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 …
RANCHI: Hundreds of tribals protested against the Master Plan 2037 near Raj Bhavan on Thursday. The protestors claimed that there is no mention of tribal rights and livelihood security in the plan. The master plan, which was recently approved by the cabinet, mentions the plan and procedure for expansion of …
Mumbai: State revenue and forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said the government would draw up a comprehensive plan for the rehabilitation of slum dwellers on forest land. A day after the devastating fire at Damu Nagar that burnt over 2,000 huts to cinders, Mungantiwar said the delay in rehabilitating those eligible …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Ch. Narasimha Rao & Others Vs Land Acquisition Officer, Eluru & Others dated 09/12/2015 on whether Reference Applications filed by the appellants under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), was beyond …
The African Union New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) launched today the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (ARLI). This initiative will be implemented through forest and ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, climate smart agriculture, and rangeland management. The World Bank Group and World Resources Institute will, as main partners, support the mobilization …
NAVI MUMBAI: The state government, through Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), has forwarded a proposal to MoEF, asking for special consideration to waive CRZ 2011 notification. The proposal was sent to the Centre on November 26. The notification does not allow housing schemes on the 111 hectares, which JNPT …
Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the mater of Government of NCT of Delhi Vs Poonam Gupta dated 08/12/2015 regarding allotment of alternative plots under the Scheme of Large Scale Acquisition, Development and Disposal of Land in Delhi, 1961. The Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs formulated a …
Pan-African pledge to restore forests by planting 100 million hectares of trees wins $1.5bn backing 'African countries, which bear the least historic responsibility for climate change, are showing leadership with ambitious pledges to restore land, says Andrew Steer of the World Resources Institute More than a dozen African governments pledged …
BHUBANESWAR: An increase of around 500% in collection of revenue from stamp duty and registration fees helped the state government achieve a 26% growth in overall revenue collection from the mining industry in the state till October-end. Sources in the state finance department said the state government generated 1670.57 crore …
A new report from the New Climate Economy finds that land use practices that restore degraded agricultural or forest lands and protect natural areas could reduce emissions by as much as 9.0 Gt CO2e by 2030 while also delivering more productive agricultural lands and greater resilience of rural livelihoods. The …
Order of the Kerala High Court in the matter of Ayishabi vs The Perinthalmanna Municipality dated 04/12/2015 regarding construction in 'nanja-2' land (land fit for paddy cultivation).
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Lalaram & Others Vs Jaipur Development Authority & Others dated 01/12/2015 regarding compulsory acquisition of the appellants lands for the Indian Army for its “Field Firing Range” in the year 1981.
This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation …
A traditional owner of the site of Australia’s largest proposed coalmine has alleged in court that Indian miner Adani misled a tribunal that cleared the way for the mine. Adrian Burragubba has asked the federal court to quash a decision by the native title tribunal that Adani’s Carmichael mine should …
The Kakamega government's Sh6 billion waste conversion project has been stalled by residents' refusal to sell their land. Speaking to the Star in his office yesterday, Environment executive Robert Sumbi said the project was to begin this financial year. It was to convert solid refuse to energy and other by-projects …
The Centre will constitute a committee to conduct a study on ownership of forest land in the Northeastern region. Informing this here on Tuesday, Union Minister of state for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said the objective of the committee is to ensure forests and environment are protected …
Visakhapatnam: With protest against bauxite resonating in Visakha Agency, MLC MVS Sarma has urged President Pranab Mukherjee and AP governor ESL Narasimham to intervene in the issue to stop mining of bauxite in the district as the recently released government order was in clear violation of the Constitution. In a …
The government is considering a proposal to lease out government land to companies and the individuals for stone quarrying in the State, said, Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni. He said this addressing the gathering after accepting felicitation by District Stone Quarrying and Crushers’ Owners Association at Alur Venkatrao Bhavan …
Around 8,000 tribals, who would be directly affected by the proposed mining of bauxite in the 1212 hectares in Jerrila and Chintapalli Reserve Forests for which the government issued orders for diversion of forest land are up in arms. The opposition and resentment with the political leadership is widespread. Men, …
With the Bihar verdict not going in the BJP-led NDA’s favour, the road for the much delayed legislation only gets tougher from here. While finance minister Arun Jaitley has exuded hope that the NDA government would be able to build fresh consensus on amending the controversial Land Acquisition legislation and …
The AP Forest Department is racing against time to plug the gaps in its bid to secure denotification of 19,000 hectares of reserve forest land in Krishna and Guntur districts so that it can be used for the Amaravati capital city project. “The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has …
