Reply affidavit on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Gavhan Koliwada Matsyavyavsayik Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit Vs City & Industrial Development Corporation & Others dated 28/01/2025. City & Industrial Development Corporation submitted a proposal for CRZ clearance for the construction of coastal road from …
Response on behalf of Bonani Kakkar to the progress report dated October 31, 2020 submitted by the Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal. The matter related to blowout at well No. 5 in OIL India's Baghjan field, Assam in June 2020. The report stated that the progress report concentrated …
Rejoinder by Isha Foundation to the TNSPCB report in the matter of M. Vetriselvan Vs Union of India & Others in Original Application No. 42 of 2017. The rejoinder report was in response to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) report on solid waste disposal by Isha Foundation during …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Syed Arshad Nasar Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/09/2020. The matter related to quarrying and crushing units in Rajmahal hills of the Vindhya mountains, district Sahebganj, Jharkhand. A joint inspection report March 12, 2020 was filed before the …
Quarterly status report in compliance to the orders of the National Green Tribunal order in O.A. 389/18. The issue for consideration is the remedial steps for maintaining ecology in the area of Manali and Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh. The report mentioned department-wise steps taken and compliance status. The Conservator of …
Preliminary report of the Committee of Experts constituted by the National Green Tribunal headed by Justice Brojendra Prasad Katakey, former judge Guwahati High Court submitted on July 24, 2020. The constitution of the Committee was in response to the oil well blowout on May 27, 2020 and subsequent explosion on …
Inspection report by the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) dated 27/01/2020. Compliance of National Green Tribunal order dated October 22, 2019 in case no. 832/2019. The matter related to holding of mud car rally illegally in the Bhoj wetland (Upper Lake) of Bhopal by a sports group called 'Bhopal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vinit Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/01/2020 regarding brick kilns operating in Meerut, Shamli and Muzaffarnagar districts without valid consent and without converting to zig zag technology resulting in pollution. Report were filed by the District Magistrates …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D. V. Girish Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/09/2019. Two applications related to each other are taken up for hearing by the Tribunal. The first one deals with preservation of Chikmagalur district from the impacts of tourism. The …
KIMIN: Doimukh MLA Tana Hali has called upon the people of the State to create an environment for maintaining the ecological balance by planting more trees and conserving aquatic life. Hali, who reached Hawa Camp near here to participate in a fingerlings release and mass plantation programme organized by the …
BENGALURU: Come September, bikers will ride a route tracing the flow of the Cauvery from Talacauvery in the state to Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu, creating awareness about a sustainable solution to prevent it from drying up. Twenty-five bikers will be part of the ‘Cauvery Calling’ campaign which was launched by …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Meghalaya Vs All Dimasa Students Union & Others dated 03/07/2019 regarding unregulated coal mining in the tribal areas of Meghalaya, which has resulted in not only loss of lives but damage to the environment of the area. …
Dehradun: In a setback to Uttarakhand, the Union environment ministry has declined the Himalayan state’s plea for a ‘green bonus’ for its contribution in enhancing the forest cover in the country. Responding to a written question raised by MP Anil Baluni in the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for forests …
The western Amazon is one of the world's last high-biodiversity wilderness areas, characterized by extraordinary species richness and large tracts of roadless humid tropical forest. It is also home to an active hydrocarbon (oil and gas) sector, characterized by operations in extremely remote areas that require new access routes. Here, …
The project aims to create baseline data about the local biodiversity and conduct an ecological survey by consulting experts in the biodiversity field. A group of nature enthusiasts in Pune is conducting a survey of the ecology and biodiversity of the Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani region in Satara. The group, which calls itself …
The six-module course is aimed at making students ecologically aware for a sustainable future The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently instructed its affiliated universities and colleges to introduce a compulsory six-module course on Environmental Studies at all branches of undergraduate degree. The module, however, has been existent since 2013, …
‘Introduction of unregistered and untested pesticides could result in ecological disorder’ Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the agricultural space are strongly opposing the Government ‘prescription’ to address the Fall Armyworm (FAW) menace. Following reports of widespread incidence of FAW in maize crop in several States, the Union Ministry of Agriculture …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) told the National Green Tribunal Tuesday that it has planted around 1 crore trees throughout the country in the past three years to maintain ecology and environmental balance. NHAI told a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel that in compliance …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nabin Meher Vs ACB (India) Limited & Others dated 06/05/2019 regarding violation of the Air Act 1981 and the Water Act 1974 by M/s. ACB (India) Limited while operating its coal washery plant in village Kanika, tehsil Hemgir, district Sundargarh, …
PANJIM: The Goa government has urged the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) requesting an almost 50 per cent reduction in the total area identified as Eco-Sensitive Areas (ESA) along the Western Ghats region, under the latter’s draft notification issued in October 2018. The High Level Working Group (HLWG) …
Chennai: Wildlife conservationist S Theodore Baskaran said that the country was yet to see progress in addressing of environmental issues and wildlife conservation. Speaking at the annual M Krishnan Memorial Nature Writing award function held by the Madras Naturalists’ Society (MNS) in memory of the wildlife photographer and naturalist, Baskaran …
