Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Arun Tiwari Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/05/2024. In the application, the allegation is of illegal mining of soil upto 10-15 mtrs. depth from the farmer’s land by M/s Gowar Construction Limited, the project proponent in collusion with the …
China launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite on Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. The Ziyuan III 02 satellite took off on the back of a Long March 4B rocket at 11:17 a.m. Beijing time, according to the center. It was the 228th flight …
The Government of Goa is pleased to frame the following policy on procurement of land under Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30 of 2013) for direct procurement of land to set up public purposes projects on priority basis and the said …
South Africa's parliament on Thursday approved a bill allowing state expropriations of land to redress racial disparities in land ownership, an emotive issue two decades after the end of apartheid. Most of South Africa's land remains in white hands and many commercial and small-scale farmers are currently facing tough times …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Angul district Collector to identify an alternative dumping site in 30 days’ time to sort out the garbage disposal problem in the Angul Municipality. The NGT bench comprising SP Wangdi and Prof PC Mishra has issued this direction on hearing a petition …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Rattan Vs Haryana Urban Development Authority & Others dated 27/05/2016 regarding encroachment of one acre of land earmarked for a public park in Sector-31, Gurgaon, Haryana by Pama Educational & Welfare Society and . Ryan International School. Tribunal directs …
Civil society organizations and Peru government institutions say United Cacao is operating illegally, but the company denies it A delegation from Colombia, Indonesia, Liberia and Peru on a tour of Europe this month. Two members presented a letter and report to the London Stock Exchange urging that a cacao company …
This was said yesterday by the Deputy Minister, Mr Ramo Makani, when responding to Mr Cosato Chumi (Mafinga Urban-CCM) who asked the government to consider licensing villagers living around forest reserves to take part in harvesting activities. The MP charged that in the last harvesting season, there was no even …
After years of delay, Brazil has approved the creation of a sprawling reserve that would protect a highly vulnerable tribe of isolated nomads along one of the most volatile frontier regions in the Amazon rain forest. Tribal rights activists are hailing the decision, which will set in motion the labor-intensive …
Following heavy landslides due to incessant rain, several roads and houses of villages like Muolhoi, Khonsai, Disgao Raji, Upper Bagetar, Gilgal and Lower Haflong were damaged, leaving the people to pass sleepless nights. The residence of Lamhao Gamlhou, village secretary of Khongsai village, Haflong was completely damaged by landslide on …
Energy Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the scheme by the Energy Department, in which the agricultural land is obtained from farmers on rental basis to install solar panels, will be extended to coastal and Malnad regions. He was speaking at the stage programme organised at Town Hall after …
The Centre's green panel has deferred its decision on granting green clearance to a project of Hutti Gold Mines in Chitradurga district of Karnataka for want of more information. The state-owned Hutti Gold Mines Ltd (HGML)'s proposal is to produce 250 tonnes per day (TPD) of gold ore by underground …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Land Acquisition Officer, Andhra Pradesh Vs Ravi Santosh Reddy dated 18/05/2016. The State of Andhra Pradesh acquired 53 acres of land pursuant to the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 11.05.1978. This notification …
Declare that they will not allow the sale of Goa by politicians PONDA: Residents of Veling-Priol-Cuncoliem, environmental activists and other citizens from across Goa, under the banner of Veling-Priol-Cuncoliem Nagrik Kruthi Samiti, held a huge rally in Ponda taluka on Sunday to protest the rampant, illegal destruction of the environment …
India's green cover is fast depleting, 34,620 hectares gone in two years Between April 2014 and 2016, the Union ministry for environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) diverted 34,620 hectares of forest land, granting them final clearances, also known as stage-II clearance while diversion of 40,476 hectares will soon happen …
Government sources said that the modified policy was ready and it will be promulgated once the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the region due to the Talala assembly bypoll is over. The Gujarat Government is all set to introduce the modified land use policy for the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) …
In early research on land grabbing, the initial focus was on foreign companies investing abroad, with a particular focus on those based in countries such as China,Gulf States, South Korea, and India. In recent years, it has become evident that the range of countries land investors originate in is far …
Forest land near South Delhi’s Neb Sarai, which has become a dumping ground over the years, will be reclaimed and its greenery restored by the Environment and Forest Department. On Saturday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Environment and Forest Minister Imran Hussain inaugurated the programme to restore the forest …
Latur, which is reeling under the worst water crisis, will have 10 irrigation projects worth Rs 248 crore, promising to bring 11,011 hectares of land under irrigation. The state government has set a definite target to bring 2.18 lakh hectares of land under irrigation in the next three years in …
Representatives of several opposition parties have come together to criticise the government for continuing to try and dilute the provisions of the Forest Rights Act, which makes it mandatory to get consent of tribals before using of their traditional forestlands. Jitendra Chaudhury, CPI(M) member of Parliament from Tripura, shared copies …
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday unanimously passed the much awaited Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill, 2015 that aims to ensure expeditious utilization of accumulated unspent amounts to the tune of around Rs 40,000 crore for increasing forest cover in India. The amount has been lying idle with an ad-hoc central …
