Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Marvada Amrutlal Becharlal Vs State of Gujarat dated 01/09/2020. The issue for consideration is the remedial action for contamination of ground water and soil on account of storage of gypsum by M/s Ashapura Group of Companies, village Ler, taluka Bhuj, …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Friday announced the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011, as part of which the no development zone has been reduced from 200 metre from the high-tide line to 100 metres to meet increased demands of housing of fishing and other traditional coastal …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has issued showcause notices to the Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) located in Mundra taluka of Kutch district for violating the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991. The ministry has also simultaneously issued showcause notices to OPG Power Gujarat, which is planning …
Opening up the possibility for the redevelopment of hundreds of slums along the Mumbai coastline, the Environment Ministry has decided to relax Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms for areas having special development needs such as Greater Mumbai and Kerala. The CRZ notification of 1991, that seeks to protect and regulate …
Vocational training to be given for fishermen Conservation measures:A team of United Nations Development Programme, New Delhi, at Kurusadai Island in Gulf of Mannar near Mandapam on Thursday. KURUSADAI ISLAND (GULF OF MANNAR): R. Srinivasan, Assistant Country Director, United Nations Development Programme, (Energy and Environment), New Delhi, said it would …
A formal assessment of power plant effluents dispersion and sediment transport processes taking place with respect to the prevailing environmental conditions such as, flow regime, wave climate, wind effects etc. in the open waters of Bhadreswar region, Gulf of Kutch plays important role in the finalizing the designs of CW …
Kachchh, the 2nd largest district in India (45,652 km2) and located in the north-western region of Gujarat, experiences tropical arid climate (13 average rainy days in a year) with high evapotranspiration rate resulting in degradation of land. Higher dependence on groundwater for agricultural and industrial activities has accelerated the salinity …
ANTHROPOGENIC activities at Kandla Port are contaminating water in its creek which could affect the marine sanctuary and the national park there, a study by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has said.
In a bid to improve marine ecology of the state, the Gujarat Ecology Commission would be transplanting corals from the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu to the Gulf of Kutch.
The National Board for Wildlife, headed by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, rejected some big projects, including a port project in Gujarat, signalling that the ministry would not clear projects in ecologically sensitive zones. The standing committee of the board, in its meeting yesterday, turned down a proposal for setting up …
Water characteristics of Kandla creek, monitored seasonally from 2002 to 2006 at four locations (mouth, cargo jetty, oil jetty and junction), indicated significant increases in nutrients, petroleum hydrocarbons (PHc) and phenols from anthropogenic additions, while increases in turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS) and salinity from natural effects. Principal Component Analyses …
Coral reefs, the most diverse marine habitat that support half-a-million species, may start losing dominance from Indian seas starting 2030 following increase in sea temperature, says a new study. Scientists from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin studied the coral vulnerability due to warming of Indian seas reef regions …
A workshop on marine protected areas in India suggested ways to achieve livelihood-sensitive conservation and management of coastal and fisheries resources.
Ahmedabad : Imagine if Gujarat breaks away into six to seven islands due to floods with sea water gushing inland through the Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhatt and other coastal areas. Former UN undersecretary general, Nitin Desai put forth this possibility of 200 years later, while highlighting the perils …
Livelihoods of fisherfolk is at stake as the Mundra special economic zone (sez) on the northern shore of the Gulf of Kutch gets underway. Potentially the largest sez in the country, it covers 28 km of coastline and is spread across 13,000 hectares (ha). While the Adani Group, the promoters, …
Gujarat state has the longest coastline and stands second in mangrove area coverage among all the states of the country. Moreover, recent incidents of tsunami has strengthened the importance of mangroves as a shelterbelt which reduce the impact. This publication provides the insight into the history of mangrove forests, their …
The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis, Osbeck, 1765) is found in coastal waters throughout the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, but the species has not been studied in detail along the coast of India. Records of stranded specimens, occasional sightings, incidental catches, and museum specimens are reviewed here, and these …
