Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
COIMBATORE: In an attempt to ease the flow of traffic on the Ukkadam to Aathupalam stretch, the city corporation is preparing to implement a proposal to strengthen the bunds of Ukkadam Periyakulam, allowing two wheelers to ply along the periphery of the water body. The civic body is expected to …
KCZMA handed over details of over 10,000 ‘land modifications’ to local bodies in February. Weakening the Supreme Court’s drive against encroachments and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations along the banks of the Vembanad, the local bodies of Kochi, Kottayam and Alappuzha are sitting on a project for pinning down violators. …
An agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay by protecting its vast drainage area from pollution was signed on Monday by officials that included governors from six U.S. states. The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement is aimed at restoring and conserving the 64,000-square-mile (166,000-square-km) watershed that spans six states and the District …
BALASORE: The rampant filling of ponds and water bodies by the builders and private house owners has threatened the eco-system in the flood prone areas of Balasore. The district has been witnessing high temperature and acute drinking water shortage during summer and frequent floods during monsoon. Environmentalists have raised concern …
Management says that 'the project is very much on' and the first phase of the airport would be operational in 2016 KGS Aranmula International Airport Limited [KAIAL] will appeal in the Supreme Court against the verdict of the National Green Tribunal [NGT], said Gigi George, managing director. Addressing a press …
Given that the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) recently pulled up industrial units for dumping their waste outside the Cuncolim industrial estate, Nuvem villagers have questioned how the same industrial waste can be dumped along the Nuvem bypass road, which passes through low-lying fields. A fresh memorandum, signed by …
More than 300 primary school students and soldiers cleared up trash around the Lhalu Wetland Conservation area in Lhasa, the Tibet autonomous region, on June 5 to mark the 43rd World Environment Day. The wetland area, the largest near a city in China, is vital in keeping Lhasa in its …
The national green tribunal order, scrapping the environment clearance for Rs 2,000-crore Aranmula international airport project, has noted that there was no study done on noise pollution, emission of hydrocarbons and its impact on the immediate environment. Coming down heavily on the expert appraisal committee (EAC) that gave the green …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Intajar V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 04/06/2014 regarding mining within the Ramsar site.
The alarming rate of groundwater depletion in the city has prompted the government to track down illegal borewells and tubewells in the city but not through inspections or surveys. This time, the environment department is banking on residents and establishments to reveal voluntarily details of how much groundwater they are …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has directed the ministry of environment and forests and the Delhi government to identify and assess the status of wetlands in the capital. It has also directed them to submit a plan for conservation and management of the wetlands. Advocate Gaurav Bansal who had …
The tribunal has also ordered KGS Group, the promoters of the project, to stop all the construction activities going on at the project The Chennai Bench of the National Green Tribunal [NGT] today cancelled the environment clearance given to the Aranmula Airport project, in Kerala. The tribunal has also ordered …
As a result, water bodies, including canals, lakes, ponds and wetlands have declined to a great extent A vested interested group is defying the ban by the High Court by continuing to fill-up ponds and lakes in and around the Rajshahi city. They are taking advantage of the negligence of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Sreeranganathan K.P. Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/05/2014 regarding granting of Environmental Clearance to M/s. KGS Aranmula Air Port Ltd., to set up an airport at Mallappuzhasserry, Aranmula and Kidangannur villages in Kozencherry taluk of …
Green activists are now considering to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking relief from Kochi Metro agencies' decision to continue with land reclamation for the proposed Kochi Metro village at Choornikkara and adjacent villages in Aluva. As the Metro agencies go ahead with land reclamation, activists fear that it …
The 400-year-old picturesque Dalpat Sagar Wetlands, Jagdalpur, are facing an extreme threat of water pollution, which has already impacted the aqua life, leading to death of hundreds of fishes. It could also soon become a cause for the migratory birds to abandon their winter home. If the preliminary findings of …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Individual political parties in the UDF will present views on going in for amendments to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008,in the form of separate reports. “It will be presented in the next UDF meet for a final decision,” UDF convener P P …
Loss Of Wetlands And Greenery Turns Kolkata Into A Heat Chamber; City Hotter Than Suburbs By Up To 4 Degrees It’s 6.30pm. The sun is setting. But you still feel as if you were trapped in a microwave. Even at 8pm, there is no respite from the heat, indoors or …
The river Gomti is reeling under multiple ailments which need a multi-pronged treatment. More than promises, a strong political will and sustained development plan are needed to revive the city's lifeline. Most of the river's 24 tributaries have dried up due to extensive deforestation, frequent change in land use and …
Victorian government commits $250,000 a year to landmark in move seen as ‘win-win’ for council and conservationists Controversial plans to build a tourist resort at Victoria’s Hanging Rock have been scrapped after the state government committed $250,000 a year to maintain the landmark. The funding, announced on Friday, will fund …
