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 …
Says integrated waste management is the only way to fixDeonar fires Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the only way to fix the repeated Deonar dumping ground fires was to plan and implement an integrated waste management approach. He said fresh bids would be invited to implement better …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kashinath Jairam Shetye & Anr. Vs. Deepak Chandrakant Naik & Ors. dated 18/03/2016 regarding construction in No Development Zone (NDZ), Goa.
The government is reviewing the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification to benefit the people living along coastlines and safeguard the interests of marine life, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "We are reviewing the CRZ policy for the benefit of the coastal people and marine life," environment minister Prakash …
Pune: Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday that his ministry plans to publish a white paper in the next few days detailing how environment has been protected while approving various infrastructural projects over the last 21 months. "The ministry has maintained a balance, which is to protect environment …
Nagpur: City's metro railway has cleared another hurdle with the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) making it clear that environment impact assessment (EIA) was not needed for the project. Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) is however, getting an EIA done as foreign lenders insist on it. The …
The Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA), the nodal agency for overseeing the implementation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) guidelines, is all set to undergo a sea change in its structure, with the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change insisting on reconstituting it, in line with Central guidelines. …
An amount of Rs 75 crore will be given to the fishing community as a compensation. In order to construct Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) between Sewri and Nhava near Ulwe Node in Navi Mumbai, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will have to spend at least Rs 335 …
Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni has said that 38 sand blocks have been identified, spread across an area of 506.56 acres, in the non-CRZ area of Dakshina Kannada. After a review meeting in Mangaluru on Sunday, the minister told reporters that licences have been sanctioned for 36 blocks in …
MAPUSA: Opposition to loud music played along the coastal belt at Morjim is growing with locals and the high court appointed a noise pollution monitoring committee taking up the case of the students community on the eve of exams. As SSC and HSCC exams are scheduled during this week, the …
MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary said that district administration has utterly failed to maintain the effective sand mining policy in the district. Speaking to the mediapersons, the MLC said the sand mining policy is totally confusing and has led to acute shortage of sand in the district. He said that the …
The problem of marine pollution by plastics can be resolved through a combination of actions like enforcement of rules, stressing on recycling and finding an alternative to plastics, say experts. "Resolving the plastic debris problem is important. Solutions to the plastic debris can only be achieved through combination of actions," …
India's Sundarbans is facing increasing pressure owing to peoples' needs and multiple uses that coastal and marine areas can be put to, a group of researchers from West Bengal told an international conference. "The marine environment of Indian Sundarbanswhich includes the adjacent coastal area, is facing a number of pressures …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of V.D. Majeendran Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 23/02/2016 regarding land filling and other activities including construction of sewage treatment plant in Palluruthy Village in Kochi Taluk in Ernakulam District, Kerala. The ground raised by the …
The realization that areas near Muttar do not come under coastal regulation zone (CRZ) has rekindled the hopes of Cheranellore residents. The regulations have prevented them from construction activities including renovation works on buildings. Muttar that flows on one side of the panchayat has zero salinity. The residents have decided …
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations go unabated in Kerala even after a quarter century of introduction of the law. The coastal areas of Vembanad Lake continued to be the hotbed of violations with the authorities pointing out over 5000 cases of “land modifications” a couple of years ago and most …
MUMBAI: A miscreant reportedly supported by a political party has started levelling protected mangroves near Charkop creek in Kandivali (West) on Wednesday. Local activist alleged that civic officials are not taking any action against the illegal structure set up at the spot on Wednesday. They alleged that a senior BJP …
State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has received clearance from the Environment Ministry for a Rs 337-crore project at its Kochi Refinery in Kerala. "Based on the recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), the Environment Ministry has given coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to BPCL's project 'laying heat traced …
NGT calls for bar on constructions in coastal areas till Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan maps are revised. The National Green Tribunal has directed the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority to not grant permission to any developmental and construction activities in Coastal Zone Regulation Areas until the Draft Coastal Zone …
The Centre has barred the UP-based Mantec Consultants for one year for preparing environment impact assessment (EIA) and management plan reports for 10 projects of the state-owned Kandla Port Trust without any permission. The EIA study and the environment management plan (EMP) for any project seeking environment clearance (EC) is …
The government on Thursday received environmental clearance to complete the remaining work on four-laning of a 33.5-km section of vital East Coast Road. The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), vacating an interim stay it had placed on the project, gave it the go-ahead to finish the work …
