Forests

Forest fires may affect water quality: Experts

Forest fires that engulfed major parts of Uttarakhand hills can now be instrumental in polluting water bodies.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2016
Jotirmay Thapliyal
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, Water Resources, Water Pollution, Landslides, Forests
Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tehri dam in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand, 13/05/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vimal Bhai Vs. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation & Ors. dated 13/05/2016 regarding Tehri dam in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand State. NGT restrains Tehri Hydro Development Corporation from throwing any building material or muck into the river Alaknanda or on the banks thereof.

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Judgement Date: 
13/05/2016
Tags:
Dams, Alakananda, Rivers, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)
Forests

Butterfly effect of the forest fires

The recent forest fires in Uttarakhand torched over 2,000 hectares.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2016
Geetanjali Krishna
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, Butterflies, Ecology, Firewood, Deforestation, Forests
Forests

Forest fires: MOEF pegs losses at Rs 18L

The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), in an affidavit to the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday, mentioned that a total of 922 incidents of forest fires had occurred in Uttarakhand, d

Publication Date: 
11/05/2016
Vineet Upadhyay
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Forests
Forests

Better policing of forests is the need of the hour

The recent forest fires in Uttarakhand torched over 2,000 hectares. In a three-part series, Business Standard looks at the burning issues that need to be resolved

Publication Date: 
11/05/2016
Geetanjali Krishna
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, Environmentalists, Nainital (D), Forest Policy, Poaching, Forests
Forests

Will file reply on forest fires, Uttarakhand govt tell NGT

Uttarakhand govt. tell NGT, Himachal govt. too will file reply in a week

Publication Date: 
11/05/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Himachal Pradesh, Forest Management, Forests
Forests

Uttarakhand Governor, K K Paul constitutes a high-powered committee for studying forest fires

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Governor Dr K K Paul constituted a high-powered committee on Monday to prepare a detailed report on the causes and other aspects of the forest fires in Uttarakhand.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2016
Shivani Saxena
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Forest Fires, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environmentalists, Forests
Natural Disasters

Danger of floods after cloudburst in Chamoli

Several houses were buried under debris following a cloudburst near the Barsali forests of Karnaprayag in Chamoli district early this morning.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2016
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Chamoli, Floods, Champawat (D), Natural Disasters
Health

Maternal healthcare facilities in disarray in Uttarakhand hospitals

Dehradun: Even after 15 years of its formation, hospitals and health centres across Uttarakhand don't have proper maternal healthcare facilities.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2016
Shivani Azad
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Maternal Health, Women, Health Care, Health
Environment

NGT slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on paper co for pollution

DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Century Pulp and Paper Ltd to pay Rs 30 lakh as compensation for failing to manage pollution caused due to effluents discharged in a local w

Publication Date: 
09/05/2016
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Nainital (D), Industrial Pollution, River Pollution, Industrial Waste, Drinking Water, Environmental Security, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Environment, Century Pulp & Paper

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