Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Adani Cementation Limited Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2025. Adani Cementation Limited approached the Bombay High Court seeking issuance of an order directing the respondents/ authorities to permit the petitioner to carry out the work of construction of …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on roadmap for increasing mangrove forests, 06/08/2015. Mangroves provide protection against cyclones and storms to the coastal areas. It is called Bio-shield against these natural calamities. Role of mangroves as protective cover to coastal areas has been studied and scientifically proved. The State-wise list of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on conservation and management of mangroves, 28/07/2015. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Conservation and Management of Mangroves of India. Under the Scheme, the Ministry provides 100% Central Assistance to coastal States/Union Territories for ‘Core Activities’ …
KENDRAPADA: The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change recently declared 192 villages around the Bhitarkanika National Park and the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapada district as eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). The ESZ status aims at preventing ecological damage caused due to development activities around the Bhitarkanika, touted as the …
Mangrove forests could play a crucial role in protecting coastal areas from sea level rise caused by climate change, according to new research involving the University of Southampton. A joint study between researchers at the University of Southampton along with colleagues from the Universities of Auckland and Waikato in New …
A parliamentary panel has flagged a number of environment-related issues which, it found, have been causing damage to Mumbai and Visakhapatnam and asked the Union environment ministry and respective state governments to take up urgent steps for improving infrastructure and strengthening pollution mitigation measures in these two coastal cities. The …
An ecomorphodynamic model was developed to study how Avicennia marina mangroves influence channel network evolution in sandy tidal embayments. The model accounts for the effects of mangrove trees on tidal flow patterns and sediment dynamics. Mangrove growth is in turn controlled by hydrodynamic conditions. The presence of mangroves was found …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has paved way for the Mumbai coastal road project by amending the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) to allow reclamation through a draft notification. The relaxation of norms though – to be finalised by August-end – has got environmentalists worried as the …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has paved way for the Mumbai coastal road project by amending the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) to allow reclamation through a draft notification. The relaxation of norms though – to be finalised by August-end – has got environmentalists worried as the …
KOLKATA: Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has set up 25 permanent monitoring stations in five islands of the Sunderbans to study the impact of climate change on the mangroves and its fauna. Three research fellows engaged for the monitoring have already collected data from the sites that will now form …
MUMBAI: In a major victory for environmental activists, the state government has decided to shift the site of one of the depots for Metro II from a Charkop plot partly covered by mangroves to Malwani in Malad. The new site is a plot that had been given by the state …
NAVI MUMBAI: Different planning bodies, including NMMC, have welcomed the Bombay high court's suggestion of setting up a committee to monitor complaints about mangrove destruction in the city. Sources said that it will end the blame game and ensure shared responsibility. Once set up, the high-level committee will be headed …
Mumbai coastal road project can now begin. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has issued a draft notification on amending provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) to fast-track the Maharashtra government’s ambitious coastal road project in Mumbai. The amendment will enable the state government to begin …
The Bombay high court on Monday suggested that a committee be set up to monitor complaints about destruction of mangroves in Navi Mumbai. Hearing a public interest litigation filed by the Navi Mumbai Environment Preservation Society, a division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Revati Dere asked Konkan divisional …
KOLKATA: To measure the effect of climate change on the flora and fauna of Sundarbans, the Zoological Survey of India has set up monitoring bases inside the mangrove forests. There are 25 plots in the five islands of Bali, Gosaba, Basanti, Sagar and Satjelia where the bases have been set …
New revelations that a long strip of protected mangrove trees were illegally razed amid preparations for the 2016 Miami International Boat Show has outraged Florida environmentalists. The lost trees, critical to the marine ecosystem, were hacked away in mid-May by a Miami city contractor in advance of the five-day show …
NAVI MUMBAI: After a week of incessant rain, Navi Mumbai's pavements and roads are littered with uprooted trees and fallen branches. This has been a recurrent phenomena over the years despite environmentalists repeatedly suggesting the authorities plant sturdy trees and refrain from haphazard pre-monsoon trimming. "Pre-monsoon trimming is a must …
The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) is the first comprehensive regional synthesis to provide insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for marine ecosystem goods and services to match the increasing human population, the pace and scale of environmental …
COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sri Lanka's new mangrove protection scheme, the world's first country-wide initiative, is relying on women like Michel Priyadarshani, head of a fisherwomen's group in eastern Ambantotam village. Priyadarshani and her colleagues did not understand the importance of mangroves for the ecosystem, including the fish population, …
PANAJI: Continuous and rampant reclamation of mangrove areas in flagrant violation of CRZ rules around the city is likely to lead to significant disruption in tidal movements and displacement of water in the Mandovi river basin. Large patches of mangroves have been cleared and mud-filling is rampant on the banks …
With World Environment Day on Friday, environmentalists and activists in Navi Mumbai are concerned about the number of issues that plague the satellite city. From the perennial garbage problem to dumping debris in mangroves and incessant cutting of trees, activists and residents feel that the newly elected civic body should …
