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 …
The FSI-2013 report also includes 12 states of the country which have mangrove cover. Of these states, Gujarat is the only one to show a significant growth — of 45 sq km — in mangrove forests. Pondicherry too has registered a marginal increase of 0.07 sq km in areas under …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) seems to have washed its hands of taking action against alleged mangrove destruction by Esselworld at Gorai by informing the Bombay High Court (HC) on Monday that the Board did not have the requisite expertise regarding mangroves. This, despite filing an FIR against Essel …
More than 34 square kms of forest cover in the state has increased in the two-year period between 2011-13, reveals the latest biannual report from Forest Survey of India (FSI), a body under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), that makes assessment of the country’s forest and tree resources …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Wednesday granted environment and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for the 8,481 hectares of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kutch district to the Gautam Adani promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) while directing it to restore the creeks in Mundra …
Nine out of total 26 pending projects are from Gujarat - eight of which relate to renewal of salt leases The Union environment ministry is expediting projects, awaiting environmental clearance, in Gujarat. In its next Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting scheduled for Thursday-Friday, one-third of the total projects to be …
In its next FAC meeting, one-third of the total projects to be discussed for forest clearance are from Gujarat Looking at the proportion of stuck projects in Gujarat, the union environment ministry is expediting projects awaiting green nods in the state. In its next Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting to …
NAVI MUMBAI: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) committee, formed to review issues related to CRZ 2011 notification, is yet to give its nod to the City and Industrial Corporation Limited (Cidco) to clear mangroves in six holding ponds at Dronagiri. The six-member committee, which visited the state on …
The India State of Forest Report 2013 contains information on forest cover, tree cover mangroves cover and growing stock inside and outside the forest areas. Special thematic information on forest cover such as hill districts, tribal districts, and north eastern region had also been given separately in the report. The …
YANGON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Norway are seeking cooperation in mangrove forest conservation and a conservation plan in this respect is being worked out between the two countries, official media reported Tuesday. At a meeting between Myanmar Minister of Environmental Conservation and Forestry U Win Tun and visiting …
The 2013 edition of the assessment report on India’s forest resources published by the Forest Survey of India and released by Shri Prakash Javadekar contains information on forest cover, tree cover mangroves cover & growing stock inside and outside the forest areas.Special thematic information on forest cover such as hill …
Pakistan's forests have declined by 19 per cent to 3.44 million hectares since 2001, with a 0.36 per cent average rate of deforestation, according to an assessment made recently by Ministry of Environment through satellite images. An environmentalist at Friends of Indus Forum (FIF) said. "Laws and rules on the …
We report the initial results of the methane flux measured using eddy covariance method during summer months from the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem, Sundarbans of India. Mangrove ecosystems are known sources for methane (CH4) having very high global warming potential. In order to quantify the methane flux in mangroves, an …
The government will streamline entry of visitors and local people into the Saundarbans for protecting its bio-diversity, especially the endangered Royal Bengal Tigers. Environment and forest ministry officials told New Age that they were at the final stage of preparing a visitor’s policy aiming at restricting entries of visitors into …
The High Court yesterday ordered the government to immediately take necessary steps to stop cutting down mangroves at Shyamnagar in Satkhira to protect the forest. In response to a writ petition, the court asked the forest and environment secretary to submit a report, after complying with the order, before it …
It is high time to protect mangrove habitats, which serve as nurseries for native fish population, to enhance the dwindling fisheries. Mangroves along the tropical shores nurture fisheries and help protect coasts from storms, according to lead researchers from Latvia here on Saturday. The researchers, Matiss Zagars and Kalvis Grinvalds, …
PANAJI: A pilot study by the national institute of oceanography (NIO) has found that the environmental sensitivity index (ESI) can serve as a road map to combat an oil spill and the consequent formation of tar balls. ESI is a colour-coded map that shows a shoreline's vulnerability to an oil …
MALAPPURAM: Mangrove forests in various parts of Malappuram district will get a new lease of life on June 5 — World Environment Day. The Malappuram district administration, district panchayat, Tirur block panchayat and various green organisations will join hands to protect all mangrove forests in public and private lands across …
The national green tribunal (NGT) has directed the Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) for the second time within a month to furnish details about the status of the newly-constructed Benaulim-Sinquetim bridge across River Sal. An NGT tribunal bench comprising judicial member Justice V R Kingaonkar and expert member Ajay …
Panaji has been concretized in a big way over the last few years. The Goa tourism development corporation (GTDC), designated by the government as a special purpose vehicle (SPV), has drawn up a green project of 39.72 crore which is likely to help keep intact the green face of the …
The 2014 edition of World Bank’s Little Green Data Book released on World Environment Day 2014, includes a new indicator called change in wealth per capita for more than 200 countries. According to data compiled by this report, global rate of the natural wealth depletion in a year is 45 …
