Industry

Battle of rights: PepsiCo offers a settlement to sued potato growers

Food and beverages giant PepsiCo on Friday offered to settle lawsuits against nine Gujarat-based farmers whom it had filed suits over the issue of growing and selling a particular variety of potato

Publication Date: 
27/04/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
PepsiCo, Gujarat, Farmers, Potato, Sabar Kantha, WTO
Wildlife

Jungle king’s roll-call soars at 700 in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: A video of a pride of 14 lions quenching their thirst from a mad-made water pond some 20 km away from Gir sanctuary in neighbouring Amreli district went viral on social media on Thursday

Publication Date: 
26/04/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Lion, Amreli (D), Endangered Species, Wildlife
Environment

No relief to Gujarat government in Gir Wildlife Sanctuary eco-sensitive zone case

The High Court in April last year had restrained the government from issuing any final notification in this regard.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Eco-Sensitive Zone, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Gir NP, Tourism, Mining, Environment
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)
Air Pollution

Dust raises pollution level in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: The Tuesday dust storm raised the pollution level in the city. The city's PM10 reading of 517 on Tuesday was the highest in the country among the Safar-monitored cities.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2019
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, Ahmedabad (T), RSPM (PM 10)
Environment

RMC, snack makers’ meet on plastic inconclusive

RAJKOT: Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) officials and snacks makers’ meeting over disposal of multilayer plastic that the manufacturers use as wrappers for their snack item concluded inconclusiv

Publication Date: 
18/04/2019
Times Of India (Rajkot)
Tags:
Gujarat, Plastics, Environmental Security, Waste Recycling, Environment
Environment

Hopes of plastic-free Rajkot crushed

RAJKOT: Crushing all the high expectations, the Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) failed to reverse Rajkot’s fight with plastic garbage.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2019
Times Of India (Rajkot)
Tags:
Gujarat, Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Municipal Corporation, Environment
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of garbage at village Juna Deesa, Gujarat, 10/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Babubhai Keshabhai Rawal & Others Vs Gujarat Pollution Control Board & Others dated 10/04/2019 regarding dumping site at Survey No. 727/-P/1 of village Juna Deesa, Gujarat. According to the applicant, the dumping site does not have any authorization in terms of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. Dumping of mixed garbage is unscientific.

Judgement Date: 
10/04/2019
Tags:
Garbage, Solid Waste, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in Gujarat, 09/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (State of Gujarat) dated 09/04/2019.

Judgement Date: 
09/04/2019
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Management, Health Effects, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Plastics, Hospital Waste, Composting, Hazardous Waste
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an industry in Kalsar village, District Valsad, Gujarat discharging effluents in a water body, 02/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dhaval Patel Vs State of Gujarat dated 02/04/2019 regarding M/s Jakson Limited situated in Kalsar Village, Taluka Pardi, District Valsad, Gujarat discharging effluents in a water body and leakage from the LPG tank and noise pollution.

Judgement Date: 
02/04/2019
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Gujarat, Water Pollution, Valsad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Noise Pollution

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