Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bonigi Rangaiah Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 22/01/2024. The matter related to spillages during the course of handling the loading, unloading, storage and transportation of coal falling on the road and dumping yards in the Adani Krishnapatnam …
KOLKATA: The Hooghly riverfront in Kolkata will get a makeover with World Bank sanctioning funds under the National Ganga River Basin Project scheme. The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is in the process of engaging a reputed consulting agency that will make profile the riverfront development in the Kolkata Metropolitan …
NAVI MUMBAI: The JNPT is taking a fresh look into the PAP compensation issue, which has been put on hold currently, as a major chunk of land is under the coastal regulation zone I (CRZ-I). The issue is said to have been discussed in a meeting between the state chief …
MUMBAI: A mere 5.4kms separates toxic mountains of coal stored on Mumbai Port Trust land from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, one of South Mumbai's busiest railway stations. While much of Mumbai, including SoBo, has never seen the 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of coal lying along the city's eastern sea front, it …
A team of experts along with KMDA CEO Surendra Gupta, environment activist Subhas Datta and a battery of lawyers inspected two locations along the riverfront in Kolkata to ascertain whether portions of the Hooghly River have been encroached to build a pathway and memorial. The committee, set up by the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone bench, on Tuesday, directed the chairman of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) and officer on special duty (OSD) of KMDA to inspect the Hooghly riverfront and check whether a part of the river has been encroached to build a pathway and a memorial. The …
Project governed by Union government norms: CEO The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study of the proposed Vizhinjam International Deepwater Seaport is not governed by the guidelines of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) or its compliance advisor ombudsman (CAO), Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd. (VSIL) has said. The EIA for development of …
SURAT: Villagers of Umbargam taluka in Valsad district have threatened to launch an agitation to oppose the upcoming Nargol port project at the tip of Gujarat. Umbargam Taluka Kinara Bachao Utkarsh Samiti (UTKBUS) on Monday submitted a memorandum to the district collector demanding the detailed project report (DPR) and environmental …
The three state expert appraisal committees (SEACs) are for industrial and mining proposals, construction proposals within Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and construction proposals outside the region. With about 1,600 real estate, infrastructure and industrial projects in Maharashtra stalled for a month awaiting green nod, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said he …
BRASÍLIA—Brazil’s government is promising a more market-friendly approach to lure private-sector investors to upgrade the country’s roads, rail and ports. Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff is scheduled to announce Tuesday morning a package of projects that the government will invite private-sector companies to build in exchange for rights to operate them …
MUMBAI: Even as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is wooing investors and trying to make it easier to do business in the state by cutting red tape, the state environment minister has arbitrarily held up clearances for more than 500 industrial, irrigation and mining projects in the state. Environment minister Ramdas …
MUMBAI: A politician and an environmental organization had petitioned Union and state government authorities over a decade ago against allowing coal handling on Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) land. TOI has reported on the extent to which toxic mountains of over one lakh tonnes of coal lying on port land has …
CHINA and India yesterday signed 26 business deals worth more than US$22 billion in areas including renewable energy, ports, financing and industrial parks, an Indian embassy official said. Namgya C. Khampa, of the Indian Embassy in Beijing, made the remarks at the end of a three-day visit by Indian Prime …
The government today gave nod for introducing a bill seeking to amend Merchant Shipping Act, in line with a global convention, to protect environment and human health from ballast water and sediments used in ships. "The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave its approval for …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd Vs Ramdas Janardan Koli dated 21/04/2015 regarding environmental damages caused due to expansion of the Port activities of JNPT and development activities of CIDCO and the spillage of oil by …
Despite opposition from fishermen and environmental scientists, KSPL is readying intrastate to increase its cargo handling capacity The construction of the seventh berth at the Kakinada Deepwater Port is going on, despite the move drawing flak from various quarters. Not just the fishermen, but environmental scientists have also been vehemently …
Order of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of L & T Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd. Vs Gujarat Maritime Board & Others dated 19/03/2015 regarding developing a port at Kucchigarh, District Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ramdas Janardan Koli Vs Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests dated 27/02/2015 regarding loss of livelihood by traditional fishermen, who are residents of villages, known as “Hanuman Koliwada, Uran Koliwada, Gavhan Koliwada, and BelpadaKoliwada” situated in …
If unchecked, reckless industrialization alongside the Great Barrier Reef could cause severe damage to one of Earth’s most important environmental systems, according to a new report commissioned by WWF. The Great Barrier Reef Under Threat found that the dumping of waste from port expansions within its World Heritage-listed boundaries would …
The objective of the present work is to analyse how changes in wave patterns due to the effect of climate change can affect harbour agitation (oscillations within the port due to wind waves). The study focuses on 13 harbours located on the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean) using a methodology with …
Environmental pollution in Visakhapatnam city is a reality and immediate measures should be taken with an effective action plan for implementation within a specific time frame, felt Ashwani Kumar, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. The committee asked the state government to prepare …
