Natural Disasters

World disasters report 2015: focus on local actors, the key to humanitarian effectiveness

This year’s World Disasters Report examines the complexities and challenges local actors face in scaling-up and sustaining humanitarian response and disaster risk reduction.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2015
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, India, Global, Governance, Environment, Legislation
Health

Bombay HC upholds validity of food safety law

MUMBAI: Observing that the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act is meant for the benefit of citizens and has a direct nexus to the right to life, the Bombay high court upheld the constitutional vali

Publication Date: 
21/09/2015
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Food Safety, High Court, Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Legislation, Health
Land

Rajasthan to amend 2013 land Act in current Assembly session

Govt plans to dilute the consent clause and do away with SIA for PPP projects

Publication Date: 
18/09/2015
Sahil Makkar
Tags:
Rajasthan, Land Acquisition, Legislation, Land Acquisition Act 2013, Compensation, Land
Wildlife

Govt mulls new model of zoo operation

A amendment proposal to the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act allows institutions or agencies to operate zoos

Publication Date: 
16/09/2015
Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
Tags:
Wildlife, Zoos, Nepal, National Parks, Legislation, South Asia
Water Resources

Murray-Darling water buybacks capped at 1,500 gigalitres as bill passes Senate

Greg Hunt describes passage of legislation as a signature moment in water reform as Greens accuse him of ‘caving in to hardline Nationals’

Publication Date: 
14/09/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Water Resources, Rivers, Surface Water, Australia, Legislation, Groundwater, Mining
Environment

Government hires top firms to implement TSR Subramanian report on environmental laws

Even as a Parliamentary panel recommended in July that the TSR Subramanian report on revising and amending environment laws be scrapped, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoE

Publication Date: 
14/09/2015
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Environment, Legislation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Act 1986, Forest Act 1988, Water Act 1974, Air Act 1987, Wildlife Act 1972, Regulations
Governance And Institutions

Environment ministry violates PMO’s merit-only order for appointments, embarrasses govt in SC

The NDA government was embarrassed yet again in the Supreme Court on Thursday when it was found that ministry of environment and forest had appointed 30 advocates as panel lawyers in breach of a ye

Publication Date: 
11/09/2015
Dhananjay Mahapatra
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Legislation, Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Governance And Institutions
Mining

Sustainable sand mining management guideline

This guideline provides criteria for sustainable sand mining both in-stream and off-channel extraction of sand, the theory of sediment transport in rivers, an important factors determining sand replenishment rate together with a discussion of the impacts of river sand mining.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2015
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Minerals, Rivers, Environment, India, Legislation, Minor Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Management, Sediment Transport
Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding E-waste management, India, 08/09/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Toxics Links Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/09/2015 regarding e-waste.

According to the Counsel appearing for the Applicant, a chart showing the status of the States vis-à-vis the primary grievance of the applicant  is that the e-waste rules are in place but its implementation is a matter of concern, has been filed. Let every state respond to the Chart.

Judgement Date: 
08/09/2015
Tags:
Electronic Waste, Waste Management, Legislation, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), India
Agriculture

Mauritius: FAO to Support Mauritius in the Development of Organic Farming

The Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) signed on 3 September 2015, in Port Louis a Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) on support for the de

Publication Date: 
08/09/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Agriculture, FAO, Mauritius, Organic Farming, Legislation, Africa

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