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 …
The Centre is considering the possibility of modifying coastal regulation zone (CRZ) norms to permit reclamation of land along the city’s coastline for crucial road projects. Indications of this likely policy change came during a meeting between Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Delhi …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will file caveats in courts — especially in cases where it fears third parties may drag the government into a legal battle over green clearances — to ensure that development projects are not stalled for frivolous reasons. “The government cannot engage in …
The meet convened by the People for Western Ghats at Peaceful Society, Madkai, unanimously resolved to work for the protection and conservation of the eco-sensitive, biodiversity-rich wildlife corridor in the Western Ghats. Pandurang Hegde and Kalandand Mani initiated and guided the discussions wherein various issues pertaining to the present status …
In a pre-emptive bid to beat the state government’s proposed move to approach the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) on the issue of redefinition of a large part of the island city’s western sea-front as “bay”, developers are now approaching the Bombay High court to get their individual …
Ensure permission from Revenue dept as regards to entertainment tax rules; Coordination on law and order via CCTVs along with police authorities; PCB to monitor the event for time limits and sound levels MAPUSA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its order dated December 23 has directed the organisers of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs. Union of India & Others dated 03/12/2014 regarding pollution around Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha.
PANAJI: National green tribunal (NGT) has directed the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the state of Goa and Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) to file their affidavits in the issue of construction of the Keri-Tiracol bridge. NGT has also ordered the forest department to inspect the site. …
MAPUSA: Authorities demolished 16 wooden structures built on a concrete plinth in Anjuna on Wednesday for violating the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) guidelines. The structures were built in the survey number 126/6 and 126/1 of the Anjuna village by a Jaipur native, sources said. Panch members from Anjuna, Suhasini Govekar, …
At last, the administration on Tuesday filed criminal cases against the violators of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms following a direction by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). District Magistrate Aravind Agarwal, through the Government Pleader, filed 18 criminal cases against 16 hotels and two apartment owners for violation of CRZ …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Geeta Bhadrasen Vadhai Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others regarding regarding Dighi Port, Raigad, Maharashtra, 13/11/2014. The Applicant has stated before the Tribunal that EC conditions are still being violated by the Project Proponent …
Notification within a fortnight; 32 mining leases are likely to be affected by the order; MoEF asked to rethink banning sand mining in leases below 5 hectares PANJIM: In a major relief to the Goa government, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has agreed to the government’s request …
Even as the high level committee formed by Modi government proposes a new Environment Loss Management Act, see this agenda for improving environmental governance submitted by Centre for Science and Environment. This report is based on CSE’s past work and current engagement with such issues. Our findings and recommendations are …
PANJIM: Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has been requested to expedite the process of granting environmental clearances (ECs) to the legal mining leases, that would be renewed by government and also to notify the buffer zone near the State wildlife sanctuaries and national park. The State Government has also …
Panaji: The National green tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Goa state infrastructure development corporation (GSIDC), Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) and the Union ministry of environment and forests on the construction of the Keri-Tiracol bridge regarding the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to the construction. Goa Foundation, …
CORTALIM: The Cortalim-Quelossim sarpanch came in for strong criticism from the gram sabha members after he feigned ignorance over the massive CRZ violation for a multi-crore project in his ward at Quelossim. During the debate on the issue of CRZ violation raised by Mariano Dias, Sarpanch Hillario Figueiredo who incidentally …
The Modi regime has made as many as 30 interventions in India's green clearances regime resulting in significant and, from the standpoint of industry, positive changes. Some of the notable changes include allowing project promoters to attend expert panel hearings for forest clearances, freeing industry from exorbitant project specific corporate …
Beaches Failed To Bear Mindless Exploitation To Set Up Plush Establishments In less than 24 hours, Visakhapatnam lost a sizeable chunk of its beaches to the speeding Cyclone Hudhud that rampaged through the Port City on Sunday. This ruthless devastation, environmentalists point out, has largely been a result of the …
The National Green Tribunal today sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking a stay on the grant of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for construction of the 4.1-km-long Pedder Road flyover in Mumbai. A bench headed by Justice P Jyothimani issued notice to the Ministry of Environment and Forests …
The construction of the proposed toll plaza at Kamothe-Kharghar junction on the Sion-Panvel highway has hit yet another hurdle. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently ordered the appointment of a district judge to visit the area of proposed toll plaza and inspect the construction work and state whether the …
MUMBAI: An upscale residential-cum-commercial skyscraper project in Oshiwara by Windsor Realty suffered a setback with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently holding that the activist who questioned the construction without environmental clearance in a coastal zone had a right to be heard by it. The October 1 judgment by former …
