Natural Disasters

Cold wave conditions to continue in Uttarakhand, Almora freezes at -3.5 degree Celsius

Dehradun: The on-going cold wave conditions across Uttarakhand are going to continue for at least another couple of days with mercury hovering below normal limits in both hills and plains in the hi

Publication Date: 
27/12/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Cold Waves, Almora (D), Dehradun (D), Natural Disasters
Environment

Green activist Anil Prakash Joshi bats for Gross Environment Product

Says it is high time the Himalayan states got together to voice their environmental significance and concerns strongly.

Publication Date: 
04/12/2018
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ecosystems, Environmentalists, NGO, Ecology, Environment
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal cutting of trees, District Chamoli, Uttarakhand, 03/12/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gram Pradhan, Gram Sabha Sarkot, Chamoli Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 03/12/2018 regarding illegal cutting of thousands of grown up trees at Damuthol Tok to Devsari Road, 8 km. from Gwaldam – Nandkishori Road in District Chamoli, State of Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
03/12/2018
Tags:
Deforestation, Trees, Chamoli, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a road via a deodar forest, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 30/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jaya Prakash Dabral Vs Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojana & Others dated 30/11/2018 regarding construction of road from Bihar village to Chehni village in the Tirthan Valley via a pristine deodar forest.

Judgement Date: 
30/11/2018
Tags:
Rural Roads, Forests, Tehri Garhwal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Waste Disposal
Environment

Chardham project: SC asks Centre why NGT order should not be stayed

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response as to why it should not stay the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order clearing the ambitious Chardham project, which proposes to provide all-

Publication Date: 
27/11/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Ecology, Environmental Security, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Trbunal (NG), Environment
Environment

Plastic bags used openly in city, govt’s ban no deterrent

Dehradun: Months after the state government imposed a blanket ban on the use of polythene bags, the restriction is cutting no ice, with many shopkeepers and vendors openly flouting the ban.

Publication Date: 
26/11/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Municipal Corporation, Environment
Water Resources

Interim report on deposition of river bed material for Ganga river and its tributaries submitted before NGT, 19/11/2018

Interim report on deposition of river bed material for Ganga river and its tributaries in the matter of Vijay Verma Vs Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation & Others filed before NGT, 19/11/2018. National Green Tribunal had restrained mining activity on seven river viz.

Judgement Date: 
19/11/2018
Tags:
Rivers, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mining, Hydrology, Sediment Transport
Habitat And Urbanisation

HC ban on night stay at Corbett Tiger Reserve dents tourism

The volume of tourism business at the Corbett Tiger Reserve has come down by more than half after a high court order banned night stay at the forest rest houses and restricted movement of vehicles

Publication Date: 
15/11/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), High Court, Corbett NP, Tiger Reserves, Tourism
Industry

Order of the Supreme Court regarding closure order by NGT for the industrial units of Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt. Ltd. at Eldeco Sidcul Industrial Park, Sitarganj, Uttarakhand, 02/11/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Federal Agro Industres Private Limited Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/11/2018 regarding closure order by NGT for the industrial units of Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt. Ltd. at Eldeco Sidcul Industrial Park, Sitarganj, Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
02/11/2018
Tags:
Industry, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Environment

From engineer to crusader, Agrawal devoted his life to environmental causes

Dehradun: For G D Agrawal, who came to be known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand after he turned sanyasi in July 2011, a clean and free-flowing Ganga was the mission of his life.

Publication Date: 
12/10/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environmentalists, Ganga, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Uttarkashi (D), Environment

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