. The housing and urban affairs …
NEW DELHI: Trees in Delhi — those along avenues, in colonies and at scattered lots — have been on a decline since 2005. The protests against tree felling for the redevelopment of seven south Delhi colonies may reflect the prevailing popular anxiety, but tree cover in the city went down …
Hitting-out at the AAP for accusing him of 'misguiding' people over the plan to cut down over 16,500 trees, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said the permission to fell trees was not given by his ministry, but through approvals by Delhi government authorities. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) …
According to NBCC officials, strict instructions have been given to contractors not to cut any trees till July 4. Environment activist and member of the Ridge Management Board, Vimlendu Jha, Tuesday alleged that contractors cut a tree in Netaji Nagar despite the High Court ordering a stay on tree felling …
