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 rehabilitation component of the Navi Mumbai Airport project has hit a roadblock as a major portion of the 57 hectares of land, meant to relocate project affected people (PAP), has been classified as no-development land, following a change in coastal area protection norms in 2011. The Navi Mumbai Airport …
This in turn is breeding insecurity among workers, hampering production, expansion of approved plants Isolated from the mainland, units within the Adani Group-promoted, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd here are feeling the pinch of pending litigation against the developer, despite the interim relief to continue operations granted …
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) at Dona Paula has decided to conduct a satellite survey of the mangroves in Goa to evaluate the present status of these key species and prepare the groundwork for conservation plans. The project has been taken up after the Goa government sent a proposal …
"Only after the last tree has been cut down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten." -- Cree Indian prophecy. For yet another anniversary of World Wetlands Day today (February 2), …
Activists are in uproar over the destruction of wetlands in the city, despite several complaints made to the local and state forest authorities. The latest environmental violation can be seen behind Raghuleela Mall in Vashi, where debris has been dumped in the mangroves. "We had earlier complained about the debris …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Janardan Chandar Patil Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22/01/2014 regarding regarding constructions by CIDCO in the CRZ area, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/33(THC)-2013(WZ)(OA)_22Jan2014.pdf Previous Orders: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/e-orders.php?eid=6097
The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra State Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) today to inspect the dumping ground site at suburban Kanjurmarg within three weeks, to ensure that wetlands and mangroves are not being destroyed. A bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah also asked MCZMA to check whether …
Researchers from India, Britain and Bangladesh are studying the impact of climate change on livelihoods of those living in Sunderbans mangroves, the world's largest mangrove forests. More than two-thirds of the forest lies in Bangladesh, the focus of the study, and the rest in West Bengal. Under the ongoing Ecosystem …
The Bombay high court directed the state government to set up a police chowky at Vakola nullah, for protecting mangroves on the banks of Mithi river. A division bench of justice VM Kanade and MS Sonak, have also directed the government to form within a month, a comprehensive policy for …
Firm Had Replaced The 106-Acre Plot, Valued At 19,300Cr By Knight Frank, With Other Land Parcels To Settle Claims Mumbai:A plot owned by the Sahara Group in the western suburb of Versova and valued by global property consultant Knight Frank at a jaw-dropping Rs 19,300 crore may actually be worth …
Politicians, academics and experts on Thursday at an exchange of views in the capital said that the open pit method for coal mining and thermal power plants would certainly harm the environment and affect the people’s livelihoods. National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Plants organised the …
Mumbai : Despite the mangrove cell’s report on Costal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations due to dumping of debris within 50 m of mangroves at NL Complex in Dahisar (East), the civic body has not filed any case against the builder yet. The civic body had granted permission for dumping debris …
Mangrove forests are one of the most important weapons in the fight against climate change. Not only do they directly store huge amounts of carbon, but they actively capture additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequester it in their soils. When mangroves are destroyed, huge quantities of carbon are …
India is planning a new tiger sanctuary inside the world’s largest mangrove forest after a previously undiscovered group of the endangered beasts was discovered, wildlife officials have said. The reserve is planned inside the Sundarbans, a forest that straddles West Bengal’s border with Bangladesh, to protect the tigers from poachers …
Mumbai: The state fisheries department has set up a committee to study the effects of industrial pollution on fish in Maharashtra’s coastal waters. In a government resolution, the fisheries department has directed the study of waters at creeks, estuaries and the sea to ascertain the effect of pollution on fish …
New Delhi: One of the last patches of pristine forest land adjoining Delhi may be lost soon if the draft regional master plan for the national capital region (NCR) 2021 is passed in its current form—a “limit of 0.5% on constructions” in the natural conservation zones such as Aravalis has …
The Rs 24,200-cr coastal project has run into trouble because of differing views on its threat to local ecology The government's attempt at reviving investor interest in its flagship Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) scheme after a four-year lull is headed south - quite literally. One of the two such …
All decks for the Navi Mumbai airport are now clear with the Maharashtra government offering a slew of benefits to those affected by the project and were opposed to their land being acquired as they were not happy with the rehabilitation package. The deal includes additional floor space index on …
One of the major hurdles in the path of the Metro II project has been cleared with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) agreeing to allow the car shed on mangrove land in Malad. On Thursday, chief secretary J K Banthia, accompanied by several senior bureaucrats, met V …
Mangroves stretching over several kilometres along the coast in the eastern suburb of Mahul have been destroyed due to an oil leak from a pipeline carrying furnace oil from the sea to a refinery in the area. The sprawling black sheet of oil has settled on the mudflats too, affecting …
