Reply affidavit on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Gavhan Koliwada Matsyavyavsayik Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit Vs City & Industrial Development Corporation & Others dated 28/01/2025. City & Industrial Development Corporation submitted a proposal for CRZ clearance for the construction of coastal road from …
The Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti said that, “Tributaries of the Ganga are being destroyed by dams in Uttarakhand. Wrong comprehension of development by the Governments and the lack of devotion to the Ganga are the major factors responsible for its deteriorated condition …
The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon plan to set up feeder stations for birds inside the Biodiversity Park here has met with strong opposition from environmentalists and bird-watchers who call it an uncalled-for intervention with the ecology of the park. Opposing the move, the environmentalists argue that such feeder stations would …
Hundreds of tribals along with green activists from different parts of the country gathered at Reckong Peo town of Kinnaur district on Thursday to discuss the destruction caused by hydro power projects in the state. While the government is going ahead with allocation of projects in the tribal areas, residents …
The economic and ecological role of the high seas should no longer be ignored, argues a new report. The high seas perform the equivalent of billions of dollars of work in removing carbon from our atmosphere and are critical to commercially valuable fisheries, according to the study, which was commissioned …
CHITTAGONG: Pollution in the River Karnaphuli, the lifeline for thousands of needy families in Chittagong, is going on unabated, posing a serious threat to the aquatic life and environment. Absence of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), inoperative ETPs, sewerage and treatment plant, and dumping of household solid and liquid waste into …
Area is a major biodiversity hotspot Public protest is brewing over the move to set up a granite quarry in Munduparakunnu on the Manukkunnu hills in the Mepadi grama panchayat area in the district. The area is a major biodiversity hotspot in the Western Ghats. A four-member team from Mukkom …
SHIMLA: With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) adopting a tough stand on protecting the fragile ecology of 13,050-feet high Rohtang pass, residents of Lahaul-Spiti, who have been brought under the ambit of permit system for crossing the mountain pass, are demanding that it (NGT) design measures to regulate tourism in …
A seven-member team of Bangladeshi officials yesterday started a bathymetric survey on a 2km portion of the Kushiyara, which is flowing in India's Assam state before entering Bangladesh again in Sylhet. The surveyors from the state-run Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) will investigate the hydrological impacts of India's proposed 1,500MW …
To First Link Rivers Within A Basin The ambitious river inter-linking project will get a new impetus under the Narendra Modi government but the Centre would like to select specific schemes for implementation very cautiously . Its focus will first be on linking rivers within a basin or nearby basins …
Campaigners say they will continue to fight against a planned wind farm in Dorset despite proposals being scaled back. Broadview Energy said the project on farmland off Slyer's Lane, near Charminster, would now consist of six instead of seven turbines. It said their height had also reduced from 125m (410ft) …
The programme was held at village Madhupara under Dhankhali union of the upazila Coastal people of Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali yesterday formed a human chain and held a rally protesting construction of a coal-based thermal power plant in the area. The programme was held at village Madhupara under Dhankhali union …
The Baird government is losing patience with delays by coal miners in submitting environment plans for the Leard State Forest in the state’s north even as land-clearing work continues in the area. Whitehaven Coal and Japan's Idemitsu company are developing three coal mines in the area. Protesters have begun a …
KARACHI: Environmentalists, wildlife experts and other stakeholders at a public hearing of a coal power project to be built at Port Qasim declared its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report ‘highly flawed’ stating that it seemed to have been prepared in haste. The public hearing was organised by the Sindh Environment …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ravinder Kumar Sharma & Ors. V/s State of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors. dated 30/05/2014 regarding brick kilns in the State of J&K. Previous Orders
‘Tourists coming with cooking accessories make public areas filthy’. With the season in this hill station now in its final phase, a view gaining ground, particularly among green activists, is that the district and civic authorities should put in place a stocktaking exercise to assess the impact of the heavy …
Development: National Assembly members yesterday decided to include the 55km Shingkhar-Gorgan road construction in the 11th Plan. Works and human settlement minister Dorji Choden said representatives from Bumthang and Lhuentse proposed for the road construction to the National Assembly is 2005. “The road was included in the 2007-2027 road master …
The ecosystem of the Halda river, the major breeding ground for sweet water carps in the country, is now under threat due to two rubber dams constructed in the upstream of the river, said experts yesterday. They made the observation at a press conference organised by the Halda River Protection …
A controversial road project has not only rung alarm bells for urial population in Chumbi-Surla Wildlife Sanctuary, the sole protected area in the Salt Range, but also brought different departments to lock horns with each other. The approval of a new 11.83km long road, from Khokar Zer village in Chakwal …
In an undertaking submitted to the National Green Tribunal, the State Government on Monday said that it would not fell trees in Mahan forests till October. This comes as a temporary respite for members of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS) who had filed a petition last week with the NGT challenging …
Was directed by green panel to conserve ecology of region Tourists visiting Manali to avoid the heatwave in the plains have to wait to catch a glimpse of snow. Complying with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to conserve the fragile ecology of the Rohtang Pass, the district administration has …
