Environment

Adani's ship recycling project faces opposition from villagers

Adani Group's proposed new ship recycling facility within the Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Kutch has faced opposition from villagers during an environment public hearing held on

Publication Date: 
02/08/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Kuchchh, Gujarat, Environment, Public Hearing, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Toxic Wastes, Pollution, Radioactive Waste, Forests, Coastal Regulations
Climate Change

Designing strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on agriculture in Kutch, Gujarat

The focus of this study is to develop a deeper understanding of the impact of climate change on agriculture in general, and of the Rapar area of Kutch, India, in particular. The recommendation of the study can be used by the practitioners working in the field of agriculture to plan and implement their program.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2013
Shakeb Nabi
Cohesion Foundation Trust
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Agriculture, Kuchchh, Gujarat, India
Wildlife

MP villagers’ den just 200m from lion home

Madhya Pradesh officials once again tried to mislead the 12-member committee formed by the Union ministry of forest and environment for translocation of Gir lions.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2013
Himanshu Kaushik
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Gir NP, Lion, Relocation, Kuchchh, Water Pollution, Palpur-Kuno SA, Tribals, Compensation, Wildlife
Environment

Public hearing minutes of Adani’s proposed ship recycling facility at Mundra

The public hearing for Adani’s ship-breaking facility near Mundra West Port in Gujarat’s Kuchchh district ended without the company being able to give comprehensive answers to the queries raised by the project-affected peo

Publication Date: 
29/07/2013
Gujarat Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Kuchchh, Gujarat, Public Hearing, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Hazardous Industry, Pollution, Environment, Coastal Regulations, Hazardous Waste, Forests
Water Resources

Supreme Court rejects plea for more Narmada water to Kutch

AHMEDABAD: The Narmada water quota for Kutch is not going to increase, as the Supreme Court has turned down an appeal by an NGO for allocation of more water from Sardar Sarovar dam to the parched d

Publication Date: 
23/07/2013
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Narmada, Supreme Court, NGO, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), High Court, Water Disputes
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on expansion of Smaller Diameter Ductile Iron Pipe Plant, District Kutch dated 18/07/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Chandulal Solanki Anr. Vs Union of India Ors. regarding
Environmental Clearance (EC) granted by the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority of Gujarat State vide Order No. SEIAA/ GUJ/ EC/3(a)/122/2011 dated 23.6.2011 permitting Jindal Saw Limited,, the Respondent No.5, for expansion of “Smaller Diameter Ductile Iron Pipe” Plant upon land bearing Survey Nos. 334/1,335,336/2 & 336/3, of Village Samaghogha,
Taluka: Mundra, District: Kutch dated 18/07/2013.

Judgement Date: 
18/07/2013
Tags:
Industry, Industrial Pollution, Kuchchh, Gujarat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Public Hearing, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment

Litigations against Adani Port delays green nod for GSPC LNG terminal

Expert Appraisal Committee defers EC, CRZ clearance till final decision by MoEF on allegations

While the Gujarat government seems optimistic on commencing operation of LNG terminal at Mundra by 2016, GSPC LNG Ltd, a joint venture between state-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) Ltd and Adani Group, for setting of the LNG terminal, is facing hurdles to get necessary environment clearance (EC) and costal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2013
Premal Balan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Environment Clearance (EC), Coastal Regulations, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sunita Narain, Ecosystems, CSE, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environment
Water Resources

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding allocation of water from Sardar Sarovar Project to the District of Kutch dated 15/07/2013

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kachchh Jal Sankat Nivaran Samiti & Ors Vs State Of Gujarat & Anr regarding allocation of water from Sardar Sarovar Project to the District of Kutch dated 15/07/2013.

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2013
Tags:
Water Demand, Water Distribution, Narmada Valley Project, Kuchchh, Gujarat, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
Environment

ONGC gets MoEF nod for exploration in Gujarat

According to ONGC's proposal initially five exploratory wells will be drilled at the Kutch-Saurashtra offshore block
ONGC

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd has got environment clearance (EC) for its Rs 580 crore project to drill seven exploratory wells in Kutch Saurashtra offshore block GK-OSN-2009/2 on west coast of Gujarat.

Publication Date: 
12/07/2013
Premal Balan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Natural Gas Exploration, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Environment Clearance (EC), Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Narayan Sarovar SA, Public Hearing, Environment
Land

New policy for land regularization in Kutch

Gujarat government on the Kutchi new year announced a new policy for regularizing excess land holdings in Kutch district.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2013
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Land, Farmers, Land Use, Roads

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