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What is the right to a healthy environment?

The triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity and nature loss, and pollution is increasingly affecting the human rights of people across the globe.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2023
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Pollution, Human Rights
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Rajaji National Park facing danger from illegal mining, 04/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohan Chandra Sati Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 04/01/2023.

The matter related to non-construction of a protection wall from Simbalkhal to SIIDCUL for protecting flora and fauna of reserved forest of Rajaji National Park and huge illegal mining and stone crushing going on in the said forest causing damage to environment.

Judgement Date: 
04/01/2023
Tags:
Rajaji NP, Mining, Stone Industry, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Deforestation
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms in the process of construction of Bironkhal-Kedargali-Naulapur-Khetu motor road, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 04/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D K Joshi Vs State of Uttarakhand dated 04/01/2023.

D K Joshi an advocate by profession filed an application before the NGT against the dumping of muck, debris and illegal cutting of trees in the process of construction of Bironkhal-Kedargali-Naulapur-Khetu motor road. The construction is taking place near Nakuri, National Highway 309. "Due to this NH 309 and State Highway No. 51 (Bironkhal-Kedargali-Naulapur-Khetu Motor Road) has been blocked," the court was informed.

Judgement Date: 
04/01/2023
Tags:
Roads, Highways, Pauri Garhwal, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Deforestation
Environment

Report on pollution caused due to loading and unloading of cement form a railway good shed, Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, 03/01/2023

Joint committee inspection report in the matter of Original Application No. 89/2022 'Rahul Sharma Vs Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal & Others.

The report was in response to the National Green Tribunal order, 21/11/2022.

The matter related to pollution caused due to the loading and unloading of cement, fertilizer and food grains which was carried out in the open at the railway good shed, Itarsi, Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
03/01/2023
Tags:
Air Pollution, Rail Transport, Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Water Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP)
Environment

The African marine litter outlook

This book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2023
Springer
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Marine Pollution, Plastics, Africa, Environment
Environment

Amendments in the flyash utilisation notification

The Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with clause (d) of sub-rule (3) of rule (5) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, issued a notificati

Publication Date: 
30/12/2022
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Fly Ash, Thermal Power Plants, India, Pollution
Environment

Monitoring Committee report on waste management in Punjab, 27/12/2022

Final report of the Monitoring Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal on various environment issues in the state of Punjab, with respect to compliance of order dated February 8, 2022 in Original Application No. 360 of 2018 in the matter of Shree Nath Sharma Vs Union of India & Others.

The report mentioned the compliance status of environmental norms in respect of various thematic areas as mentioned in District Environment Plans of various districts of state of Punjab. The report was submitted on December 27, 2022.

Judgement Date: 
27/12/2022
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Wastewater Recycling, Municipal Corporations, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Stemming the tide: putting an end to plastic pellet pollution

The building blocks of almost all plastic items on the planet are little lentil-sized petrochemical-derived pellets, called nurdles, that are melted together and shaped to create larger plastic products.

Publication Date: 
21/12/2022
Fauna & Flora International
Tags:
Plastics, Pollution, Marine Pollution, Global, Marine Life
Environment

Compliance Audit on Scientific and Environmental Ministries/Departments Union Government

This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) relates to matters arising from compliance audit of the transactions of eight Scientific and Environmental Ministries/Departments of the Government of India as well as of autonomous bodies and Central Public Sector Enterprises under them.

Publication Date: 
20/12/2022
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Environment, Science And Technology, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), India, Public Sector
Environment

Greening the blue report 2022

Greening the Blue is a UNEP initiative to engage and support the un system in the transition towards greater environmental sustainability in the management of its facilities and operations. The 2022 edition of the Report reveals the UN system accelerated efforts on environmental governance and environmental training in 2021.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2022
UNEP
Tags:
Environment, Green House Gases, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Governance, Biodiversity

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