Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
KOCHI:The Rajya Sabha Committee on Science, Technology, Environment and Forests will hold talks with NGOs, civic organisations and experts at the Government Guest House here on Sunday. “Members of the committee headed by Aswini Kumar MP are already in the city to seek suggestions and opinions of organisations and experts …
Stressing on creating a balance between development and environment conservation, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government is working towards creating an urban forest in each city in the next 10 years. "We have started working on urban afforestation...it is envisaged that in the next 10 years there should …
There will be no respite from traffic jams on Rao Tula Ram Road stretch in south Delhi, at least till 2017.Construction of a parallel flyover to ease congestion has hit another roadblock, leaving little scope for the project to be completed by its deadline of November 2016. This time, the …
KOLKATA: Encouraged over the success of replanting tall trees, The West Bengal Waste Land Development Corporation (WBWLDC) will develop a 'tall tree nursery' over 5 acre of land at Rajarhat New Town where large trees that will be brought after uprooting from somewhere else will be kept with proper supervision …
GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is set to resume work on its ambitious cycle track project, after a stay imposed on it by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was lifted, earlier this month. The principal bench of the tribunal, headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, disposed of a petition …
Environment ministry clears 229 projects in a month, up from 217 in a quarter. Wary of the perception that his ministry is clearing too many projects too fast, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has asked ministry officials to replace the word ‘diversion’ of forest land with ‘reforestation’ in all communications. An …
GURGAON: Another 330 trees will be cut to make space for the upcoming Hero Honda Chowk flyover. Earlier, 52 trees had been cut for the same project. A senior forest department official said the range officer had already carried out the inspection of the trees that are to be cut …
BENGALURU: Yet again, infrastructure work is taking a toll on the city's shrinking green cover. Close to 90 trees on Platform Road, west Bengaluru, are set to face the axe, with 15 already felled since Sunday. BBMP has started chopping trees near Okalipuram junction to make way for the 8-lane …
A Bill to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on forest land cleared for developmental projects, 07/05/2015.The Central Government between 2004 and 2013 has accorded approval for diversion of 3,43,909 ha in 13,891 cases under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for various categories of projects including industrial and development projects.
In a move which may give a major boost to the country's efforts to increase its green cover under a law, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for introducing a new legislation in current session of the Parliament. The proposed law -Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015 -seeks to …
A day after TOI reported that the Rao Tula Ram flyover project has been held up due to lack of forest clearance for tree cutting, environment minister Asim Ahmed Khan held a meeting with the forest department and has asked it to report on the status of the case. “I …
In a bid to boost afforestation activities, the Centre is mulling to hand over 90 per cent of the Rs 36,000-crore Compensatory Afforestation Management Fund directly to all the states, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said. The fund was created from the penalties collected from corporates for not meeting the mandatory …
To meet drinking water requirement of Delhi The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has finally given clearance for the diversion of 909 hectare forestland which was the biggest hurdle in the way of the 40-mw Renuka Hydro-Power Project in Sirmaur. With this, the project will meet the drinking …
Letter to the Principal Secretary (Forests) from Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change regarding guidelines for diversion of forest land for non-forest purpose under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, 15/01/2015 - Simplified procedure for grant of permission for felling of trees standing on forest land to be diverted for …
The meet convened by the People for Western Ghats at Peaceful Society, Madkai, unanimously resolved to work for the protection and conservation of the eco-sensitive, biodiversity-rich wildlife corridor in the Western Ghats. Pandurang Hegde and Kalandand Mani initiated and guided the discussions wherein various issues pertaining to the present status …
Environment ministry has allowed a major relaxation for faster execution of all linear projects including roads, rail, power transmission lines, water supply lines and laying of optic fibre cables. All such projects can start soon after getting in-principle approval from local authorities such as district forest officer, which will cut …
Proposing a complete overhaul of the existing environmental governance framework, a government-appointed expert committee has recommended measures that would make it easier to set up industrial or infrastructure projects, but would also ensure that those who flout pollution norms or violate green laws are penalised heavily. Among the measures suggested …
Chief Secretary N Ravi Shankar said that in order to accelerate the pace of all round development of the State, forest clearances should be accorded top priority. He said this while reviewing the progress of forest land transfer through video conferencing with district magistrates here on Wednesday. He has directed …
The Modi regime has made as many as 30 interventions in India's green clearances regime resulting in significant and, from the standpoint of industry, positive changes. Some of the notable changes include allowing project promoters to attend expert panel hearings for forest clearances, freeing industry from exorbitant project specific corporate …
