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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining taking place on the river bed between Etawah and Jalaun District, Uttar Pradesh, 24/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Pandey & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/05/2019 regarding illegal sand mining taking place on the river bed between Etawah and Jalaun District including Auraiya District, Uttar Pradesh. According to the applicants, illegal sand mining is taking place in the river Yamuna and its four tributaries namely Chambal, Kwari, Sindh and Pahuj which merge in Yamuna in the area called Panchnad by using JCB and other machines.

Judgement Date: 
24/05/2019
Tags:
Yamuna, Sand, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Etawah (D), Jalaun, Auraiya (D), Uttar Pradesh
Climate Change

Climate ambition hangs in balance as Europe votes

The EU’s global climate leadership is at stake as a new political cycle begins amid increasingly polarised public opinion.

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
Climate Change News
Tags:
Climate Change, Europe, European Union (EU), Green House Gases, Coal, Mining, COP 21 (Paris), Climate Agreements
Mining

Rwanda: Rutsiro Residents Cautioned Against Illegal Mining

Residents of Rutsiro District were on Wednesday sensitized against environment-related crimes, especially illegal mining, in a campaign organised by Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB).

Publication Date: 
23/05/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Mining, Rwanda, Illegal Trade, Environment Crime, Africa
Mining

Green Peace activists block BP's London HQ demanding an end to oil and gas exploitation

Greenpeace activists blocked the entrance to BP's London headquarters on Monday, demanding one of the world's biggest energy companies ends all new oil and gas exploration or goes out of business.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Natural Gas Exploration, Oil Exploration, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Mining
Mining

Positive signs for Goa mining to be visible in six months: CM Pramod Sawant

The five-decade-old mining industry in the coastal state came to a standstill in March last year, after the Supreme Court quashed the second renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases.

Publication Date: 
20/05/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Goa, Mining, Supreme Court
Mining

Green nod not required for building on 20-50k sq mt plot

NEW DELHI: Construction on areas between 20,000 and 50,000 square metres will not require environment clearance anymore, the Centre has said in its modified notification on the environment impact a

Publication Date: 
18/05/2019
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sand, Mining
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining and illegal construction in the flood plain of Ganga, Pauri, Uttarakhand, 17/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kunal Raheja Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 17/05/2019 regarding illegal mining and illegal construction in the flood plain of River Ganga in District Pauri, Uttarakhand.

Judgement Date: 
17/05/2019
Tags:
Ganga, Mining, Pauri, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Mining

Drill for minerals on China border: Arunachal Pradesh to GSI

Indian road construction workers walk with their luggages along the Indo China border in Bumla at an altitude of 15,700 feet (4,700 meters) above sea level in Arunachal Pradesh.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arunachal, Mining, Geological Survey Of India (GSI), India, China
Environment

Centre seeks to replace EIA rules, activists rise in protest

NEW DELHI: Preparing a key proposal for the new government, the Union environment ministry has decided to “re-engineer” its existing environment impact assessment (EIA) notification and bring a com

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Hydroelectricity, Environmentalists, Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding stone crushers operating in the area of river Kosi and Dabka, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, 15/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil M. Puri & Others Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 15/05/2019 on the issue of grant of consent to establish (CTE) to an industry in the area of river Kosi and Dabka in Tehsils Bazpur, Kashipur and Ramnagar.

Judgement Date: 
15/05/2019
Tags:
Rivers, Kosi, Stone Industry, Minor Minerals, Mining, Udham Singh Nagar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, High Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Carrying Capacity, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

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