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 …
As many as 65 species of water birds, including the ferruginous pochard and the black-tailed godwit, which are listed as nearly threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, were recorded in the Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) that was recently carried out by Wetlands International, South Asia Division, in …
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has given the green light to resume the survey and investigation for three hydel power projects proposed on the Lachung river above Chungthang in North Sikkim. The projects at Lachung (84MW), Bhimkyong (90MW) and Bop (97.5MW) were put on hold after the …
A climate change study that projected a 2.4 degree Celsius increase in temperature and massive worldwide food shortages in the next decade was seriously flawed, scientists said on Wednesday. The study was posted on the website of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was written about by …
LUCKNOW: Denying any difference with the environment ministry over mining in the forest area, minister for coal Sriprakash Jaiswal said here that he had no intentions of disturbing the area notified in gazettes as dense forest. The forest land in the country is estimated to be .025 per cent and …
Looking to sort out the differences between the Coal Ministry and the Environment Ministry, the Union Cabinet has decided to constitute a group of ministers (GoM) to go into the issue of
When patdehri (chief priest) Halu Thanapati, 68, gets possessed, he hastily dives into the badan khaal—the yoni of Goddess Duarseni, the supreme deity of his tribe—as though to suck the rare wisdom that ensures ‘existence’ on earth. The yoni is actually the mouth of a natural tunnel, which is independent …
NEW DELHI: The national advi Jan. 13: The national advisory committee of Intach an NGO involved in conservation, has decided to take up initiatives for getting the 135-km stretch of river Ganga from Gomukh, its point of origin, to be declared ecological and cultural heritage zone. This zone would include …
The 11-member MoEF team, chaired by Naresh Dayal, has already indicated that it had not found anything amiss with the project While the ministry Lavasa city. The 11-member MoEF team chaired by Naresh Dayal, who had spent three days inspecting the Lavasa project (earlier this month), has already indicated that …
Bombay High Court order on Writ Petition No. 97 2011 with Writ Petition No. 98 2011 on sand mining. The court has directed the Maharashtra government not to award any contract for sand mining or allow further excavation until and unless the agency concerned obtains an environmental clearance.
The prima facie observation by an inspection team from the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) that there has been no large-scale destruction of forests in the Lavasa Lake City project ought to bring relief to all concerned. Last week, an MoEF team led by member-secretary Naresh Dayal concluded …
THE special committee formed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to assess the environmental impact of the Lavasa project witnessed major agitations by anti-Lavasa as well as pro-Lavasa groups at the site during their visit to the area. Both pro and anti project agitators gathered at the site …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government reviewed the status of operational and proposed mining leases in the eco-sensitive Sindhudurg belt and adjoining areas on Wednesday. Jairam Ramesh, Union minister of environment and forests, had ordered a review after a series of TOI reports highlighted an impending environmental disaster due to rampant mining. …
After the tsunami of 2004, the government was forced to rethink its policies on the Indian coastline. And hence, the coastal management zones (CMZ) were established. This move affected about 100 million people living along the approximately 7500 km long coast. Strangely, while recognising the importance of coastal areas in …
Plantation owners' strategy draws flak PALAKKAD: Four environmental organisations have demanded that the State government and the Forest Department take stern action against some plantation owners who were trying to destroy the fragile ecology and environment of the Nelliampathy forest area in Palakkad district. In a statement released at a …
