The global cost of disasters is growing: The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged $70–80 billion a year between 1970 and 2000, between 2001 and 2020 these annual costs grew significantly to $180–200 billion. But the real cost is far higher. Disaster costs …
EC earlier granted kept in abeyance by NGT; CRZ clearance obtained from GCZMA PANJIM: The environment clearance for one of the most controversial projects ever in Goa, the Tiracol golf course and villa project, was cleared by the Environment Ministry, even as those fighting for tenancy rights have gone to …
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has flagged concerns regarding the award for work for Haldia multi-modal terminal even as a final order on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance is pending. In an advisory sent in August, the MoS told the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), that it should have …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aabhijeet Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/10/2017 regarding the proposed Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project (SLHEP) located at the Assam Arunachal border with a 116 m high dam to generate 2000 mw of …
HYDERABAD: The Environment Protection and Training Research Institute (EPTRI) took on the CSIR Scientists Service Forum accusing it of being `antidevelopment' in its stance on the Hyderabad Pharma City .While saying that all suggestions would be considered before the finalization the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report prepared by it, EPTRI …
Environmental experts have disclosed that over 70 percent of companies in Cross River State do not have Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) plan.This position was made known recently in Calabar at a two-day workshop on Capacity Building (EIA Training) and Advocacy Against Land grabbing in Cross River by Rights Action/Friends of …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the state government planning to make sewage management mandatory in apartment complexes, confusion prevails in the state over a notification issued by ministry of environment and forests on integration of environmental norms in building rules. The Union government issued the notification in December, 2016, to ensure ease of …
CHENNAI: Real estate projects that violate environment norms will face punishment, the Union Environment Ministry assured the Madras High Court. The commitment to take action against the developers who commenced projects without obtaining mandatory environment clearance came as the six-month window for violators to seek post-facto clearance ended. “Case-by-case assessment …
PANJIM: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has directed the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to conduct an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study with focus on traffic decongestion plan at the Dabolim airport for its proposed Rs 183 crore parallel …
PANJIM: There’s fresh trouble brewing for six iron ore mining leases from Sonshi village, whose operations were suspended in April for causing pollution, as they are alleged to have been operating without valid Environment Clearances (ECs). Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), the authority for renewing the Consent to Operate …
The minister’s 18-point directive, issued after a detailed review meeting that was also attended by the environment secretary and director general (forest), called for a solution-oriented and not problem-creating approach. Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan last month wrote to top officials of his ministry to clear projects “on war footing basis” …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 13/09/2017 regarding construction work being undertaken in the name of Ganga river bank development towards Kolkata and Howrah side thereby encroaching upon the river Hoogly. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Umesh Prasad Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/09/2017 regarding constitution of SEIAA, Bihar. NGT notes that the term of the SEIAA (State Level Environment IMPACT Assessment Authority) had expired on 2.7.2017. NGT questions …
Panaji: In a major relief to Leading Hotels Ltd, promoters of the golf course project on the Tiracol plateau, deputy collector Agnelo Fernandes, on Monday, declared that agricultural tenancy does not apply to the project site. With this, the company is free to pursue its project which comprises an 18-hole …
This paper investigates the public participation (PP) process in environmental impact assessments (EIA) of three large-scale hydropower plants (HPs) in Nepal, with a view to improving the PP process to accommodate the interests and needs of local citizens impacted. The degree of utilization of PP in EIA is determined by …
PANJIM: National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) and the State Environment Department will jointly assess the environmental damage caused by casino vessel Lucky 7, which has partially sunk at Miramar beach. The vessel has been grounded on the beach since July 16. Simultaneously, Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd, which owns the …
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators assessing new gas pipelines must try to analyze their potential to increase greenhouse gas emissions before giving them the go-ahead, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday, in a decision that industry representatives and environmentalists said could have far-reaching effects on infrastructure projects. The ruling …
This exercise to continue for the next 5 days.a Hyderabad: Union environmental ministry and Central Pollution Control Board officials started a five-day assessment programme on Tues-day, on the impact of the gigantic Kaleswaram Project on the environment. The mammoth project will be taken up in 15 districts of the Telangana …
Major real estate projects in Mumbai will now get environment clearance (EC) in Mumbai itself. The newly set up environment cell of the BMC will grant EC to real estate projects admeasuring 20,000 square metre to 1,50,000 square metres. Major real estate projects in Mumbai will now get environment clearance …
Panaji: Over 20 environmental organizations and activists chalked out a strategy over the state's inclusion in national green tribunal's (NGT) northern zone, even as some termed it as a 'special status for Goa', while others said it was the central goverment's war on environmental justice. The activists met at Chicalim …
MUMBAI: Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray today alleged that the environment assessment report provides misleading information about Aarey milk colony, where a car shed of the city's Metro-3 project is proposed to be set up. The construction of the car shed at the Aarey colony in suburban Goregaon would pose …
