Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding wastewater polluting river Narmada, Bharuch, Gujarat, 10/04/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Gandhi Vs State of Gujarat dated 10/04/2024.

The Original Application was registered on the basis of the letter petition sent by the President of Maa Revashree Charitable Trust with the a grievance that waste water through 12 mentioned sewage drains is being discharged in river Narmada. The prayer in the application is to speed up the STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) project of Bharuch City on fast track which is lying pending since long.

Judgement Date: 
10/04/2024
Tags:
Narmada, Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bharuch, Gujarat
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court regarding protection of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican, 21/03/2024

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M K Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/03/2024. The matter related to protection of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican.

Judgement Date: 
21/03/2024
Tags:
Bustard, Birds, Endangered Species, Supreme Court, Power Transmission, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Government Of India (GOI)
Energy

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Green Energy Open Access) Regulations, 2024

The Government of Gujarat on 21st February, 2024 published a notification on the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (GERC) regulations for Green Energy Open Access (GEOA) in the state of Gujarat.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2024
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission
Tags:
Electricity, Renewable Energy, Gujarat
Land

Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024

The Gujarat Government issued a notification dated 08th February, 2024 that pertains to the publication of the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024, which further amends the Gujarat Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, the Saurashtra Gharkhed, Tenancy Settlement and Agricultural Lands Ordinance, 1949, and the Gu

Publication Date: 
08/02/2024
Government of Gujarat
Tags:
Land Tenure, Agriculture, Gujarat
Industrial Pollution

Objection to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board report by the applicant, Aditya Singh Chauhan on industries polluting Sabarmati river, 10/10/2023

Objection to the report of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board by the applicant, Aditya Singh Chauhan on industries polluting Sabarmati river.

The report points out that there are 672 industries in the area who are members of common effluent treatment plant (CETP), Ahmedabad Hand Screen Printing Association (AHSPA), but the report deals with only 55 industries. The zero liquid discharge (ZLD) units in the area as given by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) was 55 units only - whereas to the best of knowledge of the applicant total ZLD units in the area is more than 200.

Judgement Date: 
10/10/2023
Tags:
Sabarmati, Industrial Pollution, Textile Industry, Industrial Waste Treatment, Waste Disposal, Ahmedabad (T), Municipal Corporations, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Gujarat
Solid Waste

MSW dumping site visit report of Valsad nagarpalika, near Auranga river by a committee on the orders of the NGT, 03/10/2023

Site visit report in Original Application No.57/2023 (WZ) (Earlier OA No.540/2022) (Prakashbhai Premabhai Patel & Ors. V/s State Of Gujrat).

The matter is related to the municipal solid waste dumping site of Valsad nagarpalika, near Auranga river. Currently Valsad nagarpalika is dumping MSW at dumping site Sandhpore (near Railway Bridge at Auranga river). The nagarpalika has not developed scientific landfill site for the disposal of MSW.

Judgement Date: 
03/10/2023
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Valsad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Gujarat
Wildlife

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on performance audit of protection, conservation and management of wildlife sanctuaries in Gujarat

Gujarat which is home to the Asiatic lion, wild ass and other important species like blackbuck, great Indian bustard, greater and lesser flamingos, does not have a state-specific forest policy.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2023
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Sanctuaries, National Parks, Wildlife, Gujarat
Energy

Gujarat renewable energy policy, 2023

Taking cognizance of the generational shift occurring in electricity sector, the need for expediting efforts for de-carbonization and in an endeavor to embrace renewable energy more effusively, Government of Gujarat is notifying this Renewable Energy Policy-2023 for further encouraging setting up of renewable generation projects based on Wind, S

Publication Date: 
01/09/2023
Government of Gujarat
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Energy Policy, Gujarat
Animal Care

Order of the High Court of Gujarat on cattle menace, 11/07/2023

Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Mustak Hussain Mehndi Hussain Kadri Vs Jagadip Narayan Singh dated 11/07/2023.

The matter related to cattle menace in Gujarat.

Gujarat High Court directed the state of Gujarat to frame policy or issued administrative instructions "crystallizing the steps, which are to be taken to enforce the control of the cattle menace in the entire state".

Judgement Date: 
11/07/2023
Tags:
Cattle, Gujarat, High Court, Municipal Corporations, Animal Care
Energy

Policy-2023 for leasing the government fallow land for green hydrogen production using non-conventional energy sources such as solar, wind, wind solar hybrid energy

The Revenue Department, Government of Gujarat, has issued the ‘Policy 2023’ for leasing out land to foster the growth of green hydrogen production in the state. The policy aims to provide the framework for promoting green hydrogen production by using renewable energy to make the best use of land and achieve the objective of a clean environment.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2023
Government of Gujarat
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, Gujarat, Solar Energy, Wind Energy

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