Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Adani Cementation Limited Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2025. Adani Cementation Limited approached the Bombay High Court seeking issuance of an order directing the respondents/ authorities to permit the petitioner to carry out the work of construction of …
A new FAO database collects previously scattered and unharmonized land cover information from around the globe into one centralized database, marking a major improvement in information regarding the physical characteristics of the Earth's surface. Up to now, one of the major challenges to getting a good global overview of land …
Around 1,471 hectares of mangroves on government land in Navi Mumbai have been notified as “reserved forests”. This comes nearly nine months after the state’s decision to notify all mangroves on public land in the state as “reserved forests”. “With this notification, only around 4,478 hectares in Dahanu division of …
Recent rise in sea level at alarming rates is a matter of serious global concern in general and for a country like India in particular with about 5700 km of coastline. The present study reports some evidences of large scale slumping of Sajnekhali (near Gosaba and Baghmara) creek banks in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramdas Janardan Koli Vs The State of Maharashtra dated 11/03/2014 regarding constructions by CIDCO and others in CRZ area. The Tribunal has ordered that "there shall be no further work carried out for reclamation and particularly, in respect of shortening …
The Maharashtra Forest Department (MFD) is working on a proposal to notify up to 7 to 8 kilometres of mangrove forests and adjoining mudflats along the western part of the Thane creek as a ‘wildlife protected area’. The stretch that will be given the ‘legally protected status’ will fall between …
The world’s largest mangrove forest Sundarbans considered to be the hub of biodiversity is gradually losing its biodiversity due to rampant poaching of wild animals in and around the forest. Very recently a tigress fell victim to such poaching. On February 08 this year some tourists spotted a wounded tigress …
Being chronically deficient in power, the Government of India launched an ambitious plan to establish a series of power plants to enhance generation capacity, under the Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) programme. In this regard, the Ministry of Power, in association with the Central Electricity Authority and Power Finance Corporation …
Even though there is euphoria over a minimum 103 tigers in the Sunderbans, a new study shows the prey abundance is supporting not more than 30 big cats in the mangroves. While the foresters have pegged a presence of at least 13,000 spotted deer, considered a hoofed prey for tiger, …
Activists Say Hutments Should Be Removed From Wetlands Dahisar, the last suburb within Mumbai limits on the western track, primarily needs a comprehensive slum rehabilitation plan to protect its mangroves, free public space and allow affordable housing. Developers and home buyers are rushing to make R-North ward their address, its …
A large chunk of Adani Ports and SEZ's income comes from the port; the current litigation over alleged environmental damages is unlikely to affect it With over a dozen law suits pending against the Gautam Adani-promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), there is gloom hanging over India's largest …
After visiting the spot, the Dhaka Tribune found that the local people are happy with the eviction A joint team of district administration and forest department yesterday evicted two shipyards which were set up by destroying coastal forest at Maddha Sonaichhari of Sitakunda upazila five years back. After the eviction …
Bombay high court will hear on Monday a public interest litigation for restoration of waterbodies and for making Mithi River encroachment free. A bench headed by Justice VM Kanade will hear a petition by activist Jagdish Gandhi stating that despite HC's December 2, 2011 order for removal debris from the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ramdas Janardan Koli Vs The State of Maharashtra dated 18/02/2014 regarding constructions by CIDCO in CRZ area. The applicant has said that CIDCO has undertaken certain activities to change the nature of property by causing destruction …
The proposed 1320MW Rampal coal-fired power plant needs an independent body of environmental experts to monitor its ecological compliances required to meet as per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report, reports UNB. The Department of Environment (DoE) set the condition for the project while approving the EIA, according to official …
Hundreds of displaced families, farmers, unemployed youths and women organisations under the banner of Essar Land Losers and Displaced Welfare Society have warned to intensify their stir on February 22 if their 12 point charter of demands including compensation, job opportunity and rehabilitation package are not met. Sources said although …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vanshakti & Anr. Vs MCZMA dated 06/02/2014 regarding Kanjurmarg dumping ground. NGT order says that there is "some ambiguity as regards the area of 65.96 hectares which is mentioned in the order of the MOEF and so also to the …
The rehabilitation component of the Navi Mumbai Airport project has hit a roadblock as a major portion of the 57 hectares of land, meant to relocate project affected people (PAP), has been classified as no-development land, following a change in coastal area protection norms in 2011. The Navi Mumbai Airport …
This in turn is breeding insecurity among workers, hampering production, expansion of approved plants Isolated from the mainland, units within the Adani Group-promoted, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd here are feeling the pinch of pending litigation against the developer, despite the interim relief to continue operations granted …
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) at Dona Paula has decided to conduct a satellite survey of the mangroves in Goa to evaluate the present status of these key species and prepare the groundwork for conservation plans. The project has been taken up after the Goa government sent a proposal …
"Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten." -- Cree Indian prophecy. For yet another anniversary of World Wetlands Day today (February 2), …
