Show case notice under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for violation of the provisions of Environment Impact Assessment Notification 1994, as amended in 2004 and 2006 by M/s Lavasa Corporated Limited, Vikhroli, Mumbai.

After a eighteen-month long process, the CRZ Notification, 2011 is being formally notified and published. This replaces the CRZ Notification, 1991. This notification reconcile three objectives: protection of livelihoods of traditional fisherfolk communities; preservation of coastal ecology; and promotion of economic activity that have necessarily to be located in coastal regions.

For the very first time an Island Protection Zone Notification, 2011 is being notified and published covering Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. This notification reconcile three objectives: protection of livelihoods of traditional fisherfolk communities; preservation of coastal ecology; and promotion of economic activity that have necessarily to be located in coastal regions.

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, constituted a committee consisting of four experts to examine the issues pertaining to diversion of forest land in Mundra Taluka of Kutch district in favour of M/s Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

An Act to recognize and vest the traditional rights and the occupation of fishing through traditional means in fisherfolk who have been residing in coastal areas for generations and carry on regular fishing activity in coastal and marine areas and to provide a framework for protecting the rights so vested.

Ministry of Environment and Forests had constituted a committee in December, 2009 under the Chairmanship of Shri J M Mauskar, the additional secretary to examine the monitoring compliance of the stipulated conditions and environmental safeguards while granting environmental clearance under EIA and CRZ notifications and to suggest effective minotiring mechanism.  The committee had submited

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Letter to M/s Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp. Ltd. from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding Terms of Reference (TOR) for Proposed Sondiha OC-cum-UG Coalmine Project (1 MTPA peak in an ML area of 810 ha) of M/s Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp. Ltd., located in Dist. Sarguja, Chhattisgarh dated 23rd December, 2010.

The MOEF had issued the clearance under the Environmental Impact Assessment and Coastal Regulation Zone Notification for the proposed water front development project at Mundra, District Kachchh by M/s Mundra Port & SEZ Limited vide letter No.10-47/2008-IAIII dated 12th January, 2009 and an Addendum vide letter No.10-47/2008-IA-III, dated 19th January, 2009.

Speech by Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Minister Of Environment & Forests, India and Leader of Indian Delegation delivered at Cancun in the Conference of Parties to the UNFCC (COP-16).