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 …
New environmental clearance required as crude proportion changed The soon to come up refinery at Barmer will require a revised environmental impact assessment (EIA). The process for the same has been initiated by the government and HPCL. This has been necessitated due to change in the crude mixture that would …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was constituted under the NGT Act, 2010, to provide effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources, in keeping with Article 48A, which requires the State to “protect and improve the environment and safeguard the …
Public hearing to be held in Karimnagar on August 26 The Irrigation Department is gearing up to conduct a public hearing in Karimnagar district on August 26 as part of the process for environmental clearance to Kaleshwaram project along with preparation of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental management plan …
The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) was formed in March last year after President Robert Mugabe's government evicted all diamond mining firms in the Marange fields in the east of the country saying their licenses had expired. A local community lobby group, Marange Development Trust, supported by Zimbabwe Environmental Law …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Common Cause Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/08/2017 regarding illegal mining in Keonjhar, Sundargarh and other Districts of Orissa. Supreme Court directs the Union of India to have a "fresh look at the National Mineral Policy, 2008 …
As unabated illegal and unauthorized structures threaten ecology of Sonamarg meadows in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the State Government has failed to fix any penalty on scores of violators who without any building permissions have resorted to constructions since 2012. Sonamarg, which is located on the banks of Sindh River …
The MoEF also informed that the EIA notification should be amended to include inland waterways and jetties under the activities that need a prior EC. The National Waterway-1, a pet project of PM Modi, is caught in a tussle between the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and the Ministry …
CHENNAI: Disregarding the Madras High Court order, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) seems to have kept its backdoor open for erring builders to get post-facto environmental clearance and processing hundreds of violation cases from across the country, which may amount to contempt. Ashish Kumar, Joint Director, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Takam Xavier Vs. Union of India & Others dated 18/07/2017 regarding running of a ferro alloy manufacturing unit in village Lakhi Happa in the district of Papumpare in the State of Arunachal Pradesh without obtaining environmental …
The firm must hold public hearings, prepare environment assessment report At a time when Kadiramangalam village is witnessing a massive protest over leakage from wells belonging to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has recommended Standard Terms of …
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania’s state-owned environmental watchdog said on Saturday it has given tough conditions an oil drilling firm before it started drilling at a game protected area in the Kilombero valley in Morogoro region to protect the environment. Swala Oil and Gas (Tanzania) Plc intends to …
Aurangabad: Just Rs 19.8 crore has been allocated for mitigating the long-term environmental losses due to the proposed 155km-long Jalna-Aurangabad stretch coming up at a cost of Rs 7,579 crore as part of the access controlled Nagpur-Mumbai expressway, also known as Samruddhi e-way. The stretch, described as package III of …
Brazilian dam, road and mine environmental impact assessments (EIAs) could be enhanced by satellite and DNA technology, improving biodiversity risk evaluations. Amazon infrastructure EIAs under-assess biodiversity; scientists offer solutions In a new paper, scientists assert that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for major Brazilian Amazon infrastructure projects often fail in their …
Landsat pre- and post-dam images show the area flooded by two Madeira River dams is 69.8 percent greater than projected by the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Study: Brazilian mega-dams caused far more flooding than EIA predicted A satellite study of the Santo Antônio and Jirau dams in the Amazon found …
One of the biggest challenges facing environmental law in India today is a weak implementation framework. Although laws, rules and regulations abound, compliance and enforcement are poor, with grave consequences for the environment and the rule of law. This is exacerbated by a lack of transparency-information about violations is hard …
Swakopmund — The controversial N$8 billion Desert Rose project, expected to be constructed just outside Swakopmund, will go ahead as planned despite resistance from some environmentalists and concerned groups. Governor of the Erongo Region, Cleophas Mutjavikua, during his recent state of the region address stressed the project is in full …
CHENNAI: In a big blow to realty industry violators, the Madras High Court struck down a notification by the Union environment ministry that sought to provide a safeguard for project proponents who have not obtained mandatory environment clearance and now seek post facto clearance. The environment ministry had issued a …
PANJIM: In what will shock green activists in Goa, the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the watchdog of India’s environment, will allow 411 projects without Environment Clearance (EC) to seek “fresh clearance” in the next three months. The relaxation has been granted to projects started before March 14 this year. …
Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) has commenced work on Rs 415 crore Koradi Pilgrimage and Tourism Development Project but not without a controversy. The works have been started without obtaining the mandatory environment clearance (EC) and also consent to establish from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Guardian minister Chandrashekar Bawankule held …
Sweets manufacturer Kenafric Industries Limited has lost a High Court bid to stop its closure by the Nairobi City County over pollution. Kenafric now faces an uncertain future after the court dismissed its case opposing the county's closure notice for allegedly failing to comply with National Environment Management Authority (Nema) …
