Environment Act 1986

Minutes of the 10th meeting of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority held on 22/04/2008

Minutes of the 10th meeting of the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority held on 22/04/2008.

Publication Date:

22/04/2008

Tags:

Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Kuchchh, Gujarat, Coastal Regulations, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Act 1986, Nirma, Bhavnagar (D)

It's not just a matter of FAC anymore

the Supreme Court of India recently included the director-general of forests as a new member in its Central Empowered Committee (cec). The committee was constituted in 2002 to monitor cases related

Publication Date:

30/03/2008

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Forests, Forest Management, Forest Policy, Environment Act 1986, Supreme Court, India

Air Pollution

Letter from West Bengal Pollution Control Board to M/S. IISCO Steel Plant dated 20-09-2007

Direction - Whereas, M/S. IISCO Steel Plant (hereinafter referrerd as IISCO) under Steel Authority of India Ltd. operates its integrated steel plant at Burnpur, P.S.- Hirapur, Dist. - Burdwan.

Publication Date:

20/09/2007

Source: West Bengal Pollution Control Board

Tags:

Steel Authority of India (SAIL), West Bengal, Burnpur, Barddhaman (D), Air Pollution, Water Act 1974, Air Act 1981, Environment Act 1986, Indian Iron And Steel Company (IISCO)

Agriculture

Nailing GM

Village approaches police to stop cultivation of GM rice

Publication Date:

29/11/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rice, GM Crops, Environment Act 1986, Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur (D)

Environment

The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review

On December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more. The company involved in what became the worst industrial accident in history immediately tried to dissociate itself from legal responsibility.

Publication Date:

10/05/2005

Author(s): Edward Broughton

Source: Environmental Health

Vol:

4

Issue:

6

pp:

1

Tags:

Environment, Pesticide Industry, Compensation, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Chemical Leakages, Methyl Isocyanate (MIC), Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Environment Act 1986, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Health Effects

India

Bureaucratic coup

Administrative officers wrest control of the environment ministry, relegating scientists to the sidelines

Publication Date:

14/01/2003

Author(s): Nidhi Jamwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030115

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, Scientists, Environment Act 1986, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Research

India

Image conscious Goa

Picturesque Goa does not wish to lose its money-spinning charm as a tourist haven. The state government has issued a notice, under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, banning the

Publication Date:

14/10/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Plastics, Environment Act 1986, India, Goa

India

TURN DOWN VOLUME

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has frowned upon the decibel din in the state. Acting on a petition, the court has issued notices to the state chief secretary and the state pollution control board

Publication Date:

14/07/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, Noise Pollution, Legislation, Environment Act 1986, High Court, Himachal Pradesh

India