The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
This report by Dakshin Foundation deals with the hazards and setbacks in coastal legislation. Laws pertaining to specific ecosystems and their use made an appearance over the last three decades and the law pertaining to coastal spaces – the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 1991 specifically decides what people can …
The Draft Regional Plan 2021 (Draft RPG-21) was submitted to the Government of Goa by the Task Force in September 2008. The Task Force had drawn up a broad based Regional Plan for Goa with an aim to create a
Navi Mumbai airport gets 'green' signal - Business Line, 23 November 2010 The Warming of Antarctica: A Citadel of Ice Begins to Melt - Environment 360, 22 November 2010 One of the biggest challenges in our responses (or lack thereof) to climate change has to do with scale. Politicians have …
PARADIP: The State government has decided to spend Rs 25 crore towards implementation of Integrated Coastal Management Plan in coastal areas of the state in the next five years. This was announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who was here on Sunday to attend the
The Odisha government has decided to implement the Rs 116 crore integrated tourism project along the coast near Puri keeping in mind environment issues. Presiding over a high level meeting on
AHMEDABAD: In order to promote the planned development on coastal areas of the state, the Gujarat government may come up with a special scheme to encourage builders to develop integrated townships near the seashore. While addressing a gathering at the inauguration ceremony of the Godrej township on SG Road, chief …
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Government is planning to develop environment-friendly townships in the coastal region of the State and promised special schemes for the developers who would participate in the initiative.
... is an example of how not to plan a project, says Shyam Balasubramanian `It is expected that the project qualifies to get CRZ clearance.' Is that an acceptable statement coming from a consulting firm that has prepared a feasibility report for a project? asks Nityanand. That kind of behaviour …
The Asian Development Bank, which will lend up to $250 million (about Rs1,124 crore) for the protection of the coastline in Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, as part of a Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Programme, has agreed to release the first tranche of the loan
The hammer will once again fall on the structures standing within the CRZ zone along the Colva coast as the Panchayat body has cleared demolition of around 16-17 structures along the belt. Structures of the Tourism department, including stalls put up near the creek, however, have got a respite with …
Latest draft has triggered fears of indiscriminate construction along shorelines Twenty years, 25 amendments, several committees and notifications after, the issue of regulating development along India's coastlines remains under debate. The latest to run into a roadblock is the draft notification of the Coastal Regulation Zone 2010, allowing slum redevelopment …
After Anant Chaturdashi, Mumbai's beaches and water bodies will be a part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), which involves compiling records of debris thrown across the coastline following the immersion of idols. ICC is a global movement where volunteers clean up trash and submit records to the Ocean Conservancy, …
Researchers may have discovered a previously unknown species of the giant elephant shrew -- a small mammal with a nose like a trunk -- in a remote Kenyan forest. They said Tuesday they captured images of the rat-sized animal on camera-traps in the Boni-Dodori forest along Kenya's northeastern coast while …
Mumbai The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MOEF) has objected to a proposal by the Maharashtra State Coastal Zone Management Authority (MSCZMA) that envisages an elevated walkway as part of the redevelopment and beautification of Chaityabhoomi in Dadar. The government in 2001 initiated a project for the beautification of Chaityabhoomi, …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), which has come out with a fresh draft of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2010, allegedly improving upon the one issued in April, needs to do better. While there is no denying that in certain aspects the new draft notification is …
Special regulations for Goa, Mumbai and Sunderbans region HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, SEPT 14 The Environment and Forest Ministry has come out with a fresh draft of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2010, improving upon the one issued in April, with special regulations for Goa, Mumbai, Kerala and the …
The draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2010 issued by Ministry of Environment and Forests on 13th September 2010 impose fresh restrictions on development activity within 500 meters of the Indian coastline. See also Document- Coastal regulation zone amendments 2010 http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/303912 Report: Final frontier: agenda to protect the ecosystem and habitat …
By Surendra Gangan | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA The state cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for the pilot project of the coastal zone management project in Ratnagiri. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded project is to be implemented in three phases over the course of nine years, with …
MUMBAI: The state cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 826 crore project for coastal protection and management. The programme is funded by the Asian Development Bank and will be implemented in three phases. The ADB will give Rs 480 crore and the state government will raise Rs 265 crore while …
