Environmental Security

Ministry wants apex body for environment

Mumbai: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), in a serious bid to re-assess the entire ambit of environmental governance, has proposed establishment of National Environment Protection Authority (Nepa). Nepa

Publication Date:

19/09/2009

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environmental Security

Environment

Govt to set up autonomous environment regulator

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has proposed to set up a National Environment Protection Authority to grant environmental clearances to different projects, besides ensuring compliance with environmental laws.

Publication Date:

18/09/2009

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, India, Environmental Security

Habitat And Urbanisation

Move to speed up strategic roads on Sino-Indian border

K.V. Prasad

NEW DELHI: The Union Government has begun review of 70 strategically important roads along the Sino-Indian border. Their construction has been held up on account of delay in environmental clearance.

Publication Date:

16/09/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Roads, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Arunachal, Environmental Security

Land

Land acquisition hurdle in setting up power plant

PNS | Bhubaneswar

Both the officials of the State Government and the Centre on Monday admitted that land acquisition was one of the major bottlenecks in setting up a power project in the State.

Publication Date:

15/09/2009

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Forests, Land Use, Land Acquisition, Thermal Power Plants, Power Industry, Orissa (Odisha), Environmental Security

Environment

High Court to have Green Bench

P. Venugopal

MUNNAR: In line with the Supreme Court of India, the Kerala High Court is going to have a Green Bench to hear cases relating to forests and environment.

Kerala Chief Justice S.R. Bannurmath stated this during a three-day nature sensitisation programme, currently on in Munnar, for the judges of the High Court.

Publication Date:

13/09/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, High Court, Environment Court, Kerala, Environmental Security

Mining

14 iron ore mines close, 78 others face closure in Goa

Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai September 09, 2009, 0:22 IST

Fourteen of the 103 operating leased mines in Goa have been closed in the last one month and another 78 are facing threats of closure due to alleged violation of environmental norms.

Publication Date:

09/09/2009

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Minerals, Exports, Goa, Environmental Security

Environment

Ramesh: Govt to set up Green Tribunal

SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY
Sept. 1: Union minister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that the government is planning to implement the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to tackle ecological and other environmental issues the country is facing.

Publication Date:

02/09/2009

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Environmental Security

Habitat And Urbanisation

In a lighter vein!

Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh, who was expecting fishing community in traditional dress code at Agonda, questioned the jeans-pant sporting All Goa Kshatriya Pagi Samaj President Shekar Pagui, whether he was actually from the fishermen community.

Publication Date:

31/08/2009

Source: Herald (Panjim)

Tags:

Sea Shores, Fisherfolk, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Goa, Environmental Security, Coastal Regulation Zone Notification

Environment