Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar & Others Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 13/05/2025. An application was received by the NGT filed by Hemant Kumar on behalf of all the villagers of Gram Panchayat Salani Katola, tehsil Nahan, district Sirmaur, Himachal …
CHENNAI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested a reassessment of the runway bridge across Adyar River to extend the second runway after the ministry of environment and forests and climate change (MoEF&CC;) said it was constructed in violation of the no objection certificate (NoC) given for the project. …
CHENNAI: A Year has passed since the oil spill off Ennore coast on January 28, 2017. Till date, the State government has not made any effort to assess the extent of environmental damage caused by the incident. A detailed long-term monitoring programme on health of larvae, benthic organisms, turtles and …
ANJIM: South West Port Limited (SWPL) has withdrawn its application filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that pleaded for a modification of its country wide order prohibiting the grant of environment clearances to projects in absence of an integrated coastal management plan for the State. The Expert Appraisal Committee …
Quepem: A businessman facing action for raising a commercial structure on the banks of Kushavati river in violation of coastal regulation zone (CRZ) rules, has erected another commercial structure in the same plot. In 2011, a part of the plot was reclaimed and, recently, the entire plot, right up to …
PANJIM: Goa Tourism projects to create public utility facilities at 30 places along the coastal stretch have been hit by the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) country-wide order halting construction activities pending finalisation of coastal zone management plans. NGT, last November, had passed the order directing all States not to grant …
Demand that Government ask the authority to revisit its move; Accuse the coastal authority of succumbing to the coal lobby VASCO: Terming the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority’s (GCZMA) decision to recommend the Mormugao Port Trust’s (MPT) capital dredging project proposal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kerala State Coastal Management Authority Vs DLF Universal Limited & Others dated 10/01/2018 regarding construction of a multi-storey residential complex on the eastern bank of Chilavannurkayal (backwaters) in Kerala. Supreme Court directs that in future, wherever permissions are required …
VASCO: Despite Goa Chief Minister’s letter to the Central government opposing further expansion of existing coal handling facilities at Mormugao Port, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has recommended grant of environmental and CRZ clearance for the proposed terminal capacity …
CHENNAI: For the first time ever, India has moved into top-100 of the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business global rankings. But, this jump comes amidst fear of compromised environmental safeguards. 2017 is a tough year for those fighting for environment protection as the Union environment ministry kept changing goalposts …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K.U. & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 22/12/2017 regarding the LPG Terminal of the India Oil Corporation Ltd at Puthuvypeen, Cochin, Kerala. The applicants who are traditional fishermen allege that the …
Coastal zone mgmt. plans for Thane, Palghar districts up for public opinion The State government has completed drafting coastal management plans for Thane and Palghar districts, bringing the State’s coastal areas under a common set of regulations. The coastline stretches across 720 km and spans the Konkan division comprising seven …
Panaji: Goa tourism development corporation (GTDC) in a statement on Monday said that all tourism infrastructure development projects on the beaches of Goa are being undertaken with permissions of GCZMA. Responding to reports that some projects in CRZ areas had come under scanner following an NGT order last week, chief …
Panaji: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, continuing a stay on permissions for constructions within 100m of high tide line, a few projects approved by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) are likely come to come under judicial scrutiny. The projects range from toilet blocks on sand dunes …
The Rs 516 crore project partially falls under the CRZ-IB, CRZ-II and CRZ-IVB zone and according to the EAC, the terminal's construction will have impacts on aquatic flora and water quality The proposed Inland Waterways terminal at Haldia, West Bengal, has been accorded Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance subject to …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the governments of 11 States — including Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh — to submit their respective Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMP) to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;), without “default and delay”. A Bench headed by …
CHENNAI: A fishing vessel that was illegally demolished at Kasimedu harbour has been sealed by government officials after a report appeared in these columns on Saturday last. South Indian Fishermen Welfare Association president K Bharathi said that on the same day the report appeared, a team of officials covered the …
PANJIM: Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday announced that the Ministry is working on a National Coastal Mission, with a focus to strike a balance between the environment and development. Vardhan, addressing the concluding programme of four-day workshop organised by the National Institute …
MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal, Pune bench, on Thursday ordered a stay on approving construction plans in Coastal Regulation Zones in Thane and Palghar till the state publishes the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan for the two districts. The order was issued in a plea filed by NGO Vanashakti asking …
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial project is estimated to cost Rs 3,600 crore. It is one of the flagship programmes of the BJP-led government in the state with major political implications. The state government’s plan to increase the height of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial in the Arabian Sea …
The last of the statutory and regulatory clearances for the deal comes through Decks have been cleared for Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) to formally acquire Kattupalli port near Chennai from L&T; Shipbuilding Ltd (LTSB) after a government agency cleared the bifurcation of the environment and coastal …
