Water Pollution

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of construction debris into River Alaknanda, 13/04/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vimal Bhai Vs Tehri Hydro Development Corporation & Others dated 13/04/2017 regarding dumping of construction debris into River Alaknanda. It is the case of the applicant that this indiscriminate dumping of construction material and debris into River Alaknanda is polluting it and the Project Proponent of the Vishugud-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Power project is responsible for this pollution of the River.

Judgement Date: 
13/04/2017
Tags:
Alakananda, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, Dams, Hydroelectricity, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Clearance (EC), Chamoli
Forests

उत्तराखंड के जंगलों में आग की बड़ी चुनौती को छोटा नजराना

उत्तराखंड के जंगलों में आग की बड़ी चुनौती को छोटा नजराना उत्तराखंड के जंगलों में आग की बड़ी चुनौती को छोटा नजराना

Publication Date: 
13/04/2017
Dainik Jagran (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, Budget, Forests
Mining

उत्तराखंड: अवैध खनन रोकने को अब बनेंगे नए नियम

हाईकोर्ट के निर्णय से एक बार झटका खा चुकी प्रदेश सरकार अब अवैध खनन पर सख्ती करने की तैयारी मे है। अब अवैध खनन को रोकने के लिए सख्त नियम बनाए जा रहे हैं। मकसद यह कि प्रदेश में कहीं भी अवैध खनन न हो

Publication Date: 
12/04/2017
Dainik Jagran (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Mining, Illegal Trade, High Court, Supreme Court
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding closure of slaughter house, Manglaur, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, 11/04/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suleman Rana Vs. Municipal Council of Manglaur & Others dated 11/04/2017 regarding closure of slaughter house, Manglaur, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand. Counsel appearing for Municipal Council of Manglaur submits that the slaughter house being run by the Council has already been shut. The Competent Authority has also granted approval for construction of new slaughter house outside the township.

Judgement Date: 
11/04/2017
Tags:
Slaughter House, Haridwar (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations
Climate Change

Nine-year-old Ridhima Pandey files case against Centre over climate crisis

Nine-year-old, Ridhima Pandey has filed a case in the court against the Indian government for failing to take steps towards addressing the climatic changes in the country.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2017
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Climate Change, Natural Disasters, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Carbon Dioxide, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Impacts
Environment

Order of the Uttarakhand High Court regarding glaciers, rivers, streams, forests, grasslands having the status of a legal person (living entity) in the State of Uttarakhand, 30/03/2017

Uttarakhand High Court on March 30, 2017 declared all the glaciers, including Gangotri and Yamunotri, rivers, streams, rivulets, lakes, air, meadows, dales, jungles, forests wetlands, grasslands, springs and waterfalls as living entities.

Judgement Date: 
30/03/2017
Tags:
Glaciers, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), High Court, Water Resources, Forests, Grasslands, Himalaya, Glacial Melt, Rivers, Government Of India (GOI), Yamuna, Ganga
Mining

Shivalik region getting fragile': HC orders complete mining ban in Uttarakhand

NAINITAL: Ordering a "complete ban" on all mining activities+ in the state for four months, the Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday directed the state government to constitute a high-powered committe

Publication Date: 
29/03/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Mining, High Court, Bageshwar (D), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Illegal Trade
Wildlife

उत्तराखंडः कार्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व में बढ़ रही बाघों की संख्या

देहरादून, [केदार दत्त]: बाघ संरक्षण में अहम भूमिका निभा रहे उत्तराखंड से इस साल भी अच्छी खबर आने की उम्मीद है। विश्व प्रसिद्ध कार्बेट टाइगर रिजर्व (सीटीआर) में एक माह तक चली टाइगर मॉनीटरिंग के दरम्

Publication Date: 
22/03/2017
Dainik Jagran (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tiger, Corbett NP, Tiger Conservation, Rajaji NP, Endangered Species, Wildlife
Water Resources

इस गांव के लोगों ने पेश की मिसाल, खुद दूर की पेयजल समस्या

द्वाराहाट, अल्मोड़ा [जेएनएन]: तंत्र की बेरुखी से त्रस्त ईड़ा गांव के लोगों ने नई मिसाल पेश की है। कई बार आंदोलन के बावजूद विभाग ग्रामीणों को पेयजल मुहैया न करा सका तो लोगों ने खुद ही कमान संभाली। चं

Publication Date: 
22/03/2017
Dainik Jagran (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Drinking Water, Groundwater, Almora (D), Water Resources
Water Resources

Ganga and Yamuna are 'living persons with legal rights': Uttarakhand high court

NAINITAL: In an unprecedented order, the first of its kind in the country, Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Monday decreed that therivers Ganga and Yamuna as well as their tributaries and sister bodi

Publication Date: 
21/03/2017
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Ganga, High Court, Yamuna, Environmentalists, Water Pollution, Water Resources

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