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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Yasoraminfra Developers Pvt. Ltd. Yasoraminfra Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Others Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority & Others dated 12/05/2016 regarding construction of two flyovers over the Chilavanoor backwaters in Cochin Corporation, State of Kerala. NGT in …
Effective management of land erosion and water and promoting organic farming are some of the key features in sustainable development and ecological protection agenda showcased in manifestos by political parties, perhaps for the first time, in the fray for assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the …
The BMC was contesting an order passed by National Green Tribunal, which directed the civic body to demolish the compound wall around the 3,000-tonne bio-reactor plant on the Kanjurmarg ground. STATING it could have no sympathy for an entity committing a crime, the Bombay High Court Wednesday said the Brihanmumbai …
The Sundarban of India and Bangladesh (about 6000 km²) are the only mangrove forests inhabited by a sizeable population of tigers. The adjoining area also supports one of the highest human densities and experiences severe human-tiger conflicts. We used GPS-Satellite and VHF radio-collars on 6 (3 males and 3 female) …
A senior official said there were various difficulties that led to mangroves not being included in the census. THE ONGOING tree census by the BMC will not include mangroves. The BMC had been in the process of considering whether mangrove mapping could also be included in the census. Civic officials …
Kochi: As election fever grips Ernakulam and officials busy with pre-poll works, the rampant reclamation of water bodies, paddy fields, wetlands and destruction of mangroves are going unnoticed. Environmentalists and Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority (KCZMA) raised concern over the disappearance of mangroves and vanishing marshy lands. "Many instances of …
The issue of Aarey’s status remains significant to preserve the greenery of the area which activists allege is at a risk of being grabbed. IN A hearing before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday, a clarification has been sought from the state forest department on whether Aarey colony is …
Adaptation to climate change includes addressing sea level rise and increased storm surges in many coastal areas. Mangroves can substantially reduce the vulnerability of the adjacent coastal land from inundation and erosion. However, climate change poses a large threat to mangroves. This paper quantifies the coastal protection provided by mangroves …
NAVI MUMBAI: A recent notification issued by the state government declared 1,471.412 hectares of forestland with mangroves along Navi Mumbai creek line under civic jurisdiction as reserve forest. Though this upgrade in tag from protected forest category came after years of delay, it has not pleased environmentalists. They alleged that …
An amount of Rs 75 crore will be given to the fishing community as a compensation. In order to construct Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) between Sewri and Nhava near Ulwe Node in Navi Mumbai, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will have to spend at least Rs 335 …
On the way, it picks up garbage and plastic from slums and effluent released by workshops. Municipal storm-water drains also empty into the river. The Dahisar river on the edge of the city was once so scenic that people built their holiday homes along its banks, as did Indira Bhende’s …
A community on Kenya’s east coast is fighting climate change with its own mangrove restoration, conservation and carbon-trading project Around 30 miles south of Mombasa, a beaten footpath stretches away from the main road, meanders around shrubs and coconut trees, and leads into Gazi village. The small settlement of mud-walled …
India's state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd or BHEL has won a deal to build the much-debated Rampal coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh. BHEL has turned out as the lowest bidder for the 1,320-megawatt coal-based power plant, said Anwarul Azim, the spokesman for the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Ltd (BIFPCL), a …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of V.D. Majeendran Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 23/02/2016 regarding land filling and other activities including construction of sewage treatment plant in Palluruthy Village in Kochi Taluk in Ernakulam District, Kerala. The ground raised by the …
Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations go unabated in Kerala even after a quarter century of introduction of the law. The coastal areas of Vembanad Lake continued to be the hotbed of violations with the authorities pointing out over 5000 cases of “land modifications” a couple of years ago and most …
MUMBAI: A miscreant reportedly supported by a political party has started levelling protected mangroves near Charkop creek in Kandivali (West) on Wednesday. Local activist alleged that civic officials are not taking any action against the illegal structure set up at the spot on Wednesday. They alleged that a senior BJP …
Panaji: Impact of concretization of lakes, nullahs and water bodies by state agencies under beautification and flood protection schemes needs to be studied, as it adversely affects aquatic life, ecosystems and a natural process of cleaning pollutants in water. Crores of rupees have been spent on construction of walls along …
Pretoria — Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published draft notices and regulations in the Government Gazette to declare a network of 22 new proposed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as part of Operation Phakisa. "The declaration of these new MPAs aims to create approximately 70 000km² of marine protected areas, …
NAVI MUMBAI: The GPS-based tree census recorded approximately 8.5 lakh trees in the city till the end of January, a significant increase when compared to the 4.79 lakh trees counted in 2006 census. But the officials involved in the counting process consider it unlikely that the number of trees will …
Former Bollywood actress and BJP Lok Sabha member Hema Malini, currently under fire over a land allotment, has now been accused of destroying mangroves on a plot allotted to her in the 1990s. Quoting an RTI reply provided by the Mumbai Suburban District Collectorate, activist Anil Galgali on Tuesday said …
