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Bandhwari plant raises a stink as leachate flows into Aravalis again

GURUGRAM: Leachate is reportedly flowing into the Aravalis again from the defunct waste treatment plant at Bandhwari, prompting green activists to demand a criminal case against the lax authorities

Publication Date: 
16/10/2017
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Industrial Pollution, Waste Treatment, Environmental Health, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment
Environment

National Biodiversity Authority must exercise its powers: NGT member

Asks the authorities to push for demarcation of eco-sensitive zones in States

Publication Date: 
05/10/2017
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Eco-Sensitive Zone, National Green Trbunal (NGT), National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), High Court, Environment
Environment

Online campaign to save KBR park

HYDERABAD: Perturbed by recent reports about the state forest department allowing the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to go ahead with the felling of trees around KBR Park - in order

Publication Date: 
22/09/2017
Times Of India (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Municipal Corporation, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environmental Security, Environment
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding location of Ambuja Cement's mine in the eco sensitive zone of Gir National Park, Gujarat, 20/09/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti Vs M/s. Ambuja Cement Ltd. & Others dated 20/09/2017 regarding the location of Ambuja Cement Ltd's mine which is alleged to be within 10 kms of eco sensitive zone from Gir National Park and Gir Sanctuary. Counsel appearing on behalf of MoEF concedes to the fact that the condition permitting the blasting in the mining area was incorporated in EC in question due to oversight.

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2017
Tags:
Cement Industry, Gir NP, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Public Hearing, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Gujarat, Mining, National Parks, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Give judgment on Amaravati, NGT urged

Social activist Bolisetty Satyanarayana on Saturday appealed to the National Green Tribunal to pass on the judgment on the petition filed by him against environmental clearance to the construction

Publication Date: 
18/09/2017
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

SC pulls up govt over decision to reduce eco-sensitive zone radius

The Supreme Court has expressed surprise over the Centre’s decision to reduce the radius of eco-sensitive zones from 10 kilometres to 100 metres, saying it appeared to be a “complete arbitrary exer

Publication Date: 
18/09/2017
Free Press Journal
Tags:
Eco-Sensitive Zone, Supreme Court, Sanctuaries, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Environment

Environmentalists aghast at lifting ban on polythene carry bags

‘We Are Challenging The Govt Action By Filing A Public Interest Litigation In High Court’

Publication Date: 
15/09/2017
Greater Kashmir
Tags:
Plastics, Environmentalists, Ecology, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment
Environment

Draft policy on natural resource management submitted to UPASI

Udhagamandalam: A draft policy on natural resource management was submitted to the United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) during their 124th annual conference in Coonoor on Wednesda

Publication Date: 
14/09/2017
Times Of India (Coimbatore)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Rubber, Ecology, Environment
Solid Waste

Bandhwari opposes new waste plant with hunger strike threat

GURUGRAM: The residents of villages surrounding Bandhwari staged a protest near the waste treatment plant on Tuesday against the MCG's plan to set up a waste-to-energy plant with the help of a Chin

Publication Date: 
13/09/2017
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Waste Processing, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Solid Waste
Environment

NGT orders halt to dredging at Ennore port

CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked Kamarajar port to stop dredging activities temporarily, until the expert committee, constituted to investigate the e

Publication Date: 
12/09/2017
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Oil Pollution, Ports, Industrial Pollution, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Heavy Metals, Environmental Health, Marine Ecosystems, Environment

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