The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The panel has been directed by the tribunal to visit the impugned region and submit its report by July 26 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a three-member Court Commission to ascertain exact area being used by Essar Bulk Terminal (Salaya) Limited in Jamnagar district to construct two jetties …
Following the nuclear deal between India and United States during the tenure of previous UPA-II government, the NPCIL had proposed a nuclear power project in Chhaya-Mithivirdi village. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has abandoned its plan to set up a 6000 MW nuclear power plant at Chhaya-Mithivirdi …
Panaji: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) on the issue of an amendment to Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2011 to allow shack operators to retain their structures during June-August monsoon season. MoEFCC had carried out the amendment …
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted that the coastal road had received the final environment clearance from the Centre. Mumbai finally came closer to its dream of a coastal road skirting the Arabian Sea from South Mumbai to the western suburbs, with the union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) clearing …
As part of its plans to ease coastal rules in the country, the Ministry of Environment has proposed to lift restrictions on real estate development that will ease FSI regulations, relax the extent of no-development zones and also permit the construction of public amenities, ministry documents revealed. The documents were …
Govt yet to receive order; Petition contends festival being held in CRZ-II in violation of 2011 notification; Notices to GCZMA, GTDC returnable on May 12 PANJIM: Hours before the four-day annual wine and lifestyle festival – Grape Escapade – could commence, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stayed the event following …
Elephanta Caves, UNESCO heritage site, is located nine nautical miles from Mumbai Elephanta Caves’ inhabitants await electrification after 70 years of independence UNESCO heritage-Elephanta Caves' wait for electrification is delayed by six more months as the Maharashtra government "forgot" to seek coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance from the environment department …
It was a mix of good and not-so-good for the state medical and environment projects in 2016. On the positive side, a few long-pending hospital projects got going and a few rare surgeries took place, while on the flip side, certain government policies were frowned upon or added to the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Protection, 06/12/2016. There were eighteen (18) umbrella schemes of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), which have been now revised to nine (9) in the current financial year. These schemes are implemented in the country, inter alia for protection of the …
MUMBAI: The much-delayed Mumbai Trans Harbour Link -a 22-km road bridge connecting the island city with Navi Mumbai -can finally take off with the Bombay high court granting MMRDA permission to cut mangroves and construct on mangrove plots. "We are satisfied the project is a public utility project," said a …
Leading Hotels asked to get fresh Environment Clearances for Rs 1300 tourism & villa project; fraudulent procedures followed by environmental committees in granting EC, reason for decision PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal has kept in abeyance the Environmental Clearance granted to Leading Hotels for the controversial Golf Course and Villa …
The controversy regarding the operation of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant units 3 to 6 appears to have come to an end with the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dismissing a petition against the clearance given to the plant. Earlier, G Sundar Rajan, trustee of Poovulagin Nanbargal (friends …
The Cochin Shipyard Ltd.’s (CSL) bid to build a larger dry dock on its campus at Thevara, which will enable it to construct mammoth vessels such as LNG carrying vessels and bigger aircraft carriers, has got a fillip with the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change granting environment …
Chennai: People who commute between Chennai and Puducherry — as daily commuters or to party in the former French territory — have reason to raise a toast. The Tamil Nadu Road Development Corporation (TNRDC) project to widen and four-lane East Coast Road from Kudimiyandithopu near Chennai to Koonimedu on the …
MUMBAI: Realizing the difficulty in obtaining environment clearance for its ambitious 29.22km Mumbai coastal road project, BMC has split the project into two and plans to obtain clearances separately. Civic chief Ajoy Mehta on Wednesday made a presentation to the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) for obtaining clearances for …
KENDRAPADA: Green activists have urged the government to conduct a strict environment impact assessment (EIA) for the 451km Gopalpur-Digha coastal highway under the Centre's Bharatmala Pariyojana before implementing the project. "Since the highway almost entirely falls in Odisha and the state's coastline is dotted with many ecosystems like the mangrove …
The opposition to the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Monument project has now reached the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which issued notices to the Maharashtra government and others on Wednesday, telling the representatives to be present for the next hearing along with their replies. Akhil Maharashtra Machimar Kriti Samiti president Damodar …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Wilfred J. & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 02/09/2016 regarding environmental and CRZ clearance for development of Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport, at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram District of State of Kerala. National Green Tribunal gives …
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has ordered notice to TANGEDCO and the Tamil Nadu government on a petition opposing the environment approval granted to the 1,600-MW Uppur Thermal Power Project. According to the counsel for the appellants, the NGT order follows an appeal from the villagers objecting …
Harbour project has got environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone clearance on January 3, 2014 The National Green Tribunal reserved its judgement on Monday on pleas seeking withdrawal of environment clearance granted to the Vizhinjam International Seaport, being developed by Adani Group in Thiruvananthapuram. The issue was being heard by a …
