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 …
CHENNAI: The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed notice to the Central and State governments on a petition alleging that the widening work of East Coast Road (ECR) being carried out was in contravention of the Coastal Zone Regulation Notification and Environment Impact Assessment Notification. …
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
PANJIM: Following a notice from the Coast Guard (CG) the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has alerted all government agencies over the possibility of oil drums hitting the State’s coast. GSPCB chairman Jose Manuel Noronha, speaking to Herald, said that all State government agencies under the oil spill management …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Janardan Chandar Patil Vs. Union of India dated 17/08/2015 regarding the location of chemical, petro chemical and also hazardous industries which are located in proximity of newly developed residential area, Navi Mumbai. In the present Application, …
Project will encourage tourism infrastructure, he says; Will generate employment for up to 450 people In a major submission on the Floor of the House on Thursday, Industries Minister Mahadev Naik said that the proposed Rs 700 crore marina projects at Nauxi and Sancoale will not damage the environment and …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Cavelossim Villagers Forum Vs The Collector, South Goa District, Margao Goa dated 13/08/2015 regarding construction activities within the CRZ area and causing obstruction to the natural flow of water bodies.
British Deputy High Commissioner Bharat Joshi has urged the business leaders of the State to collaborate with the United Kingdom to mitigate the impact of climate change. He was addressing business leaders at an interactive session on Business Connect Opportunities: UK and Kerala, jointly organised by the Confederation of Indian …
Though Cidco recently received an environmental clearance to develop 43 acres in Vadghar for those affected by the Navi Mumbai airport project, the agency's green troubles are far from over as 1,217 hectares of land, worth around Rs 30,000 crore according to a modest estimate, is yet to receive a …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, on Thursday ordered a blanket ban on construction in the Sundarbans. Only the work permitted under Coastal Regulation Zone - I (CRZ-I) guidelines can henceforth take place within the world's largest mangrove delta, the bench ordered. It also held that expansion and …
More than 450 projects in various sectors are presently being considered by the government for environmental clearance while more than 200 are awaiting forest clearance, Lok Sabha was informed today. "The number of projects under consideration for environmental clearance in the Ministry (of Environment) are 475 and for approval under …
Kochi: Climate change is taking a toll on fishery resources with consequent ocean warming and rise in sea level, posing multiple threats to the marine ecosystem, Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), B Madhusoodana Kurup, said today. "The climate change has direct impact on ocean …
PANJIM: In what can stop further digging of the seabed to trace remains of MV River Princess, the Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) has warned that any further digging could have ‘widespread complications on a pre-wounded coast – Sinquerim’. It also states that the area coming under the Coastal Regulation …
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday in an important order paved the way for construction on vacant plots in five layouts under the three-decade-old Bombay Urban Development Project (BUDP) at Versova, Gorai, Charkop, Malwani and Mulund that fall within the 50-metre mangrove buffer zone. Hearing applications filed by Mhada …
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 …
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred and Sixty-fourth Report on "Environmental issues in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam". Pollution and environmental degradation is affecting all but its adverse effect is more in metropolitan cities and many of the Tier-II cities. In that context, …
July 24 NGT to hear petition for stay on grounds of CRZ violations, on July 20 High Court to hear original appeal to stay project on violations of Tenancy Act, July 6 order of a stay on cutting fruit bearing trees stands PANJIM: Two separate challenges to the Tiracol golf …
Two big-ticket development projects, mooted by Cochin Port Trust and BPCL-Kochi Refinery, have secured Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance. A special meeting of the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority on Thursday gave conditional clearance for the projects. While the port trust obtained clearance for its Rs.970-crore project for the augmentation …
PURI:In a major jolt to the State Government, work on its most ambitious tourism project - Shamuka - was stayed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday. The mega tourism project was coming up at Sipasarubali area on the eastern part of the town along Puri beach and Tourism …
Panaji/Vasco: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) on Friday issued show-cause notices to 149 owners of hutments along Baina beach, Vasco, asking them to file replies within 15 days. GCZMA also directed them to furnish proof of permissions taken by them form various authorities for the construction, reconstruction or …
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 …
