Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining on Indian Air Force land in Faridabad, 06/05/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Noida Lok Manch Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/05/2014 regarding illegal sand mining on Indian Air Force land in Faridabad. The Tribunal noted that it was evident that there was unauthorized and illegal removal/theft of 60032 metric tons of sand causing financial loss of Rs. 1.4 crore and more to the State exchequer.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/72-2014(MApp)_6May2014.pdf

Judgement Date: 
06/05/2014
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Faridabad (D), Haryana, Gautam Budha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ecology
Mining

Durga Shakti Nagpal gone, illegal mining on Yamuna bed still flourishes

Mail Today spotted a line of tractors being loaded with illegally mined sand on Saturday on the periphery of Gharbhara village, located along the Yamuna Expressway.Almost a year after the suspensio

Publication Date: 
05/05/2014
India Today (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Sand, Illegal Trade, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Gautam Budha Nagar
Environment

Rules fail to curb use of plastic bags

Despite numerous rules to curb the use of plastic bags, large-scale consumption of the commodity continues unabated in Gautam Budh Nagar district and adjoining areas of Ghaziabad.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2014
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Plastics, Gautam Budha Nagar, Environment, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Garbage, Solid Waste, Uttar Pradesh, Health Effects
Environment

Environmental activists concern over concretized spaces

Environmental activists in Gautam Budh Nagar have written to the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to stop rampant concretization of public spaces in Noida and Greater Noida.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2014
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Environment, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Gautam Budha Nagar, Noida, Groundwater, Green Spaces, Ministry Of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh, Urbanisation
Wildlife

Declining bird population at Okhla worries all

The drastic decline in bird population at the Okhla Bird Sanctuary here due to high water level, cattle grazing and habitat disturbance is a cause of worry for policymakers, bird lovers and ornitho

Publication Date: 
09/04/2014
Madhur Tankha
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Gautam Budha Nagar, Birds, Environmentalists, Wildlife Act 1972, Migratory Species, Wildlife
Forests

कटाई नहीं छटाई की फिर कहां गए सैकड़ों पेड़?

नोएडा के ओखला बर्ड सेंचुरी (ओबीएस) में सैकड़ों हरे पेड़ काटे गए हैं। बिना अनुमति के की गई 100 से अधिक पेड़ों की कटाई के संबंध में पर्यावरणविदों की ओर से शिकायत की गई है।

पर्यावरणविद विक्रांत तोंगड़ ने बाकायदा इसकी जांच के लिए वन एवं पर्यावरण मंत्रालय को पत्र लिखा है। संवेदनशील क्षेत्र को लेकर कोर्ट में विचाराधीन ओखला बर्ड सेंचुरी में अब पेड़ों की कटाई का मामला सामने आया है। शिकायत के मुताबिक सिंचाई विभाग की ओर से पेड़ ओबीएस के नोटिफाइड एरिया में काटे गए हैं।

Publication Date: 
06/03/2014
Amar Ujala (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Gautam Budha Nagar, Trees, Forests, Deforestation, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Sanctuaries, Environmentalists
Water Resources

Curb groundwater use by industries: NGO

A Gautam Budh Nagar-based NGO has asked Noida Authority and UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to impose restraints upon industries from reckless extraction of groundwater so that rapidly declining

Publication Date: 
28/02/2014
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Groundwater, Gautam Budha Nagar, Water Resources, Industry, Uttar Pradesh, NGO, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Noida, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Environment

ओखला पक्षी अभ्यारण्य के पास बनेगा पर्यावरण संवेदनशील क्षेत्र

ओखला पक्षी अभ्यारण्य के आसपास पर्यावरण संवेदनशील क्षेत्र बनाने के लिए दिल्ली सरकार को एक पखवाड़े में अपना प्रस्ताव पर्यावरण व वन मंत्रलय को सौंपना होगा। जिसके बाद मंत्रलय दिल्ली व उत्तर प्रदेश सरका

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Dainik Jagran (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Gautam Budha Nagar, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Wildlife, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Forests

100 trees felled in Okhla sanctuary

Even though UP government has claimed that it is taking all steps to protect Okhla Bird Sanctuary, the forest department has ironically allowed the irrigation department to cut nearly 100 fully-gro

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Purusharth Aradhak
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Gautam Budha Nagar, Trees, Deforestation, Environmentalists, Wildlife, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Forests
Forests

100 trees felled in Okhla sanctuary

Even though UP government has claimed that it is taking all steps to protect Okhla Bird Sanctuary, the forest department has ironically allowed the irrigation department to cut nearly 100 fully-gro

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Deforestation, Uttar Pradesh, Trees, Wildlife, Gautam Budha Nagar, Forests, Migratory Species, Birds, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, Haryana

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