Gujarat

Gujarat braces for Cyclone Vayu, 2.15 lakh people evacuated

Around three lakh people were being shifted to safer places from Kutch, Morbi, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Devbhoomi-Dwarka, Porbandar, Rajkot, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Gir-Somnath districts, which are expect

Publication Date:

13/06/2019

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Gujarat, Cyclone

Mining

Cement firm filling up limestone mines to destroy evidence, say Talaja farmers

“The mining operations are normal and no filling up is being done.

Publication Date:

03/06/2019

Source: Times Of India (Rajkot)

Tags:

Gujarat, Rajkot (D), Limestone, Mining, Cement Industry

Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding purchase of 4000 BS-IV buses for non-essential purposes by Gujarat, 24/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mustak Kadri Vs State of Gujarat dated 24/05/2019 regarding purchase of 4000 BS-IV buses for non-essential purposes by Gujarat. Purchase of diesel buses is alleged to be in violation of Supreme Court and NGT orders.

Judgement Date:

24/05/2019

Tags:

Diesel Buses, Gujarat, Vehicular Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Supreme Court

Pesticides And Toxins

CropLife India reaches out to 100 plus pesticide dealers in Bharuch

CropLife India, an association of 18 R & D driven member companies, today, organized a one of its kind, a workshop for pesticide dealers at Bharuch.

Publication Date:

23/05/2019

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Gujarat, Bharuch, Pesticides, Agriculture, Environment, Pesticides And Toxins

Environment

Sachin GIDC’s CETP was being used by other industries to dump hazardous waste

Surat: Sachin Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation industrial estate, the largest in Surat, has come under the radar of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for the alleged nexus between th

Publication Date:

21/05/2019

Source: Times Of India (Surat)

Tags:

Gujarat, Surat (D), Chemical Industry, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Environment

Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding clearance for extension of breakwater at Chhara Port, village Chhara Sarkhadi, district Gir Somnath, Gujarat, 15/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sayyed Mohammed Sabir Usman Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/05/2019 regarding grant of Environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Clearance for extension of Breakwater at Chhara Port, village Chhara Sarkhadi, Taluka Kodinar, district Gir Somnath, Gujarat by M/s Simar Port Private Limited.

Judgement Date:

15/05/2019

Tags:

Ports, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Public Hearing, Marine Ecosystems, Wildlife, Coastal Regulations, Lion, Environment Clearance (EC)

Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding industrial pollution of river Daman Ganga and drain Bill Khadi in district Valsad in Gujarat, 13/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aryavart Foundation Vs M/s Vapi Green Enviro Ltd. & Others dated 13/05/2019 regarding pollution of river Daman Ganga and drain Bill Khadi in district Valsad in Gujarat due to discharge of untreated polluting industrial effluents by more than 500 industrial units in Vapi Industrial Cluster.

Judgement Date:

13/05/2019

Tags:

Industrial Pollution, Vapi, Industrial Waste, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Valsad (D), Gujarat

Water Resources