Forests

Tribal consent cannot be verified before giving away forests: Centre

The statement of the tribal affairs ministry is contrary to its position stated repeatedly over the past year

Publication Date: 
30/07/2015
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Tribals, Forest Rights Act 2006, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Orissa (Odisha), Forest Act 1980, Gram Sabhas
Mining

Top villagers decide to approach SC over quarry issue

KOLHAPUR: Top villagers have decided to approach the Supreme Court over the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) recent decision over allowing Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to use the abandoned s

Publication Date: 
15/07/2015
Times of India (Kolhapur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mining, Kolhapur (T), Stone, Landfill, National Green Tribunal (NGT), High Court, Gram Sabhas
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tidong - I Hydro Electric Power Project (100 MW) in District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh on River Tidong, 07/07/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Ajay Kumar Negi & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 07/07/2015 regarding settiing up of the Tidong - I Hydro Electric Power Project (100 MW) in District Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh on River Tidong.

Judgement Date: 
07/07/2015
Tags:
Dams, Hydroelectricity, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Gram Sabhas, Deforestation, Panchayats, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment

Gadgil Blames Politicos for Damage to Western Ghats

BENGALURU: Environmentalist Madhav Gadgil says he never expected his report on the Western Ghats to be accepted by the Government of India.

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