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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Cavelossim Villagers Forum Vs Village Panchayat of Cavelossim dated 01/10/2019 regarding construction of building at Khandi-Bandoi, Cavelossim, Salcete, Goa, by M/s Balaji concepts, by filling up water bodies with mud in violation of the law. As a result of illegal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pradip Chintaman Gharat & Others Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 24/09/2019 regarding use of foreshore land bearing Survey No. 134 in village Erangal, Madh Island, Mumbai for drying fish. It is alleged that the said activity causes air …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Conservation Action Trust & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/08/2019 regarding the environmental impact of beaching and ship breaking method. The NGT directs the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to have an environment audit conducted …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonia Raj Sood Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/08/2019 regarding approval for parking lot for Hotel Sea Rock and other constructions falling in the CRZ no-development zone, Mumbai, Maharashtra. A Joint Committee comprising representatives of the Central Pollution …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Protection of Environment and Public Service Committee Vs M/s. Simar Port Pvt. Ltd. & Others dated 13/08/2019 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Clearance granted by the MoEF&CC on 05.03.2019 to M/s. Simar Port Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat …
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Goa taking into consideration the aspirations of the people, especially those living …
A High Court bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar had underlined “a serious lacuna in the decision-making process” and “lack of proper scientific study”. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Bombay High Court quashing the Coastal …
ENCORE aims to strengthen integrated coastal zone management in all coastal States and Union Territories of India. The Project seeks to assist the Government of India (GoI) in enhancing coastal resource efficiency and resilience, by building collective capacity (including communities and decentralized governance) for adopting and implementing integrated coastal management …
Judgement of the High Court of Bombay in the matter of Worli Koliwada Nakhwa & Others Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 16/07/2019 regarding construction of a coastal road on the western coast of Mumbai from Princess Street Flyover to the Worli end of the Borivali– Worli …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in order to conserve, protect and improve the quality of environment and preventing, controlling and abating environmental pollution has decided to identify beaches for the purpose of Blue Flag Certification. To achieve the internationally recognised highest standard for the purpose of beach …
The Government of India had declared certain coastal stretches of the country as Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) vide Notification No. S.O.19 (E), dated the 6th January, 2011 (referred to as the CRZ Notification, 2011). As per para 5 of the aforesaid CRZ Notification, the coastal State Governments and Union territory …
The arguments for and against the coastal road in Mumbai are long-drawn and expected to stretch over the week. At the end of the hearing in the case on Tuesday, however, the Bombay High Court sounded a word of caution for protection of the environment and Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog …
Kattupalli currently has approval for constructing five berths with total quay length of 1,900 metres, according to the original master plan. CHENNAI: A three-member Central team is carrying out an environmental assessment of the proposed Kattupalli Port expansion by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), which is investing …
The UN has proclaimed May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme for 2019 is “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health” emphasising the diversity provided by our natural systems for human existence and wellbeing on earth, while contributing to …
MUMBAI: The BMC has decided to appoint Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI) to study the impact of its ambitious Mumbai Coastal Road project on the livelihood of fisherman and on marine life along the belt where it has proposed the 9.9-km sea bridge. Activists, however, pointed out that the …
Uprooted trees in Puri. Nearly 22 lakh trees have been destroyed in the cyclone in Odisha.Biswaranjan Rout Cyclone Fani-hit State aims at planting over 1.3 crore saplings as per a five-year scheme The Odisha government has chalked out a Rs. 200-crore, five-year plan to restore the green cover lost due …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sayyed Mohammed Sabir Usman Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/05/2019 regarding grant of Environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Clearance for extension of Breakwater at Chhara Port, village Chhara Sarkhadi, Taluka Kodinar, district Gir Somnath, Gujarat by M/s …
Panaji: Following an appeal by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suspended its May 1 order directing the coastal regulator to deposit Rs 1 crore for failing to act against all temporary structures in no-development zones at Morjim, Mandrem, Galgibaga and Agonda. The …
Thiruvananthapuram: While state government processes the Supreme Court order to demolish five apartments for violating coastal regulation zone (CRZ) rules, it will also have to answer why it sat over KCZMA (Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority) recommendations on the major CRZ violations in state. The Supreme Court order comes at …
Activists threaten legal action if the civic body deviates from the appex court order's scope Following the Supreme Court order, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to start the piling work of the Coastal Road near Amarsons Garden which was halted from April 23 as Bombay High Court …
