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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the operation of brick kilns in Hisar district of Haryana, 03/02/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/02/2023.

The matter related to the operation of 138 brick kilns in violation of environmental norms in Hisar district of Haryana. The tribunal was of the view that the operation of brick kilns needs to be regulated and the Haryana State Pollution Control Board and the District Magistrate, Hisar need to take remedial action.

Judgement Date: 
03/02/2023
Tags:
Bricks, Industrial Pollution, Air Pollution, Hisar (D), Haryana, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Climate Change

Greenhouse gas emission distributions: informing the global stocktake (2021-2023)

The Global Stocktake, a key component of the Paris Agreement’s ratchet mechanism, assesses global progress every five years with the goal of informing countries’ NDC updates.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2023
German Environment Agency
Tags:
Green House Gases, Energy, Industry, Transport, Buildings, Agriculture, Global
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EC granted to Talcher Thermal Power Station stage – III (2 x 660 MW), 31/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Prafulla Samantray Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/01/2023.

The appeal was filed seeking quashing of the Environmental Clearance dated September 12, 2018 granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to M/s NTPC Ltd for Talcher Thermal Power Station Stage – III (2 x 660 MW).

Judgement Date: 
31/01/2023
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Environment Clearance (EC), Angul (D), Orissa (Odisha), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Public Hearing
Industry

State of green business 2023

In the 16th annual edition of the State of Green Business, GreenBiz Group’s award-winning report, the GreenBiz editors and analysts have selected 10 key trends worth watching, reflecting a broad spectrum of environmental and sustainability topics: transportation, carbon removal, the circular economy, climate tech, sustainable food systems, renew

Publication Date: 
23/01/2023
GreenBiz Group
Tags:
Industry, Environment, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Biodiversity
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding power plants at Uttar Pradesh violating environment norms, 20/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rama Shanker Awasthi Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 20/01/2023.

Grievance raised by Rama Shanker Awasthi was in respect of operation of captive and thermal power plants by M/s Bajaj Hindustan Limited and M/s Bajaj Energy Limited at Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh in violation of environmental norms.

Judgement Date: 
20/01/2023
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, Industrial Pollution
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding safety measures to be followed at power plants, 18/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in The Hindu dated 23.12.2022 titled “One killed, four injured in fire at NLC Thermal Plant” dated 18/01/2023.

The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Sudhir Agarwal of the NGT said that "it is disheartening to note that such incident has been repeated due to negligence on the part of the management, which calls for serious soul-searching at local level of management as well as stringent remedial action at higher level in the establishment."

Judgement Date: 
18/01/2023
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Cuddalore TPS, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, Compensation, Government Of India (GOI), Environment Clearance (EC), Industrial Disasters
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding gas leak in an apparel factory at Atchutapuram in Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, 18/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in Hindustan Times dated 03.06.2022 titled “178 women workers fall ill after gas leak in Andhra’s Visakhapatnam” dated 18/01/2023.

Proceedings were initiated suo-motu in view of media report about gas leak at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, affecting the health of 178 women workers.

Judgement Date: 
18/01/2023
Tags:
Textile Industry, Industrial Disasters, Occupational Safety, Health Effects, Vishakhapatnam (D), Andhra Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Environment

Nature risk profile: a methodology for profiling nature related dependencies and impacts

The Nature Risk Profile: A Methodology for Profiling Nature Related Dependencies and Impacts guideline aims to enable the financial sector to measure and address nature-related risk by providing scientifically robust and actionable sustainability analytics on nature impacts and dependencies.

Publication Date: 
17/01/2023
UNEP
Tags:
Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Environment, Industry
Climate Change

Accelerating business action on climate change adaptation

The report shows how businesses can work with governments, international organizations and communities to adapt to the acute climate hazards facing the world today. Climate adaptation was a major focus at the COP27 Climate Conference in Egypt, especially in light of the devastating floods in Pakistan.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2023
World Economic Forum
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Industry, India, Global
Industry

Affidavit by MoEF&CC on the guidelines for gold assaying and hallmarking centers, 12/01/2023

Affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sarla Soni Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 12/01/2023.

The matter deals with guidelines for gold assaying and hallmarking centers.

Judgement Date: 
12/01/2023
Tags:
Gold, Industry, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Management, India

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