Mangroves

Order of the Bombay High Court regarding construction of a jetty project by Adani Cementation Limited in Raigad district, Maharashtra, 05/03/2025

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 …

HC orders status quo at Mangrove Theme Park

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered to maintain status quo at the Pappinissery Mangrove Theme Park. The mangrove park was closed recently following an order of the Union Ministry of Environment. A Division Bench comprising Justice J Chelameswar and Justice P N Ravindran issued the order while considering …

Airport at Navi Mumbai Praful launches fresh salvo against Jairam Ramesh

RASHME SEHGAL Minister of civi July 26: Minister of civil aviation Praful Patel has launched a fresh salvo against minister of environment Jairam Ramesh whose delay in granting clearance to the Navi Mumbai airport will adversely impact the economic growth of Maharashtra.

Illegal prawn farms to be demolished

KENDRAPARA: The crusade against illegal prawn farming is making inroads into seaside villages of Mahakalapada block. In the last two years, the forest and district officials have demolished 1,252 hectares out of the 2,529 hectares being used for prawn farming, said Prasanna Kumar Behera, the divisional forest officer of Bhitarkanika …

Agassaim residents vow to oppose hotel

Sending a strong signal that they will not allow a mega project in their village, the Agassaim gram sabha on Sunday unanimously opposed a five-star hotel which is to come up along Moita-Dandi belt. The villagers stood up to say

Devp body officers quarters under scanner for mangrove destruction

Mumbai In the wake of allegations that mangroves were hacked to beautify MMRDA staff quarters, the state environment department has decided to initiate an inquiry into the matter and take action if necessary. The MMRDA staff quarters also houses commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad. Sena MLC Kiran Pawaskar raised a question in …

Mithi banks to be tree-lined, bund to come up by Sept

Mumbai The Mumbai Metropolitan Region development Authority (MMRDA) has moved a step closer to Mithi River development with the construction of a wooded bund on its banks as per the recommendations of the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune. The Rs 50-lakh development of the wooded bund on …

Mangrove park shutdown a blow for Kerala CPM

R Jayaraj | Kannur The closure of the Rs 5-crore Mangrove Theme Park of a CPI(M)-controlled cooperative at Pappinissery in Kannur has led to the collapse of a huge corporate project of the Marxists. The park was closed on Monday after the Additional District Magistrate, Kannur served notice to the …

Mangrove theme park closed following Central order

KANNUR: The Pappinisseri Eco-Tourism Society closed down its mangrove theme park on the northern bank of the Valapattanam river on Monday after it was served a copy of the order of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests by the State Coastal Zone Management Authority. Kannur tahsildar P. Pavithran handed …

PM wont shut mangrove park

The CPI(M) on Friday refused point blank to obey an order from the Union environment ministry to close down a controversial mangrove theme park which it runs at Pappinesserry in Kannur. It was on Thursday that the ministry, on the basis of a complaint by the Kannur MP and Congress …

It need not be environment vs industrialisation

Jyotsna Bhatnagar Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh recently exhorted Maharashtra to emulate Gujarat

Uncertainty over data in Sundarbans report

KOLKATA, 13 JULY: According to the District Human Development Report on South 24-Parganas, which was released yesterday, 15 per cent of Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forests, may be submerged by the year 2020. However, an uncertainty prevails over the data. An environmentalist who was involved with the project, said …

15% of Sunderbans may be submerged by 2020: UNDPs

KOLKATA, 13 JULY: At least 15 per cent of the Sunderbans ~ the world's largest mangrove forests ~ will be submerged by 2020 and neglecting the area further can have global implications as it is highly vulnerable to climate change, says a UNDP report. The District Human Development Report (DHDR) …

How to develop and protect environment

Minister of state for civil aviation Praful Patel has done well to raise the alarm over the delay in Mumbai

District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas

The District Human Development Report (DHDR) of South 24-Parganas released on 12th July 2010, says 15% of Sunderbans may be submerged by 2020. The report identifies the most pressing developmental constraints of the district. It explores the state of education, health-care, challenges of livelihood, standard of living index, and also …

Flamingos find new home in Vashi

NAVI MUMBAI: Every morning, residents of Vashi are being greeted by the delighful sight of flamingoes swooping over the creek, skimming through the water and breaking into a flight. While the residents are overjoyed that the pink-feathered visitors have chosen the Vashi creek for their stop-over in the city, bird …

Now, its Chavan vs Jairam

After Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel criticised Union Minister Jairam Ramesh for delaying environmental clearance for the Navi Mumbai airport, it was Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan

Ecology, R&R stress in IIT's Navi Mumbai airport study

Sanjay Jog & Kirtika Suneja / Mumbai July 08, 2010, 0:19 IST An environment impact assessment (EIA) study by the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, for the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport, has categorically said there should not be any compromise on retaining the geomorphology of rivers, the aquatic life …

Navi Mumbai airport has serious environmental issues: Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today countered his ministerial colleague Praful Patel

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