Affidavit by Union Territory of Lakshadweep in OA No 606 of 2018 with respect to compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues). The report is dated 07/11/2024. The affidavit has been prepared in compliance with the order dated May 14, 2019 by the NGT wherein, it has …
Affidavit by Union Territory of Lakshadweep in OA No 606 of 2018 with respect to compliance of MSW Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues). The report is dated 07/11/2024. The affidavit has been prepared in compliance with the order dated May 14, 2019 by the NGT wherein, it has …
Order of the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam in the matter of Dr C P Abdul Kabeer Vs Union Territory of Lakshadweep & Others dated June 27, 2023. The counsel for the petitioner pointed out inspite of the directions passed by the court, no steps have been taken by …
Affidavit filed by the Union Territory of Lakshadweep regarding compliance of municipal solid waste management rules, 2016. Solid waste generation in Lakshadweep islands is 18 tonnes per day (TPD). Around 12 TPD non-biodegradable wastes and 6 TPD biodegradable wastes, especially kitchen wastes. The NGT was informed that all the inhabited …
The order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of (in respect of State of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh) Re: Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues dated 07/09/2022. Liquid and solid waste management compliance was unsatisfactory and there …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (Union Territory of Lakshadweep) dated 14/05/2019 regarding solid waste management and allied issues in Lakshadweep. A status report filed before the Tribunal informs that forty four waste assessment workers and 330 sweepers …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, present this Two Hundred Eleventh Report on 'The Cyclone Ockhi - Its Impact on Fishermen and Damage Caused by it '. A very severe cyclonic storm „Ockhi‟ hit the coast of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep, during November-December 2017, wreaking unprecedented havoc. …
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for the delay in finalising a detailed status report on Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for 13 states and union territories and granted it the final opportunity to submit it in 10 days. A bench headed by …
The Ministry of Earth Sciences, (MoES) will set up an Ocean thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plant at a cost of `100 crore in Lakshadweep in Kaviratti island. The project which will be commissioned in 2017 was announced at the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Platinum Jubilee Foundation day celebrations …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of developing 'blue economy' to complement India's economic trajectory is getting onto the drawing board, with the development of an indigenous technology to tap ocean energy. India's maiden Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) project is coming up in Kavaratti, capital of the Lakshadweep archipelago, off …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Union Territory of Lakshadweep & Others Vs Seashells Beach Resort & Others dated 19/08/2015 regarding violation of CRZ norms. Related Supreme Court Order of 2012
Ground and satellite based measurements of spectral optical properties of aerosols have been carried out at Dehradun (DDN) in the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) and Kavaratti (KVT) at Lakshadweep in southern Arabian Sea during pre-monsoon season (March–May) 2012. The measurements illustrate distinct seasonal impact on aerosol properties with maximum dust loading …
Consumption of fish in rural areas of Lakshadweep is over 16 times the national average with Goa at second spot. Contrary to popular belief, Kerala and West Bengal come third and fourth respectively . In rural areas of Chandigarh, there are hardly any takers. According to the latest data, Indians …
Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Goa and Union Territories (UT) on 4th July 2014 has released a draft Regulation of Solar Tariff applicable to Ground Mounted Grid Connected & Rooftop Solar with Net Metering. The regulation shall be applicable to all grid connected Solar PV (including rooftop PV) and …
Goa still ranks an undesirable ninth among states and union territories in the country with 20% of the state's households not having toilet facilities within its premises, according to statistics of the Planning Commission. Another 18% in supposedly one of the most developed states in the country do not have …
About 13.3 per cent of youth in the country are unemployed according to the third annual employment and unemployment survey report conducted by the Labour Bureau of the Union Ministry of Labour and Unemployment. Interestingly, the highest unemployment percentage is among graduates, which is around 14 per cent, while there …
Coral reefs facing threat from pollution, dredging and blast fishing A swelling population, land use change, unscientific waste disposal, mining of corals, coastal erosion, and unregulated construction are exerting pressure on the Lakshadweep islands, one of the most sensitive and fragile coastal environments in the country. A study on the …
Fishermen’s catch will go down drastically: ZSI Director A drastic decline in the live coral cover in Lakshadweep has been reported, causing serious concern among researchers and naturalists. K. Venkataraman, Director, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), told The Hindu that the development came to light recently during a study. In …
The Union Territory of Lakshadweep, which has to its credit the youngest MP in the Lok Sabha, now has another feather in its cap — it has the largest number of households headed by women in the country. The Lakshadweep group of islands, off the western coast, has 43.7 per …
New Delhi: About 27 million households — constituting 11% of the total households in the country — are headed by females. Kerala claims the pole position, with 23% households having a female as head while Lakshadweep has the largest number of such households among Union Territories (UTs). Interestingly, the proportion …
Estimation of nutrition profile of edible fishes is essential and thus a bio-monitoring study was carried out to find out the nutritional composition of commonly available fishes in Agatti Island water of Lakshadweep Sea. Protein, carbohydrate, lipid, ash, vitamin, amino acid and fatty acid composition in the muscle of ten …
