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Around 40 per cent of posts in Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board lying vacant: NGT issues notice

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Varun Gulati Vs Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/09/2023.

In this application, the applicant has raised the issue of not filling up the posts of concerned officers in Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB). It has been disclosed that as against the total 732 sanctioned posts, 293 posts are lying vacant i.e. 40 per cent posts are vacant which is affecting the functioning of the UPPCB.

Judgement Date: 
22/09/2023
Tags:
State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction of road by hotels on reserve forest land of Naina Devi Himalayan Bird Conservation Reserve, Nainital, Uttarakhand, 21/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Singh Vs Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttarakhand & Others dated 21/09/2023.

Judgement Date: 
21/09/2023
Tags:
Naina Devi SA, Roads, Hotels, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Nainital (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Deforestation
Environment

Standing firm the land and environmental defenders on the frontlines of the climate crisis

At least 177 land and environmental defenders around the world were killed last year, taking the total number of defenders killed between 2012 and 2022 to 1,910, according to this new report by Global Witness.

Publication Date: 
13/09/2023
Global Witness
Tags:
Environmental Security, Land Acquisition, Mining, Human Rights, India, Global
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal in delay in functioning of the carcass disposal plant in village Ladhowal, district Ludhiana, Punjab, 11/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kulwinder Singh Sandhu & Others Vs Ram Murti & Others dated 11/09/2023.

The issue raised in the original application (No 465/2019) was the crude and unscientific carcass disposal at village Ladhowal, district Ludhiana, Punjab.

Judgement Date: 
11/09/2023
Tags:
Animal Products, Waste Disposal, Ludhiana (D), River Pollution, Punjab, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Municipal Corporations, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding illegal construction in Corbett Tiger Reserve, 06/09/2023

Judgment of the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of Suo Motu PIL: In the matter of illegal construction In Corbett Tiger Reserve Vs Union of India & Others dated 06/09/2023.

Uttarakhand High Court directs CBI to conduct investigation into the matter of illegal constructions and tree felling in Corbett national park.

Judgement Date: 
06/09/2023
Tags:
Corbett NP, Corruption, Deforestation, Tourism, Roads, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), High Court
Environment

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding preservation of the eco-sensitive Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, 06/09/2023

Order of the High Court of Jharkhand in the matter of Akash Vashishtha Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 06/09/2023.

The matter related to the preservation of the eco-sensitive Doon Valley and to prevent its degradation.

Judgement Date: 
06/09/2023
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tourism Industry, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), High Court, Mining, Himalaya
Environment

Activating the green recovery action plans in Africa through nature-based solutions and natural capital approaches

In 2020, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) joined forces with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Economics for Nature (E4N) team to launch the Natural Capital for African Development Finance (NC4-ADF) initiative to lay the foundation for mainstreaming natural capital in African develo

Publication Date: 
05/09/2023
African Development Bank
Tags:
Environment, Ecosystems, Environment Economics, Africa, Finance
Food Security

Food systems governance and the environmental agenda

Food systems are major contributors, but also critically vulnerable, to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2023
IIED
Tags:
Food Security, Environment, India, Global, Governance
Economy

Key indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023

The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is continuing to push people in Asia and the Pacific into extreme poverty, according to this new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Publication Date: 
24/08/2023
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Environment, Economy, Energy, India, Asia
Environment

Report on the holding of night market beside Jal Mahal lake a part of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Eco-Sensitive Zone, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 19/08/2023

Factual report in the matter of Rajendra Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others (OA No 53/2023) as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal, Central Zone Bench, Bhopal.

Judgement Date: 
19/08/2023
Tags:
Lake, Water Pollution, Nahargarh SA, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Jaipur (D), Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Noise Pollution

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