Industry

Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh regarding leakage of poisonous gas from LG Polymers factory at Visakhapatnam, 22/05/2020

Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravathi in the matter of WP (PIL) No 112 of 2020 and WP (PIL) No 117 of 2020 dated 22/05/2020. The matter related to leakage of poisonous gas from LG Polymers factory at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
22/05/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Chemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), High Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Andhra Pradesh, Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Hazardous Industry
Industry

Order of the Supreme Court regarding vapour gas leak incident at LG Polymer, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 19/05/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of LG Polymers India Private Limited Vs Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 19/05/2020 regarding vapour gas leak incident at LG Polymer Plant, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
19/05/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Chemical Industry, Chemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Andhra Pradesh, High Court
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal on gas leak at LG Polymers chemical plant in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 08/05/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in RR Venkatapuram Village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh dated 08/05/2020 regarding leakage of hazardous gas, Styrene from a chemical factory owned by the South Korean company LG Polymers India Pvt., Limited in R.R. Venkatpuram village, Pendurthy Mandal, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh resulting in deaths and hospitalization of people. There is also damage to environment and habitat.

Judgement Date: 
08/05/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Chemical Leakages, Chemical Industry, Vishakhapatnam (D), Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Health Effects, Compensation, Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
Industry

Order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on poisonous gas leakage in LG Polymers, R. R. Venkatapuram, Visakhapatnam, 07/05/2020

Order of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh (Amravati) in the matter of poisonous gas leakage in a factory known as M/s. LG Polymers India Private Limited situated at R. R. Venkatapuram, Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh dated 07/05/2020.

Judgement Date: 
07/05/2020
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Chemical Industry, Chemical Leakages, Vishakhapatnam (D), Andhra Pradesh, High Court, Health Effects, Disaster Management, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Dams/ Irrigation

Report on Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, 28/04/2020

Compliance report of the Committee in the matter of O.A. No. 175/2018 (Jammula Chhoudaraiah & Others Vs Union of India & Others) in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order of February 20, 2020. The report was filed before the NGT on April 28, 2020.

Judgement Date: 
28/04/2020
Tags:
Polavaram, Dams/ Irrigation, East Godavari, Godavari, Rivers, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Andhra Pradesh
Economy

The Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020

On April 10, 2020, the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated to amend the 1994 Act with respect to the appointment, qualifications, tenure and conditions of service of the State Election Commissioner in the State Election Commission.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2020
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Gram Panchayat, High Court, Supreme Court
Dams/ Irrigation

Retendering Process of Polavaram Project

As informed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP), an Expert Committee constituted by it in June, 2019 suggested to go for fresh tenders for balance works of Irrigation Project. Thereafter, tenders were called by the State for balance works of main dam package and left side connectivities of headworks in August, 2019.

Tags:
Polavaram, Andhra Pradesh, Irrigation
Water Resources

Question raised in Lok Sabha on ground water tapping, 12/03/2020

Water being a State subject, initiatives on sustainable water management including conservation and water harvesting in the Country is primarily States’ responsibility. Further, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/harvesting.

Publication Date: 
12/03/2020
Lok Sabha
Tags:
India, Ground Water, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, World Bank, Water Conservation, Water Harvesting
Environment

State performance report 2018-19 & Action Plan 2019-2020 (Volume 2)

The preparation of the State Action Plan for 2019-20 is aimed at achieving the desired outcomes under the key focus areas. The Empowered Committee (EC) has observed that the implementation of Rural Development Programmes had been outstanding in various States/UTs.

Publication Date: 
18/02/2020
Ministry of Rural Development (India)
Tags:
Ministry Of Rural Development, Rural Development, MGNREGS, Rural Housing, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, India, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat
Agriculture

Zeroing in on farm budgets or zero budget natural farming: A perspective from India

The recent growth in traction for zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) in India should be considered within the context of the growing agrarian crisis, as the gap worsens between input costs (including fertilizers, pesticides, agrichemicals, seeds, water, electricity, labour and farm loans) and the final prices that farmers (especially small-scale

Publication Date: 
11/02/2020
UNEP
Tags:
India, Agriculture, Budget, Organic Farming, Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR), UNDP, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

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