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275 zones around sanctuaries declared eco-sensitive: Minister

The Union Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change has approved the declaration of 275 zones around wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in the country as 'ecologically sensitive', i

Publication Date: 
26/04/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Eco-Sensitive Zone, Sanctuaries, Environmental Security, Wildlife, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Environment

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive areas in Western Ghats, 25/04/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive areas in Western Ghats, 25/04/2016.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Eco-Sensitive Zone, Western Ghats, India, Parliament
Environment

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive areas, 25/04/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive areas, 25/04/2016.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2016
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Eco-Sensitive Zone, Biodiversity Conservation, Wildlife, India, Parliament, Protected Area Conservation
Environment

Three of India's natural world heritage sites face threat from harmful activity: WWF

India's three major natural World Heritage Sites - the Western Ghats, Sundarbans National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - are facing threats from harmful industrial activities like mining, acco

Publication Date: 
13/04/2016
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Western Ghats, WWF, Eco-Sensitive Zone, UNESCO, Floods, Landslides, Industrial Pollution, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Village development: Maharashtra govt urges Centre to relax CRZ norms in Konkan

State submits report based on satellite images to argue on development.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2016
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Coastal Regulations, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Development, Environment
Environment

Nothing wrong in NGT restrictions on vehicles on Rohtang: SC

Supreme Court today said there was nothing wrong with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directive to restrict the entry of petrol-run vehicles in the eco-sensitive Rohtang Pass area and the order w

Publication Date: 
12/04/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ecology, Vehicles, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Supreme Court, Environmental Security, Vehicular Pollution, Environment
Environment

Environment ministry's five step process to faster clearance

The environment ministry used to be the reason behind most project delays. This seems to have changed, according to a government study of over 1,000 projects.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2016
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Wildlife Clearance, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forests, Land
Environment

Centre notifies areas around Bhimgad sanctuary as ESZ

It is spread over 308.22 sq. km around the boundary of the sanctuary

Publication Date: 
10/03/2016
Vijaykumar Patil
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Western Ghats, Sanctuaries, Biodiversity, Environmental Security, Environment
Water Resources

Centre shrinks eco-sensitive zone of Lonar crater lake

In a move that has left green activists worried, the Centre has shrunk the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the meteor-crater Lonar lake in Buldhana district to 100 metres from 500 metres.

Publication Date: 
09/03/2016
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Lakes, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Lonar SA, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Water Resources
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of eco sensitive area in Western Ghats, 15/02/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 15/02/2016 regarding protection of eco sensitive area in Western Ghats.

NGT directed the State of Karnataka to ensure that a notification in relation to the declaration of forest/deemed forest area should be processed and notified within three months from today. Not only the notification, steps should be taken by the State Government for physical demarcation of such areas.

Judgement Date: 
15/02/2016
Tags:
Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Karnataka, Forests, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Court, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Environment Clearance (EC), Supreme Court

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