Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding clearing of protected forest area in Barak Valley for Commando Battalion headquarters, 23/04/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast Now News dated 25.12.2023 dated 23/04/2024.

The application, registered suo-moto, issue involved is about legality of diversion of 44 hectares of protected forest land for a Commando Battalion headquarters in Barak Valley and illegal construction for that purpose inside the Inner Line of Reserved Forest in Hailakandi district.

Judgement Date: 
23/04/2024
Tags:
Forest Encroachments, Barak Valley, Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Health

Order of the Gauhati High Court regarding the use of formaldehyd for keeping fish in marketable condition for long duration, Assam, 19/04/2024

Order of the Gauhati High Court in the matter of Hasibur Rahman Vs State of Assam & Others dated 19/04/2024.

The state of Assam vide Notification, January 20, 2024 has published a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for restricting import/stock/sale of fish imported from other than self sufficient states by road/river route using formaldehyde keeping the fish in marketable condition for long duration.

Judgement Date: 
19/04/2024
Tags:
Fish, Food Adulteration, Health Effects, Assam, High Court, Fish Marketing
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of garbage in the entire town of Silchar, Assam, 18/04/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Nagarik Swartharaksha Sangram Parisad Vs State of Assam & Others dated 18/04/2024.

Judgement Date: 
18/04/2024
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Garbage, Silchar, Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Health

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding fish sold in Assam contaminated with formaldehyde, 10/04/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Arun Das Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/04/2024.

Judgement Date: 
10/04/2024
Tags:
Fish Poisoning, Food Adulteration, Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Health Effects
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste and sewage management in Assam, 19/03/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues' dated 19/03/2024.

The matter is related to solid waste and sewage management in Assam.

Judgement Date: 
19/03/2024
Tags:
Solid Waste, Waste Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Solid Waste

Compliance report on solid and sewage management in the state of Assam

Compliance report on solid and sewage management in the state of Assam.

Judgement Date: 
18/03/2024
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Pollution, Waste Disposal
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding diversion of 44 hectares of protected forest land for a Commando Battalion headquarters in Barak Valley, Assam, 15/03/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast Now News dated 25.12.2023 dated 14/03/2024.

Judgement Date: 
14/03/2024
Tags:
Forests, Assam, Barak Valley, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Hailakandi (D), Forest Encroachments
Forests

Report of the fact-finding committee on the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006

The implementation of the Forest Rights Act has largely overlooked claims for community forest rights and is fraught with exclusionary practices due to misconceptions about its applicability, according to a new report.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2024
Call for Justice
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odisha), Chhattisgarh, Assam, Karnataka
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal diversion of 44 hectares of protected forest land for a Commando Battalion headquarters in Barak Valley, Assam, 23/01/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion" appearing in the Northeast Now News dated 25.12.2023 dated 23/01/2024.

The original application was registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item titled “Assam: PCCF MK Yadava accused of illegally clearing protected forest for Commando Battalion” published in Northeast Now News dated 25.12.2023.

Judgement Date: 
23/01/2024
Tags:
Forest Encroachments, Barak Valley, Assam, Hailakandi (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting down of about 2000 trees for road expansion between Guwahati to Goalpara in Assam, 21/11/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Northeast Now dated 27.10.2023 titled “Assam : Adil Hussain joins chorus urging Govt., NHAI to spare century old trees for highway project” dated 21/11/2023.

Judgement Date: 
21/11/2023
Tags:
Deforestation, Roads, Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

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