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 …
Site Inspection Report on projects: 2x660 MW (Phase-I) Super Critical Coal-based Thermal Power Plant in Sompeta Mandal in Srikakulam; 2640 MW Bhavanapadu Thermal Power Project near Kakrapalli village, Srikakulam District; Alumina Refinery (1.4 MTPA) and Co-generation plant (90 MW) at Srungavarapukota, Vizianagaram; Alumina Refinery (1.5 MTPA ) Smelter Plant (2,50,000 …
The audit was done to examine whether due diligence has been exercised in selection of a private developer for development of a Pondicherry Port on BOT basis and the procedure laid down by the Union Government in this regard has been followed by Government of Pondicherry.
Mumbai: The state government has decided to adopt the middle path on the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) to strike a balance between environment and development in Mumbai. The Centre has convened a meeting with the state ministry of environment next week, to outline the controversial CRZ draft proposal that has …
THE Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has stalled the construction of the private university funded by mining giant Vedanta Resources along the Puri-Konark marine drive in Orissa. The ministry had granted environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearances to the university on April 16. But it decided to put …
A NEW notification proposed to regulate India’s coasts has no takers. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has proposed the pre-draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), 2010 in place of the CRZ notification of 1991 and circulated the document in April. Leaders of fishing communities, non-profits and activists who met …
CHENNAI: The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Zone Management (NCSCZM) was launched on Monday at Anna University-Chennai, with the support of a consortium of 11 institutions, to focus on capacity-building and research in coastal zone management. Minister of Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, in a message read out by Additional …
The National Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC), a collective comprising of a broad range of fish-worker groups including the National Fish-workers Forum (NFF), fish-worker support organisations and environmental groups jointly rejected the Ministry of Environment's
BHUBANESWAR: The pre-draft CRZ 2010 notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forest is anti-people, anti-environment and pro-industry, alleges international environmental pressure group, Greenpeace, while reacting on behalf of National Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC). Greenpeace claims that NCPC is a group comprising a broad range of fishworker groups including the …
June 3: The state government has washed its hands off the task of acquiring land for the 1,040 mw thermal power project promoted by the Hinduja Group at Visakhapatnam. The company has now decided to buy land on its own from private parties. After pressure from various quarters, the state …
It appears to reflect only the interests of industry, say representatives PUDUCHERRY: Fishermen in the Union Territory are demanding an Act that would protect their interests, in the light of the recently-released pre-draft Coastal Regulatory Zone Notification, 2010. Following meetings held earlier this month to discuss the pre-draft, fishermen from …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting the Government of India (GOI) and State Governments through the Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program. The Program is being implemented in the states of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The environmental assessment and review procedures to be applied to Program subprojects are …
It has been the continued endeavour of the Ministry of Environment and Forests to strengthen the policy and regulatory frameworks that govern the environment and forests of the country. Over the last one year, various measures, both institutional and legislative, have been initiated or given a renewed impetus. Numerous initiatives …
Coastal issues and concerns: challenges for the research community prepared by Consortium of Coastal Academic Institutions for the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM). NCSCM introduce measures to greatly strengthen research and regulatory capacity at all levels; emphasis on the need for Institutions for Coastal Research; strengthen current regulatory …
This draft action plan on climate change by the Orissa government proposes strategies to move towards as a carbon conscious and climate resilient state. It envisages an outlay of around Rs 17,000 crore in 11 key sectors over the next five years and with this, Orissa is the first state …
K.S. Sudhi Reduction of NDZ to 50 metres from the High Tide Line welcomed. KOCHI: The draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2010 of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has brought cheers and apprehensions alike for Kerala. While the reduction of the No Development Zone (NDZ) and the …
An Eco Disaster? CPI(M)-backed society is building a mangrove theme leisure park in Kannur The project will destroy the mangrove forests in the area It was cleared despite a forest department recommendation that the area must declared ecologically fragile Opposition leaders and environmentalists up in arms *** The ruling CPI(M) …
The Environment and Forest Ministry on Friday clarified that only accredited consultants under the Environment Impact Assessment notification of 2006 will be entertained for seeking the CRZ (Coastal Regulation Zone) clearances after June 30. It justified accreditation for appraisal of the CRZ proposals, pointing out that CRZ clearance also involves …
This is Equations letter to Shri. Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Environment and Forest (MoEF), on comments on the Pre Draft CRZ Notification 2010 in the context of tourism. Equations continue to demand for a comprehensive legislation and not a notification to regulate coastal activities, to protect coasts and …
