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 …
Salt marshes around the world's coasts will help slow climate change until about 2050 by soaking up greenhouse gases but then risk making the problem even worse as sea levels rise, a study showed on Wednesday. Plants such as grasses and shrubs - which thrive in salt marshes found from …
In a first-of-its-kind initiative by the corporate sector, Tata Power has come forward to conserve the coastal biodiversity of the city with plans to plant and regenerate mangroves. In an interaction with the editorial staff of The Indian Express on Tuesday, chief conservator of forests (mangrove cell) N Vasudevan said …
A panel, constituted by the Environment Ministry, will examine the "severity of the issues" involved in the development of Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) at Mundra in Gujarat's Kutch district. The five-member committee, headed by green activist Sunita Narain, will examine several allegations including the alleged destruction of …
Italian oil firm Eni said on Saturday an oil spill near its facilities in the Niger Delta had been contained, but local people said the pollution had spread and damaged their fishing. Eni said the spill occurred last week about 10 km (six miles) from the Obama flowstation in Bayelsa …
Gujarat Ecology Commission’s Survey Of 19 Coastal Spots Rings Alarm Gandhinagar: Coastal tourism in Gujarat is proving to be a non-starter. More than the economic downturn, the main reason for this is the gross mismanagement of numerous beaches dotting the state’s huge coastline of 1,600 km. Experts who carried out …
Constitution of committee for inspection of M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Mundra, Gujarat. The Ministry of Environment & Forests had granted Environment and CRZ clearance on 12.01.2009 to M/s Adani Port and SEZ Limited (formerly Mundra Port and SEZ Limited) for the development of port facilities at Mundra, District …
It is not just the Mithi river that is susceptible to degradation due to encroachment and dumping. There are at least two more rivers and six natural drains in the city that are highly vulnerable and in need of immediate attention, as per a recent study funded by the Mumbai …
M/s Sintex Power Limited (SPL) proposes to set up 1720 MW (2x660 MW coal based + 1x400 MW Gas based) Power Plant near Lunsapur, Mithapur and Kagvadar villages, taluka Jafrabad, district Amreli, Gujarat. Terms of Reference for EIA study of the proposed project was prescribed by the Ministry of Environment …
Colombia gained nearly 17,000 square kilometers of forest between 2001 and 2010 as forests recovered in mountainous regions in the Andes, reports a new study published in the journal PLoS One. The research, based on analysis of satellite imagery, assessed vegetation change across all Colombia's six biomes and 13 ecoregions. …
MUMBAI: Monday's rainfall has been the highest in 2012 so far, the downpour bringing back memories of the 26/7 deluge. But few lessons have apparently been learnt from the 2005 flood. A creek that sustains a huge stretch of mangroves in the Western suburbs, and is essential to channeling excess …
This study was performed to elucidate the distribution, concentration trend and possible sources of total mercury (HgT) and methylmercury (MeHg) in sediment cores (<63 μm particle size; n = 75) of Sundarban mangrove wetland, northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal, India. Total mercury was determined by atomic …
A regional colloquium on sharing lessons in mangrove restoration on August 30-31, 2012 in Chennai, India examines the various experiences from MFF countries where mangrove projects have been carried out. The colloquium enables the countries to critically examine the merits and demerits of their mangrove projects, and to share replicable …
Environmentalists are up in arms against a proposed housing project, in the 36-acre mangroves associated with the Negombo lagoon. They claim that it would cause an outright environmental disaster. Director of the Environmental Conservation Trust Sajeewa Chamikara alleged that the land was a prime mangrove forest and the largest one …
Gandhinagar: In a systematic blow to high accolades Gujarat received from the Centre over the “net increase in the mangrove cover”, reports from Jambusar in Bharuch in south Gujarat suggest that things may now be moving in the opposite direction. The reports point to the coastal areas in Gulf of …
Royal Bengal tigers have been under threat from habitat destruction, illegal trade for body parts, natural calamities and angry villagers, but their cubs are now facing a new danger -- poachers. Three frail tiger cubs lying in an iron cage in a Dhaka zoo are the first live cubs to …
MUMBAI: Bombay high court has directed Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) to file an affidavit indicating steps it will take to prevent destruction of mangroves at the protected Sewri Bay area due to storage of coking coal used by it in furnaces. MbPT has to state steps taken based on the …
PANJIM: The villagers of Santo Estevam have written to Environment Minister Alina Saldanha complaining that there has been illegal cutting of mangroves in the village and that no action has been taken by the ‘statutory authorities’. In their letter to the environment minister they have sought that the issue not …
The Bombay high court on Monday suggested the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) to shift the thermal coal depot, which has resulted in large-scale destruction of mangroves in the Sewri mudflats due to slippage from the depot. The division bench of chief justice Mohit Shah and justice NM Jamdar said, “Why …
The fundamental challenge facing Karachi is a disorganised, ill-coordinated institutional and governance framework with substantial capacity deficits, according to a recent study assessing the city’s vulnerability to possible climate change impacts. The 65-page study, Karachi city climate change adaptation strategy a road map, is conducted by Shehri-Citizens for a Better …
A move to convert the wetlands and destroy mangroves flourishing in four acres near the Pullippuzha at Perumukham Karattippadath in Feroke has run into resistance from local people organised under the banner of Friends Samskarika Vedi. C. Bijesh, secretary of the Vedi, warned on Thursday that protests would be intensified …
