Environment

SDG Conclave 2020: State Indicator Framework & District Indicator Framework of North Eastern States

North East Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020 commenced today, at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Guwahati with the goal of identifying solutions as well as accelerators for the implementation of SDGs in the North Eastern Region (NER). Organized by NITI Aayog, in partnership with the North Eastern Council, Govt.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2020
NITI Aayog
Tags:
UNDP, India, Arunachal, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Food Security, Nutrition, Agriculture, Education, Water Resources
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding preventive and remedial action to stop unscientific rat hole mining, Meghalaya, 17/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Threat to life arising out of coal mining in South Garo Hills district Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 17/01/2020 regarding unscientific rat hole mining in the state of Meghalaya - for preventive and remedial action. The committee appointed for the purpose submitted its 6th Interim Report dated December 3, 2019.

Judgement Date: 
17/01/2020
Tags:
Coal, Mining, Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Remote Sensing, Mining Reclamation, Mining Waste, Health Effects, North East
Mining

Report filed by the CPCB on measures to restore the environment corrupted due to rat hole mining in Meghalaya, 26/11/2019

Report filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in O.A. No. 110 (THC)/2012 in the matter of All DIMASA Students Union Dima Hasao District Committee Vs State of Meghalaya & Others before the National Green Tribunal. The matter related to rat hole coal mining in the state of Meghalaya.

Judgement Date: 
26/11/2019
Tags:
Coal, Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Mining, Court, Compensation, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rat hole mining, Meghalaya, 22/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Threat to life arising out of coal mining in south garo hills district Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 22/08/2019 regarding unscientific ‘rat hole’ mining of coal in the State of Meghalaya.

Judgement Date: 
22/08/2019
Tags:
Mining, Coal, Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Occupational Safety
Mining

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding unregulated coal mining in the tribal areas of Meghalaya, 03/07/2019

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Meghalaya Vs All Dimasa Students Union & Others dated 03/07/2019 regarding unregulated coal mining in the tribal areas of Meghalaya, which has resulted in not only loss of lives but damage to the environment of the area.

The following directions were passed by the SC: 

Judgement Date: 
03/07/2019
Tags:
Coal, Mining, Meghalaya, Supreme Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Occupational Safety, Mining Accident, North East, Ecology, Compensation
Water Resources

Draft State Water Policy 2019, Meghalaya

The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved a draft water policy to address water usages, issues of conservation and protection of water sources in the State on July 12.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2019
Government of Meghalaya
Tags:
Water Policy, Water Resources, Water Management, Meghalaya
Natural Disasters

Paddy fields inundated due to heavy rain in Boko as an aftereffect of cyclone Fani

Boko: More than 3,000 bighas of paddy land and eight villages were affected by flash flood due to the two-day long heavy rainfall induced by cyclone Fani in Boko constituency.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2019
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Cyclone, Rainfall, Rice, Crop Yield, Natural Disasters
Mining

Nagaland: Four dead in abandoned rat-hole coal mine

The exact reason behind them being present at the mine is yet to be established.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nagaland, Coal, Mining, Assam, Meghalaya
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding illegal rat hole mines in Meghalaya, 08/02/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/02/2019 regarding illegal coal mines in Meghalaya. SC orders notice to be issued to the mine owner of the illegal rat hole mine which had collapsed and trapped 14 miners in East Jaintia Hills

Judgement Date: 
08/02/2019
Tags:
Meghalaya, Mining, Supreme Court, Jaintia Hills, Coal
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/01/2019 regarding miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Meghalaya, Coal, Mining Accident, Supreme Court

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