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 …
Work on phase two of the Standard Gauge Railway from the city to Naivasha, through the Nairobi National Park, continued yesterday despite stop orders. On Wednesday the National Environment Tribunal ordered the contractor to suspend all activities on the Sh63 billion project. The order was issued after activist Okiya Omtatah …
As debate about lifting a ban on coal imports split Egypt’s cabinet, an ultimately unsuccessful anti-coal campaign energized Egypt’s nascent environmental movement. In post-revolution Egypt, a fierce fight over coal imports In the wake of the 2011 revolution, persistent energy shortages prompted Egypt's government to consider overturning a long-standing ban …
Construction of the Sh63 billion Phase Two of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Nairobi to Naivasha has been stopped. National Environment Tribunal ordered the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) not to proceed with Phase 2A of the project until it determines whether or not proper environmental assessment on the route …
The Draft National Biodiversity Offset Policy has been published for public comment, the Department of Environmental Affairs said. The draft policy was published in Government Gazette 40733 (Notice No. 276), in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA). The aim of the National …
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for environmental appraisal for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects is constituted in terms of provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. It appraises the project thoroughly by examining environment impact assessment report, environmental management plan, public hearing proceedings, presentation made during the meeting …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S Prabakaran, Nadu Theru, Sothikuppam, Cuddalore VS Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 24/03/2017 regarding the laying of pipeline by Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Technology or any other means in the CRZ area of Uppanar River for …
CHENNAI: In a huge setback to the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO), the southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) here has kept the environmental clearance (EC) granted in abeyance, while directing the project proponent to apply for EC afresh from the Union Environment Ministry. INO is country’s most ambitious basic …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Damage due to Illegal Mining, 21/03/2017. The steps taken by the Ministry to ensure environmental stability and to offset the losses caused to environment due to illegal mining inter-alia include the notification of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended from …
Forest panel finds studies about the impact on flora and fauna in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang valley not up to the mark The Environment Ministry’s expert committee on forest clearances, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), has held back clearance for the 3,097MW Etalin hydroelectric project (HEP), Dibang valley, Arunachal Pradesh, after …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Offsetting Environmental losses due to illegal mining, 20/03/2017. The steps taken by the Ministry to ensure environmental stability and to offset the losses caused to environment due to illegal mining inter-alia include the notification of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended …
Two weeks after the government scrapped its controversial steel flyover plan, the National Green Tribunal ruled such a project cannot be executed without environmental clearance. Dismissing the government’s contention, the NGT bench in Chennai said it was “an area development project” requiring environmental clearance. According to Section 8(b) of the …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has provided a six months window, as a one-time opportunityto the units, which have not obtained prior environmental clearance to apply for the same. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) and State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs) have been …
The Performance Audit on ‘Environmental Clearance and Post Clearance Monitoring’ examined whether the process of grant of EC was carried out in a timely and transparent manner, in respect of environmental clearances granted during the calendar years 2011 to July 2015, and the monitoring of compliance with the environmental clearance …
Pretoria – South Africa’s first climate change lawsuit kicked off on Wednesday in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, with Earthlife Africa asking the court to revoke the environmental impact assessment for the proposed privately run Thabametsi power station near Lephalale in Limpopo. The issue before court is whether it is …
"Efforts will be taken to see to it that environment is not affected while constructing the road,” said U J Dabe, Superintending Engineer, MSRDC. THE MAHARASHTRA State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) conducted the first public hearing for the Maharashtra Samruddhi Corridor (MSC) in Nagpur on Tuesday. Conducted after orders issued …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Nanik Rupani & Anr. Vs Secretary MoEF & Ors dated 28/02/2017 regarding devastation due to hill-cutting and tree felling in Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra. NGT restrains M/s Vikas Developers from hill cutting in the project area of …
Central thermal power utility NTPC has got an environmental clearance to double the capacity of imported coal brought through the inland waterways to its Farakka plant. In January, NTPC requested the environment ministry to extend the permission to import coal through National Waterway 1, using barges from Sagar to Farakka …
Projects will not need ’consent to establish’ from State Pollution Control Board, says communication from CPCB PANJIM: Construction and township projects will be saved from obtaining the ‘consent to establish’ from the State Pollution Control Board as the environment clearance (EC) granted by the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest …
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has rescheduled the environmental public hearings for three projects proposed by Mormugao Port Trust and will hold the same in the second half of March. The move comes after South Goa collector Swapnil Naik deferred the public hearings, following a petition filed by advocate …
After being charged with plagiarism in the preparation of the all-important environment impact assessment (EIA) report on the 5 x 800 mw Yadadri thermal power project in Nalgonda district, the Telangana Genco has submitted a revised EIA seeking environment clearance for the mega plant. The revised EIA report too is …
