Climate Change

Warmer winters 2024: Himalayas will bear maximum brunt of climate change

India’s tryst with warmer winters continued for the second consecutive year. Rain and snow had evaded the country since the beginning of the season. February did bring in some respite but it was not enough to cover up the deficit.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2024
Climate Trends
Tags:
Climate Change, Himalaya, India, El Nino, Glaciers
Water Resources

Action taken report by District Magistrate Chamoli regarding Benital lake, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, 26/02/2024

Action taken report by way of affidavit on behalf of District Chamoli through District Magistrate, Chamoli, Uttarakhand in compliance of NGT order dated November 9, 2023.

The matter is related to the protection of Benital lake.

It has been reported that the size of the lake has reduced to the extent of 0.116 hectare out of the original size of 2 hectares. The lake has a positive role on groundwater recharge, vegetation, ecological stability of the area and in ensuring safe and clean water supply to about 6 villages.

Judgement Date: 
26/02/2024
Tags:
Lakes, Lake Pollution, Wetlands, Himalaya, Chamoli, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Solid Waste, Waste Disposal, Soil Erosion, Wetland Conservation
Water Resources

Revamping water governance in India: the pathway to a new national water policy

Despite the call for a global paradigm shift in water governance—from the traditional reductionist engineering approach to the more holistic integrated river basin governance framework—a change is not yet perceptible in India’s water governance architecture.

Publication Date: 
12/02/2024
Observer Research Foundation
Tags:
Water Policy, India, Water Disputes, Hydroelectricity, Himalaya
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction in the Shivalik range of Himalayas by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 06/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naathu Ram Vs Ministry of Road Transport and Highways & Others dated 06/02/2024.

Applicant has raised a grievance against construction in the Shivalik range of Himalayas extending up to a length of 97/103.55 kms in Himachal Pradesh undertaken by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the process of two lane upgrade with paved boulders of existing single lane Paonta Sahib – Guma section at National Highway No. 707.

Judgement Date: 
06/02/2024
Tags:
Himalaya, Roads, Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Highways, Deforestation, Riverine Ecology, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Sirmaur, Shimla (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Pine, Deodar, Sedimentation
Wildlife

Status of snow leopards in India

There are 718 snow leopards in India. However, only a third of their habitat is under legal protection, showed a report released by the Government of India and non-profit organisations on January 30, 2024.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2024
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Snow Leopard, Wildlife, Himalaya, Census/ Habitat Monitoring, India
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protecting the Higher Himalaya through eco-sensitive zones, 18/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item appearing in Current Science dated 25.10.2023 titled “Need to declare the Higher Himalaya an eco-sensitive zone” dated 18/12/2023.

Judgement Date: 
18/12/2023
Tags:
Himalaya, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Resources

Report on action taken by the Govt on the observations/recommendations contained in 23rd report on glacier management in the country – monitoring of glaciers/glacial lakes including glacial lake outbursts leading to flash floods in the Himalayan region

This Report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources (2023-24) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty Third Report on ‘Glacier Management in the Country – Monitoring of Glaciers / Lakes Including Glacial Lake Outbursts leading to Flash-Floods in the Himalayan Region’.

Publication Date: 
11/12/2023
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Glaciers, Floods, Himalaya, India
Environment

Compliance report by Arunachal Pradesh on measures to offset the adverse impact of tourism activities on the environment, 10/10/2023

Compliance report on behalf of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in OA No 178 of 2022 (News item published in the Hindi dated February 27, 2022 titled 'Tourism has brought economic prosperity to the Himalayan region, but the environmental cost has been catastrophic').

Judgement Date: 
10/10/2023
Tags:
Arunachal, Himalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment Management
Environment

Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand regarding preservation of the eco-sensitive Doon Valley, Uttarakhand, 06/09/2023

Order of the High Court of Jharkhand in the matter of Akash Vashishtha Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 06/09/2023.

The matter related to the preservation of the eco-sensitive Doon Valley and to prevent its degradation.

Judgement Date: 
06/09/2023
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Tourism Industry, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), High Court, Mining, Himalaya
Climate Change

Enhancing cooperation to address cascading climate risks in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

This brief sets out the rationale for strengthening regional resilience to cascading climate risks in the HKH, illustrating the benefits that cooperation and collaboration can achieve.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2023
Adaptation Without Borders
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Himalaya, India, Asia

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