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 …
Mumbai: The state government on Thursday made it clear that the decision to grant more floor space index (FSI) to rebuild Sea Rock Hotel in Bandra was conditional. The hotel needs to get a no objection certificate (NOC) from the environment department as it falls in the coastal regulation zone …
Visakhapatnam, April 14: A census survey of fisherfolk living in all coastal states of India is slated to begin from April 16. The director of National Marine and Fisheries Re-search Centre, Mr G. Saida Rao, said that the centre would be helping the Union government in gathering the figures, here …
Mumbai: While the Bombay high court is hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), challenging the redevelopment of Wankhede stadium, the petitioners on Tuesday brought to notice 40 more violations in the redevelopment. Social activist Amit Maru has now also sought action against the Board for Control of Cricket in India …
MUMBAI: The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991 does not require any amendments and this should remain as a base document to further strengthen the fragile coastal areas across the country. This is one of the key recommendations made by coastal communities across the country that is part of …
The Supreme Court has held that constructions done by real estate firms between 1994 and 1996 in the 50-metre zones from the coast lines are not illegal. The constructions were allowed after government had brought an amendment in 1994 in the Coastal Regulation Zone Act, 1991 reducing the 100-metre 'no …
Visakhapatnam, April 6: Corporate entities have begun pressurising local environmentalists who have been making issues out of sanctions said to be made in violation of the statute, particularly environment laws. According to sources, a few representatives of corporate bodies led by local political leaders met the Chief Minister, Mr K. …
Rajat Roy / Kolkata April 05, 2010, 0:17 IST After the devastation caused by cyclone Aila in May 2009, the Centre has taken up a Rs 1,116-crore project to prepare an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP). For that, the World Bank has forwarded a loan of Rs 897crore. Recently, …
Kakinada, April 4: Over 300 persons in Seelamvaripalem and Sriramapuram of U. Kottapalli mandal and leaders and activists of the Telugu Desam party staged a protest on Sunday against the illegal transportation of sand by some people with the help of Congress leaders at sand reaches which come under the …
The proposed coastal regulation zone amendments 2010 along with the discussion that outlines the proposal and salient features including new provisions proposed to be incorporated in the existing CRZ notification 2010. India
The final report of High Powered Committee (HPC) to examine schemes of statutory clearances for industrial and infrastructure projects submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests by CPCB. The High Powered Committee to Examine the Schemes of Statutory Clearances for Industrial and Infrastructure Projects was Constituted in December 2008, …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a Rs 1156 crore Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project, which is to be implemented over the next five years by the ministry of environment and forests. This project assumes special significance in the context of climate change since one of …
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: For the first time, the Survey of India is going to map the country's vast 7,500-km-long coastline, identifying areas vulnerable to high tides, rising sea levels and coastal erosion, in an unusually comprehensive hazard-mapping exercise to be completed over the next five years. The demarcation of …
The government on Thursday decided to embark upon mapping the country's 7,500 kmlong coastline to identify areas which are vulnerable to sea erosion, high tide and waves. Once completed, the exercise will facilitate the government in taking corrective measures in helping people living around such pockets. The decision to launch …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It is a scene of absolute destruction. Acres and acres of tree stumps that look as if ravaged by a massive fire. Just across the road, there is a similar scene with dead, black trees with patches of an unhealthy green at the centre. Migratory birds sit atop the …
THE government will bid out at least two ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) of 4000mw each in April 2010 to make up for the slippage in power capacity addition in previous years, a senior power ministry official said.
Digambar Kamat has been known to let things lie dormant and only make empty promises, writes Ervell E Menezes. The Regional Plan 2021 has been dormant for a couple of years after the Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) had started its protest over it as far back as 2006. Thankfully, the …
Legal Correspondent No substance in charge against Chemplast Tamil Nadu's CZM plan of 1996 to be final NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of appeals and petitions that challenged the clearance given by the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department to Chemplast for laying a 2.5-km underground …
