Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding boiler explosion at noodle factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, 22/04/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in India Today dated 26.12.2021 titled “7 dead in boiler explosion at noodle factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, probe ordered” dated 22/04/2022. Proceedings have been initiated based on media report that seven persons died and four sustained injury after a boiler explosion in the factory of the project proponent in Bela Industrial area, Phase-II, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

Judgement Date: 
22/04/2022
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Muzaffarpur (D), Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Occupational Accidents
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining, bank of Dakhner river, Gaya-Rafiganj Road, Bihar, 11/02/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Kumar Vs State of Bihar dated 11/02/2022.

Grievance in the application is against illegal sand mining on the bank of Dakhner river near Paraiya (Gaya), Gaya-Rafiganj Road, Bihar, adversely affecting the environment. The applicant has filed photographs and mentioned coordinates of the location of illegal mining.

Judgement Date: 
11/02/2022
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Gaya (D), Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rivers
Climate Change

District-level changes in climate: historical climate and climate change projections for the Eastern States of India

The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India. The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 ranks India seventh, considering the extent to which India has been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heatwaves, etc.).

Publication Date: 
01/02/2022
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Tags:
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Impacts, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha), West Bengal, Rainfall
Climate Change

District-level changes in climate: historical climate and climate change projections for the Eastern States of India

The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India. The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 ranks India seventh, considering the extent to which India has been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heatwaves, etc.).

Publication Date: 
01/02/2022
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)
Tags:
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Impacts, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa (Odisha), West Bengal, Rainfall
Mining

Joint Committee report to the NGT on illegal sand mining on the banks of Dakhner river, Gaya, Bihar, 13/01/2022

Report on behalf of the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal vide its order, 08/11/2021 in the matter of Rohit Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others.

The matter related to illegal sand mining on the bank of Dakhner river near Paraiya (Gaya), Rafiganj Road, Gaya Bihar, which is adversely affecting the environment.

The joint committee inspected sites along the river Morhar near Dakhner, Paraiya, Rafiganj Road, district Gaya, Bihar and carried out inspections at random spots to verify illegal sand mining.

Judgement Date: 
13/01/2022
Tags:
Sand, Gaya (D), Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding boiler explosion at a noodle factory, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, 11/01/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding News item published in India Today dated 26.12.2021 titled “7 dead in boiler explosion at noodle factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, probe ordered” dated 11/01/2022. Proceedings have been initiated based on media report that seven persons died and four sustained injury after a boiler explosion in the factory of the project proponent in Bela Industrial area, Phase-II, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2022
Tags:
Industrial Disasters, Muzaffarpur (D), Bihar, Occupational Accidents, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Wildlife

Status of tigers and prey in Valmiki Tiger Reserve

The report provides an overview of tiger monitoring studies undertaken in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (TX2 site) using intensive camera trapping and line transect and tiger & prey population estimates. The study also highlights critical conservation issues, threats, challenges and opportunities for the recovery of tiger populations.

Publication Date: 
07/12/2021
WWF India
Tags:
Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Tiger Conservation, Valmiki SA, Bihar
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court regarding DSR's for mining sand in Bihar, 10/11/2021

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Bihar & Others Vs Pawan Kumar & Others dated 10/11/2021.

The appeal filed in the SC challenged the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, October 14, 2020 in O.A. No. 40/2020/EZ with O.A. No. 57/2020/EZ.

The NGT had directed the state of Bihar to undertake further exercise for preparation of a fresh DSR for the Banka district.

Judgement Date: 
10/11/2021
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Bihar, Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining in Bihar, 22/10/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Shivdani Paswan Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 22/10/2021.

Judgement Date: 
22/10/2021
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding management of solid and liquid waste at Chapra, Saran district, Bihar, 18/10/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Veterans Forum for Transparency in Public Life Vs Chapra Nagar Parishad & Others dated 18/10/2021.

The matter relates to steps for scientific management of solid and liquid waste at Chapra, District Saran, Bihar.

Judgement Date: 
18/10/2021
Tags:
Drainage, Bihar, Waste Management, Land Encroachments, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

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