Mangroves

Order of the Bombay High Court regarding construction of a jetty project by Adani Cementation Limited in Raigad district, Maharashtra, 05/03/2025

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 …

Issue of show cause notice for violations with regard to development of port facilities at Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat to M/s Adani Port and SEZ …

Issue of show cause notice for alleged violations with regard to development of port facilities at Mundra, District Kutch, Gujarat to M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 30/09/2013.

MoEF: Nayachar island ‘not suitable’ for thermal plant

The Union Environment Ministry's report on the Nayachar island, submitted before the National Green Tribunal, comes as a major stumbling block for the state government, which had proposed to set up a thermal power plant and an ecotourism centre there. The report says that the island, located near Haldia, is …

Rampal power plant will threaten world's biggest mangrove forests: TIME

Construction of a proposed 1,320 megawatt (mw) coal-fired thermal power plant at Rampal, near the Sundarbans, will threaten the biggest mangrove forests of the world and home of the endangered Royal Bengal Tigers, said the TIME magazine on Thursday. Smoke-belching behemoth near the Sundarbans National Park of Bangladesh will also …

Foundation laying of Rampal Plant on Oct 22

The government has decided to lay the foundation of the coal-based Rampal Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat near the Sundarbans on Oct 22, ignoring environmental activists vehement and widespread opposition. The Prime Minister's Energy Adviser Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury disclosed it at a press conference held at Bidyut Bhaban in the capital …

Selecting eco-friendly site for a power plant

After a prolonged review lasting for three years, the Department of Environment (DoE) gave its seal of clearance to the Rampal Power Plant, a joint venture between the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) of India recently. Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company is implementing the …

Cub sightings to raise tiger count in Sunderbans

There's big news for wildlife lovers. With a sudden spurt in cub sightings in the Sunderbans, officials say there could actually be more tigers in the mangroves than what the latest camera trap study revealed — 103. The successive sightings of two cubs — in the forests of Pirkhali under …

Adani Port Jumps Green Light, Fined . 200 Crore

The environment ministry has slapped a . 200-crore fine on the Adani Group’s Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone for damaging mangroves, creeks and the local environment at the project site. The company’s shares fell 6.4%. The penalty was recommended by a committee headed by Sunita Narain, director general of …

Adani's Mundra port fined for breach of environment norms

Company allegedly damaged mangroves, creeks while setting up port project at Kutch under APSEZ The ministry of environment and forests has slammed a Rs 200-crore penalty on the Gautam Adani-led Adani Group for violating environment laws at the group’s Mundra port project in Kutch district. The company had allegedly damaged …

Mundra projects fined Rs. 200 cr. for green law violations

The Environment and Forests Ministry has slapped a Rs. 200 crore penalty on Gautam Adani’s Mundra multi-purpose projects for violating green laws. The money will go to an Environment Restoration Fund to mitigate the damage done to the area around the project sites. The order was issued after the Ministry …

Debris dumped into Manori mangroves, say residents

Mumbai: Debris is being regularly dumped into mangroves on government land, close to an amusement park, at Manori. Company officials claimed that the dumping was not being carried out in the mangroves. A multi-storey building for aresort is under construction. Local residents said that two years ago they had moved …

Green body seeks Rampal Power Plant EIA report

Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba), an environmental organisation, has sent a letter to the Department of Environment (DoE) seeking its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report and other documents of the proposed Rampal Power Plant in Bagerhat. Poba sent a letter to the DoE director general on Tuesday requesting it to provide …

Declaration of Marine National and Marine Sanctuary Eco-sensitive Zone in the State of Gujarat: Notification

Whereas, the total area of 326.26 square kilometre around Marine National Park arid Marine Sanctuary has been identified as Eco-sensitive zone, of which 208.5818 square kilometre is the area towards landward side, 105.14 square kilornetre towards sea and 12.5384 square kilometer is the area covered by rivers and the Marine …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on granting Environmental Clearance (EC) to expansion of Pipavav Port dated 22/08/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter Gau Raxa Hitraxak Manch and Gauchar Paryavaran Pouchav Trust Rajula Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/08/2013 regarding granting Environmental Clearance (EC) to expansion of a Port - M/s Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. (R-3).

Bela seeks environmental clearance documents

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) has applied with the Department of Environment (DoE) for documents, including the final environmental impact assessment (EIA) report of the two coal-based thermal power plants, scheduled to be built in Rampal. The DoE issued Power Development Board (PDB) an environment clearance certificate on August 5, …

Tiger prey base count in Sunderbans

After finding the presence of at least 103 tigers in the Sunderbans, a figure more than the official estimates, the foresters now want to back the number with a Prey base of tigers in the Sunderbans, mostly spotted deer and wild boars, has always been under scanner. in the mangroves. …

Tiger prey base count in Sunderbans

After finding the presence of at least 103 tigers in the Sunderbans, a figure more than the official estimates, the foresters now want to back the number with a Prey base of tigers in the Sunderbans, mostly spotted deer and wild boars, has always been under scanner. in the mangroves. …

BMC gets environment ministry's notice over mangroves in Kanjurmarg

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has issued a showcause notice to the BMC and sought explanation on why action should not be taken against it for a series of violations and rampant reclamation, which have added to destruction of mangroves in Kanjurmarg. The ministry also ordered a status …

Tiger conservationist slams mainstream tourism in Sunderbans

Tiger conservationist Belinda Wright has slammed the idea of large-scale tourism in the Sunderbans, saying "it would be a complete disaster". The Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forests, houses the endangered Royal Bengal tigers. The West Bengal government has evinced keen interest in developing eco-tourism parks in the Sunderbans. "Large …

State-Wise Releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Protection of Environment

State-Wise Releases under Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Protection of Environment referred to in the reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.29 regarding “Protection of Environment” by Shri Premchand (Guddu) due for answer on 05.08.2013.

Science, non-science and the dubious role of “experts” in environmental due diligence: a case study of Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Plant, Tamil Nadu

The Government of India has identified Cheyyur in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, as one of several sites for a 4000 MW ultra mega power plant (UMPP) using imported coal and super-critical technology. Super-critical technology claims to attain far higher thermal-electrical conversion efficiencies than sub-critical plants, thereby maximising the conversion of …

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