Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
Changes to India's Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules this year have lifted the ban on land reclamation for commercial purposes, will allow tourism in ecologically sensitive coastal areas and permit construction of the world's tallest statue on an artificial island near Mumbai. At the end of the monsoon rains every …
KOCHI: The Environment Committee of the Legislative Assembly held a hearing of various stakeholders involved in the row over the upcoming IOC LPG plant at Puthuvype at the collectorate here on Tuesday. Headed by Mullakkara Ratnakaran, the committee collected evidence from the representatives of the protesting people, top IOC officers …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Blaicy Dixon Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority dated 01/08/2017 regarding change in the classification of the panchayat area (Kadinamkulam Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram) from CRZ III (CRZ-III covers areas that are relatively undisturbed) to CRZ II (areas …
Says it did not go to Chief Hydrographer for demarcation of backwater areas on map The controversy over two maps – one showing the existence of the Ennore Creek and another without the creek – just got murkier with the department of environment saying that the State had not approached …
Nearly 40 million people in India will be at risk from the rise in sea-level by 2050, the government today said. Nearly 40 million people in India will be at risk from the rise in sea-level by 2050, the government today said. “The report titled Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Regional …
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNSCZMA) has used a fraudulent CRZ map to facilitate industrial activity in Ennore creek, allege activists. “Using this map, the TNSCZMA has diverted around 1,000 acres in the creek to facilitate a proposal by Kamarajar Port Ltd,” said Pooja Kumar from …
According to the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that global mean sea level had risen by 0.19m over the period 1901-2010 with a rate of global averaged sea level rise of 1.7mm/year between 1901 and 2010 within which an accelerated rate of 3.2mm/year was …
Panaji: The state government has asked the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai, to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for coastal development that is required to be submitted to the Union ministry of environment, forest, and climate change (MoEFCC). TOI had reported that Goa could lose Rs …
Sea link project, Sewri- Nhava Sheva Mumbai Trans Habour Link (MTHL) is not exactly going at an ideal pace to complete the work and so to speed up the work which is already delayed, the state’s coastal zone regulator is planning on requesting the Centre to do away with certain …
Panaji: Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) will hold a hearing to review the consent to operate granted by it to a restaurant and night club in Anjuna. This was agreed upon by the parties before national green tribunal (NGT), Pune, in an appeal filed by social activist, Kashinath Shetye …
A large patch of a mangrove forest with low-lying backwaters and rich mudflats on River Zuari banks in Adpai-Durbhat have been hacked for construction of a road and jetty in violation of the coastal regulations zone (CRZ) notification 2011. Margao-based NGO Rainbow Warriors has filed a complaint before the Goa …
CHENNAI: Anti-nuclear activists are gearing up for yet another legal battle with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) granting ‘first pour of concrete’ (FPC) to units three and four in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP). A writ petition is likely to be filed in the Madras High Court in …
The country's largest container port JNPT is facing hurdles for its most ambitious expansion at Wadhavan, as a local environment authority has stalled the Rs 10,000-crore project. "The only issue is that the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority has objected to the Wadhavan project," JNPT Deputy Chairman Neeraj Bansal told …
The panel has been directed by the tribunal to visit the impugned region and submit its report by July 26 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a three-member Court Commission to ascertain exact area being used by Essar Bulk Terminal (Salaya) Limited in Jamnagar district to construct two jetties …
The National Green Tribunal has taken exception to the delay of six years in finalisation of the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) and directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to sit with all the coastal states to decide the issue. Terming the stand taken by the MoEF on delay …
CHENNAI: While the Tamil Nadu government and the fisherfolk of seafront villages maintain that the fish have not been contaminated by the Ennore oil spill of January, a report by the ministry of earth sciences suggests otherwise. A study of 21 edible fish caught off the Chennai coast found that …
Following the nuclear deal between India and United States during the tenure of previous UPA-II government, the NPCIL had proposed a nuclear power project in Chhaya-Mithivirdi village. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has abandoned its plan to set up a 6000 MW nuclear power plant at Chhaya-Mithivirdi …
Panaji: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) on the issue of an amendment to Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2011 to allow shack operators to retain their structures during June-August monsoon season. MoEFCC had carried out the amendment …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Department of Public Health Engineering - Govt. of West Bengal Vs Society for Direct Initiative for Social & Health Action (DISHA) dated 31/05/2017 regarding digging of tube wells falling within CRZ area, Mouza Dadanpatra, District Purba …
The government is mooting significant changes to the Coastal Regulation Zone notification (CRZ), file inspections under RTI by members of an NGO, Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has revealed. One of the major changes in the draft Marine and Coastal Regulation Zone notification 2017 is to allow "temporary tourism facilities" …
