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In ghats of Hassan, hydel plants spark conflicts

Sitting in the backyard of his little homestay property, Veerabhadra, a farmer turned hospitality entrepreneur, tries to look beyond his field glittering with fireflies.

Publication Date: 
07/05/2018
New Indian Express (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Hydroelectricity, Farmers, Elephant, People - Animal Conflicts, Environment
Wildlife

After Railway, NHAI plan poses threat to wildlife in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Even as elephants continue to be mowed down by trains in the State, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)'s expansion plan for NH-55 has come as a further and bigger threat fo

Publication Date: 
27/04/2018
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Elephant, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Tiger, People - Animal Conflicts, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Wildlife
Environment

India-based Neutrino Observatory case to come up before green tribunal today

CHENNAI: The contentious India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) case will come up for admission before the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Delhi on Friday.

Publication Date: 
27/04/2018
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmentalists, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ecology, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding brick kilns operating within the buffer zone of the eco sensitive zone of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 26/04/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of M/S Dinkar Bricks & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/04/2018 regarding brick kilns operating within the buffer zone of the eco sensitive zone of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Also whether the brick kilns have valid consents to operate under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Environmental Clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006.

Judgement Date: 
26/04/2018
Tags:
Bricks, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Dalma SA, Court, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Jharkhand, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Environmental group challenges clearance for neutrino project

Calls for penal action against members of appraisal committee

Publication Date: 
24/04/2018
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Theni (D), Environment Clearance (EC), Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment
Environment

Norms dilution may expose eco-sensitive areas in city

The draft mentions that construction of sewage treatment plants in CRZ-I area shall be taken only by the municipal authorities.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2018
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environmentalists, Coastal Regulations, Compensatory Afforestation, Mangroves, Environment
Mining

Stop mining in Eco Sensitive Zones, PTR writes to PCB

Bauxite mining in Eco Sensitive Zone at Orsapath under Mahuadand police station in Latehar district has alarmed the tiger reserve authorities whose deputy director, South Division, Mahalinga, wrot

Publication Date: 
19/04/2018
Pioneer (Ranchi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Mining, Bauxite, Eco-Sensitive Zone, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Hindustan Aluminium Company (HINDALCO)
Environment

Draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018

Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has notified the draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2018 guidelines for comments of the public and stakeholders in the next 60 day. This draft notification has major recommendation which would boost tourism development in coastal areas of the country which remains untapped due to stringent regulatory framework.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2018
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, Coastal Regulations, India, Ecotourism, Eco-Sensitive Zone
Environment

SC quashes NGT order on ‘silence zone’ at Amarnath

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) declaring Amarnath cave shrine a silence zone and prohibiting religious offerings beyond the entry point.

Publication Date: 
17/04/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Religious Places, Noise Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Rehabilitation, Environment
Environment

HC upholds govt decision to close polluting unit near Gir

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Monday upheld the state government’s decision of not renewing permission of a processing unit that is within 500 metre of the Girnar Sanctuary near Junagadh.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2018
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Industrial Pollution, Gir NP, High Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment

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