Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding approval for Ambardi Safari Park under Forest Act 1980, 24/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryavaran Bachav Samity Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2019 regarding approval for Ambardi Wildlife Interpretation Zone (Ambardi Safari Park) at Dhari in Amreli District, Gujarat under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Judgement Date: 
24/04/2019
Tags:
Zoos, Forests, Amreli (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Act 1980, Gujarat, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Election Commission fine with govt's green nods during Model Code of Conduct

Poll codes are a set of guidelines to govern the conduct of political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election

Publication Date: 
15/04/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Political Parties, Forest Clearance, Environment Act 1986, Forest Act 1980, Environment
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding land in village Sarai Khawaja, Faridabad, Haryana is a forest, 05/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lt. Col. (Retd.) Sarvadaman Singh Oberoi Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 05/03/2019 on whether the land measuring 52.2991 acres in Village Sarai Khawaja, Faridabad, Haryana is a forest as per stand of the officials of Forest Department of State of Haryana and whether the contrary view taken in letters dated 24.4.2017 and 1.5.2017 by the Additional Chief Secretary (Forests) of the State is illegal. Further M/s Ajay Enterprises Pvt.

Judgement Date: 
05/03/2019
Tags:
Forests, Faridabad (D), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Housing Construction, Forest Act 1980, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding area described as “Gair Mumkin Pahaar” in Aravali Hills in Faridabad, Haryana, 21/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lt. Col. (Retd.) Sarvadaman Singh Oberoi Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 21/02/2019 regarding the area described as “Gair Mumkin Pahaar” in Aravali Hills in Faridabad District falls in the National Conservation Zone to which the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 is applicable.

Judgement Date: 
21/02/2019
Tags:
Aravalli Range, Forests, Forest Act 1980, Faridabad (D), Haryana, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Forests

Skewed development gobbles up 2,39,572 ha forest

In the last fifteen years (2003-2018), India lost nearly 2,39,572 hectares of forest land due to various developmental activities such as mining, thermal power plants, and dams besides road constru

Publication Date: 
20/02/2019
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Act 1980, Punjab, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Conservation
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a distillery and laying of water pipes, Fakirpur Village, Harabhanga Tehsil, Boudh District, Odisha, 12/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jayant Dehuri & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 12/02/2019 regarding construction of a distillery and laying of pipes through Gramya Jungle in Fakirpur Village, Harabhanga Tehsil, Boudh District of Odisha.

Judgement Date: 
12/02/2019
Tags:
Forests, Industry, Forest Act 1980, Boudh (D), Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mahanadi, Water Demand
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of a Zoological Park in forest land at Kamlapura in Bellary District, Karnataka, 23/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jeyenth Vijayaraghavanam Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/01/2019 regarding establishment of a Zoological Park in forest land in violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 at Kamlapura in Bellary District of Karnataka.

Judgement Date: 
23/01/2019
Tags:
Forest Act 1980, Bellary (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Karnataka, Court, Wildlife
Forests

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Increase in Forest Cover, 04/01/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Increase in Forest Cover, 04/01/2019. For various developmental activities in the country, permission for diversion of the forest is granted by the Central Government under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The forest land diverted under Forest Conservation Act, 1980 during the period from 01.01.2015 to 11.12.2018 is 52338.75 hectares. The State/UTs wise details are given in Annexure-I.

Publication Date: 
Friday, January 4, 2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1980, India, Statistics, Parliament, Carbon Sinks, Afforestation
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park in Kamalapura, Ballari District, Karnataka, 02/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jeyenth Vijayaraghavanam Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/01/2019 regarding a zoological park by name ‘Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park’ in Kamalapura, near Hampi in Ballari district which according to the applicant which is being establis

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2019
Tags:
Zoology, Wildlife, Bellary (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Karnataka, Forest Act 1980
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a resort coming up in forest land, village Palanpur, District Rupnagar, Punjab, 30/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kudrat Sandhu Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 30/11/2018 regarding application to stop the project undertaken by M/s Metro Econ Green Resorts Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date: 
30/11/2018
Tags:
Forests, Hotels, Rupnagar (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Punjab, Environment Act 1986, Forest Act 1980, Ecotourism, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Clearance

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