Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Despite the ban on sand mining, the mafia has continued with mining and illegal transportation of sand, thanks to the lack of coordination between police and revenue officials and the absence of a special squad to prevent sand mining. On December 5 the district collector had imposed a complete ban …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Riverside Resort Pvt.Ltd. Vs Pimpri Chinchwad Mun.Corpon. & Ors dated 12/12/2013 regarding construction carried out by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation which is likely to hinder the flow of the river bank. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/26-2013(WZ)(OA)_12Dec2013.pdf Previous Rulings: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=5816
The ban on river sand-mining has hardly made any impact on the activity, as illegal miners are now busy carting away impure sand from coastal regions. Big and small scale construction sectors are now depending on this illegal supply and pay extra money to the suppliers. Small groups of miners …
The Greens’ deputy leader, Adam Bandt, describes Coalition MP's move as a “a sneak attack on the environment' Murray river wetlands, floodplains and groundwater systems will be removed from a list of threatened ecological communities, amid government claims the protections posed a “bureaucratic nightmare”. Australia’s lower house has passed two …
The Environment ministry said it has approved the phase III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi besides sanctioning two projects of pollution abatement for the river in Sonepat and Panipat in Haryana. "The YAP Phase III project for Delhi has been approved by the ministry at an estimated cost …
Ambassador of India to Nepal, Ranjit Rae, today handed over a cheque bearing Rs 374.68 million to Umakant Jha, Minister for Energy and Irrigation, at the latter’s office in Kathmandu. In a statement, the Embassy of India said the assistance is part of India’s contributions towards construction of embankments along …
The Environment ministry said it has approved the phase III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi besides sanctioning two projects of pollution abatement for the river in Sonepat and Panipat in Haryana. "The YAP Phase III project for Delhi has been approved by the ministry at an estimated cost …
As the construction sector grows, illegal sand and granite mining can only be expected to increase. From what can be seen until now, honest officers who have taken action against the sand mafia in their respective districts in different states have either been transferred or suspended. The politician-sand mafia nexus …
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has taken a plan to manage 70 per cent of its supply water from the surface sources by 2021. Managing director of the service provider Taqsem A Khan on Wednesday expressed his hope that by the fiscal year 2018-2019 it would be possible …
A 'Save Triyuga Campaign' has been launched to control the erosion by Triyuga river after it eroded land of more than five VDCs in the eastern belt of Udaypur district for long. A seven-member committee has been formed under the coordination of a social worker and intellectual in the district, …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the Union environment ministry to clarify its status on implementing the River Regulation Zone policy so that rampant encroachment activities over floodplain areas are prohibited. The principal bench of the tribunal directed the ministry while hearing a case related to unauthorized constructions on …
The decision of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II to allow height of the Almatti dam to 524.26 metre would impact the natural flow of Krishna and Panchganga rivers, said irrigation department officials and environmentalists. Irrigation department officials said that any mistake or partial delay in managing the water release mechanism might …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of The Paristhithi Samrakshna Samithi Okkai Ernakulam Vs The District Collector Ernakulam and others dated 03/12/2013 regarding illegal sand mining in the banks of Periyar river. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/150-2013(SZ)(THC)(OA)_3Dec2013.pdf
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandit Hari Shankar Samadhiya Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 02/12/2013 regarding illegal structures on the river bed of the Morar river in Gwalior city. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/12-2013(CZ)(OA)_2Dec2013.pdf
Bangladesh has approved the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal, becoming the first country in South Asia to cultivate the genetically modified food crop. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share. …
Sand mining mafias are not deterred by the raids and continue to carry on nonchalantly with illegal mining in Tapi riverbed in Surat district. Revenue and mining department officials in November 2013 had seized their 61 trucks from Tapi riverbed in four raids, but this has hardly affected the illegal …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nicholas H. Almeida Vs M/s Lenzing Modi Fibres India Pvt. ltd. Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding environment clearance and consent to establish granted to M/s. Lenzing Modi Fibre India Ltd. who has proposed a project for manufacturing of Viscose Fibers (80,000 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Ministry of Environment Forests Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding mining activity or removal of sand from river beds anywhere in the country without obtaining the environmental clearance.
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) plans to acquire around 30,000 acres worth Rs300 billion for the River Ravi Development Project, sources say. Land acquisition will begin after a consultancy firm, yet to be hired, will work on the project feasibility report. This may take one year, officials say. The land …
Once dominated by agriculture and horticulture, the villages in the panchayat of Mencurem and Dumaxem are today facing a threat from sand mining activities, say some of the 1,411 residents. And although the activity is banned by the National Green Tribunal, it is under way in a clandestine and haphazard …
