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 bitter turf war within the government over the proposed international airport in Navi Mumbai seems to have entered its final stage now with the expert committee of the Environment Ministry scheduled to hold a three-day meeting from August 18-20 to decide on its fate.With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself …
Hyderabad: A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition against the environment clearance granted to East Coast Energy for setting up a 2,640-mw thermal power plant at Kakarpalli village in Srikakulam district. The order of the two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad …
ON JULY 15th a 75-tonne cap closed off the Macondo well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The flow of oil ceased, for the first time in the three months since a blowout in the well doomed the rig which had drilled it, Deepwater Horizon. The cap is …
Pointing out the adverse impact of mining on livelihood of locals and the ecology, the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) has quashed the clearance given to the Careamol iron mine in South Goa. The project was granted environment clearance in 2007, but it was stayed by the NEAA after a …
Narmada Bachao activist leads massive protest rally Noted environment activists and the spearhead of Narmada Bachao Movement Medha Patkar today led a massive protest rally here demanding immediate halt to construction of mega dam projects in ecologically fragile and tectonically highly sensitive Northeastern region, especially in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, …
MORE THAN a third of the commercial honeybees died during the winter of 2009-10, showed the annual survey data released by the US Agricultural Research Service. This is a continuous drop in the past three years. Several European and Asian countries have also reported losses at the American scale for …
The Punjab Biodiversity Board has started work on the conservation of Inami Bagh, an orchard in Bassi Umar Khan village in Hoshiarpur district with over 165 mango trees and about 30 rare native varieties, some represented by only one tree. Officials of the board have surveyed the area for ground …
Figures are shocking, and alarming too. Nearly 346 leopards have disappeared from the Himachal’s forests, including protected areas, in the last 14 years. At least 171 of them may have died a natural death or due to injuries, but a large number of these were killed by poachers, or by …
Srinagar, July 4 For saving the ecosystem en route the Amaranth cave shrine during the ongoing yatra, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) has introduced a new technology to dispose of solid waste. A large number of pilgrims from different parts of the country willl visit the cave shrine located at …
MUMBAI: The survey of coastal waters suggests that the influx of industrial waste into inner estuarine zones-tidal areas where the sea meets rivers-should be discouraged for new industries. Stringent measures are also suggested for the treatment of effluents that are presently released into the sea without any controls. The study, …
Most countries require an environmental impact assessment (EIA) before giving the green light to a mining project. EIA processes provide a valuable opportunity for citizens to participate in decisions about mines. The problem is, project proponents often submit long, complex EIA documents that are incomprehensible to lay people. The Guidebook …
The Hill Area Development Program (HADP) has been introduced by the Government of India to initiate socio economic development in the hill areas of India since the inception of the Fifth Five Year Plan. The main objective of this program is to ensure sustainable development of hill areas, keeping in …
William J Broad The deep seabed was once considered a biological desert. Life, the logic went, was synonymous with light and photosynthesis. The sun powered the planet
M.J. PRABU Planting lakhs of trees, designing hundreds of check dams, and evolving new techniques of irrigating tree saplings in dry regions are feats of an out-of-the-box thinker named Mr. Premjibhai Patel, Rajkot, Gujarat. Mr. Patel's tree planting efforts first started from Rajkot, but soon spread to states such as …
The city that is known for its green cover does not seem to be giving much thought to its upkeep. Road widening work in different sectors has caused damage to roots of trees. The latest casualty is being reported from Sector 15. The roots of most of the trees in …
DDA plans to develop land under elevated road as public space with many facilities New Delhi: The basin of Barapullah Nullah, one of the biggest stormwater drains in the city, can hardly be described as a source of beauty. All that
The Sukhna lake, created for the pleasure of visitors, is soon turning into a big disappointment. Sand and cement on the pavement welcome visitors to the lake while a section of the promenade has been closed for repair work. The atmosphere is rather oppressive, with the muddy brown lake providing …
