Environment

Lapsing of the Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) Notification, 2008

For the purpose of conserving the coastal environment the Ministry had issued the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 1991 to regulate various activities in CRZ areas. The Notification has undergone 25 amendments during its
implementation since 1991 to 2009. The Ministry received large number of suggestions and objections to the draft

Publication Date: 
22/07/2009
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Coastal Development, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Habitat And Urbanisation

CM chided for failing to keep promises on CRZ-hit houses

The Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott and the Coastal People

Publication Date: 
18/07/2009
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Coastal Development, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Goa, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Habitat And Urbanisation

Coastal Zone draft will be allowed to lapse

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: Bringing relief to the fishing community which feared displacement, the government on Friday announced that the draft Coastal Management Zone (CMZ) Notification, 2008 would be allowed to lapse on July 22.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Coastal Development, Sea Level Rise, Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), M S Swaminathan, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Water Resources

Satellite imagery may be used to detect coastal zone violations

For the first time, environmental violations along the coast may be tracked via satellite imagery.

In a move which is likely to check the development of industries along the country

Publication Date: 
18/07/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Resources, Coastal Development, Natural Disasters, Remote Sensing, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Environment

Final frontier: agenda to protect the ecosystem and habitat of Indias coast for conservation and livelihood security

Report of the Expert Committee on draft CMZ notification chaired by M S Swaminathan submitted to Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh. Recommendations of this committee have been accepted and CMZ 2008 Notification, 2008 lapses on July 22, 2009.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2009
M. S. Swaminathan
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Sundarbans, Chilka, Coastal Development, Sea Level Rise, Marine Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, CSE, India, A & N Island, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Environment

 Coastal management rules under review

Parliamentary committee asks centre to hold back CMZ notification sustained protests by fishing communities and environmentalists has forced the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to review the proposed Coastal Management Zone (cmz) draft notification that allows airports and other development projects in coastal areas. The ministry has set up a committee to review the draft

Publication Date: 
14/07/2009
Sumana Narayanan
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Right To Information (RTI), Public Participation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, M S Swaminathan, Sunita Narain, Infrastructure Development, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Environment

Monitoring shoreline environment of Paradip, east coast of India using remote sensing

In the present study, we used multi-temporal satellite images of Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS1D and IRS P6

Publication Date: 
10/07/2009
R. Mani Murali, Deepak Shrivastava, P. Vet
Current Science
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Tags:
Environment, Coastal Erosion, Remote Sensing, Orissa (Odisha), Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Coastal Development
Habitat And Urbanisation

CZM notification will be allowed to lapse

In a significant development, Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh has confirmed that no changes will be undertaken in Coastal Regulation Notification without first consulting fishing and other communities and assuring that the controversial draft CZM notification, would be allowed to lapse on July 22.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2009
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Environment

Controversial draft CMZ notification to lapse

The Indian Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, has confirmed that the controversial Coastal Zone Management Notification will be allowed to lapse. He has also stated that any reform will involve deep consultations with the fishing and other coastal communities.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2009
Environment Support Group
Tags:
Coastal Development, Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Coastal Regulations, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Environment

A review of implementation gaps in the enforcement of environmental regulation in India

The Judiciary observes in the opening line of the judgement of the Supreme Court on CRZ pertaining to the Indian Council of Enviro-Legal action vs. Union of India 1996, that if the mere enactment of laws can ensure a clean environment, perhaps India would be pollution-free and opines that despite enactment of several laws the desired result has not been achieved due to their poor implementation.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2009
Rajesh Rangarajan
Centre for Development Finance
Tags:
Environment, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Hazardous Waste, Legislation, Supreme Court, NGO, India, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

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