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 …
He hogged the limelight for clashes with corporate interests and for outspoken statements. There will soon be a new set of glass doors at Krishi Bhavan. The newly elevated Cabinet Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh plans to bring the doors — a signature element of his interior décor right …
Easing restrictions on the use and circulation of high-resolution satellite imagery, the government has decided to make remote sensing data and images up to one metre resolution freely available to anyone on demand. Previously, only images up to 5.8 metre resolution were available freely. Government users, like ministries, research organisations, …
The government is taking recourse to satellite mapping to save one of the largest mangrove forests along the Gorai creek. Next week, a survey team from a Pune-based agency will visit the area to study about 10,000 encroachments, including shanties, which have cut deep into the forest that lies along …
KOCHI: Residents of Mundamveli, near here, along with the Association for Environmental Protection, have lodged a complaint with the District Collector against the proposed sewage treatment plant in their neighbourhood. The plant, being built by the Kochi Corporation under the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Programme, is coming up at the …
New Delhi: The manner in which environmental and coastal clearances are given by the environment ministry could be overhauled with the government contemplating an independent National Environmental Appraisal and Monitoring Authority. The authority, sources in the ministry said, would be rolled out in phases and take over the monitoring role …
MUMBAI: The state government's intent to reclaim certain coastal stretches in the city to build coastal roads, the Nhava-Sewri Mumbai Trans Harbour Link as well as the Charkop and Mankhurd metro depots now has only one avenue left to stay on course
PANJIM, The beaches of Agonda and Galjibag in Canancona taluka witnessed encouraging number of Olive Ridley turtles being hatched and left back in the sea. As per figures, both turtle nesting sites witnessed birth of 822 turtles, which were later released in the sea by forest department. For the current …
PANJIM, After failing to get relaxation on sand mining under Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), Goa government has asked for more time from the centre to shift the traditional sand extraction activity till new alternatives are found. Sources stated that the state environment department has sought more time form the Ministry …
The Union ministry of environment and forests came to know about the irregularities in the Adarsh housing scam only after it was highlighted in the media, the Bombay high court was informed today during which the counsel for the ministry took a strong stand against bureaucrats who brazenly and knowingly …
Nearly four months after the amended Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification was introduced by the Union Government, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to map the city
Jairam Ramesh It is for the government of Orissa to meet the legal rules if the mammoth Posco steel project is to be cleared by him, said Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh. A day ahead of a meeting with Orisa chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who reiterated that project clearance is …
MUMBAI: The Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in Colaba, which is in danger of being demolished for allegedly violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, argued its case at the Bombay High Court on Thursday for the 31-storey building to be given an environment clearance, if necessary. "It is a battle between …
New Delhi The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Monday revoked the moratorium on sand mining in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts for two years following the state government's plea that the ban is affecting infrastructure projects.
In what could bring some relief to the developer community as well as infrastructure agencies of the city, Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh announced that the ban on sand mining in non-CRZ areas of Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts has been temporarily lifted.
The controversial April 15: The controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project will be implemented despite all the hurdles, said Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday and even suggested that an independent security system should be in place for all the six power plants in Jaitapur.
MUMBAI: All eyes will be on the state guest house on Friday when CM Prithviraj Chavan will meet Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh to decide the fate of a slew of infrastructure projects, including the crucial coastal road proposal. The ambitious scheme hit a roadblock recently after the Centre struck …
On February 26, as night fell on the tranquil Gahirmatha beach in Odisha, thousands of Olive Ridley turtles crawled in. Using their rear flippers, they dug pits in the soft beach sand and started laying eggs, more than 100 at a time. Then they skilfully covered the nests with sand …
