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 Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) on Thursday inspected the Andhra Lake Wind Power Project, promoted by Enercon India Ltd. (EIL), for environmental impact assessment at a time when local activists had alleged environmental violations. The company, through its Rs. 772-crore project, plans to erect 445 wind turbines in …
ROURKELA: The fast depleting forest cover has dealt a blow to the environmentally fragile Sundargarh district with the industrial city of Rourkela becoming the epicentre of ecological imbalance. Mindless felling of trees amid little compensatory plantation has only added to the problem. The last two decades have witnessed additions to …
MUMBAI: The public works department's decision to try out crushed sand as an alternative to river sand has evoked mixed reactions. Sumaira Abdulali, who filed the first public interest litigation (PIL) against illegal sand mining, said it was replacing one ecological disaster with another. "In developed countries, efforts are being …
CHENNAI: The post-monsoon study of flora, fauna and water quality in Adyar Eco Park (Tholkappiya Poonga) will begin soon. The study, to be the first after the inauguration of the park in January this year, would be crucial in assessing the impact of eco-restoration of the coastal wetland ecosystem. Survey …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has decided to withhold forest clearance to Sutlej basin Shongtang-Karcham (450 MW) hydel project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Prdaesh, but has decided to give its go-ahead to Chanju-I (36MW)
BHUBANESWAR: With the load of pollution alarmingly high in certain mining and industrial belts of the State, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has advised regular regional level monitoring of two such areas. Ib Valley and Jharsuguda, two industrial hotspots, have been picked by the ministry for the special …
India is the first country in the world to start an operational system for monitoring its forest cover. The Forest Survey of India (FSI), an organization under the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), is responsible for preparing the country’s forest cover map biennially. The FSI has made use …
The government has a reason to smile. The rate at which Indian power plants are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which had been rising sharply, has receded to 2005-06 levels. This seems to indicate the pro-environment policy agenda devised after the commitment at the Copenhagen ecology meet of reducing …
Most mining operations in the state disregard ethical practices, leading to severe ecological damage and loss of valuable ore. West Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Mar 8: Most mining companies in West Singhbhum in Jharkhand could be equated with predators -making af astkillwithnoregard for ethical practices. There are 41 big and small iron …
Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal today asked the concerned departments to take due care of environmental and ecological concerns while settling the cases of forest clearance for development projects. Charing the 55th Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting here today, the Chief Secretary suggested undertaking surveys by concerned departments of the forest …
The department of Forest, Environment and Ecology has passed an order to hand over 6,300 tonne bamboo which have flowered and dried in the Kodagu forest to the Karnataka State Forest Industries Corporation Limited as a precautionary measure to avoid forest fire and also to increase the income of the …
Food security and organic farming can go hand in hand. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today gave a green signal to efforts under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture to promote green manuring and organic farming while talking about bringing in the Food Securtiy Act this year, settling the debate …
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Tuesday underscored the protection and preservation of water bodies as the earnest duty of every citizen to safeguard the ecology, environment and water resources of the State. Chairing a meeting of Suransar-Mansar Development Authority (SMDA) here, the Chief Minister reviewed the progress and achievements of …
The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has achieved another remarkable feat by receiving Diamond Small State Environmental award for being adjudged as best in maintaining the State
In a trail-blazing legislative initiative, the Kerala Assembly on Thursday passed the Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill 2011 to secure for the inhabitants of Plachimada in Palakkad district compensation for the ecological damage caused by the Coca Cola unit that used to function in the …
The high level monitoring committee (HLMC) appointed by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to monitor the twin hill station eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar, has no funds to call their own. Chairman of HLMC, Devrath Mehta, expressed his frustration to DNA in an interview on Wednesday …
The Western Ghats Task Force has recommended to the State Government to take up only ecologically sustainable and socially feasible development projects in the Malnad region of the State. On Tuesday, the Task Force chairman Anant Hegde Ashisar submitted the recommendations to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. The task force …
