Mining

Protect Bannerghatta buffer zone from quarrying: Activists

BENGALURU: One of the last remaining lung spaces in Bengaluru, the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP), is in the thick of controversy with quarrying activity continuing in the buffer zone.

Publication Date: 
19/03/2018
New Indian Express (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Mining, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Bannerghatta NP, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Parliament panel perturbed over underutilisation of pollution control fund

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has expressed its unhappiness over "unsatisfactory" utilisation of funds for pollution abatement by the environment ministry and asked it to "introspect" its perfor

Publication Date: 
19/03/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Pollution, Budget, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Industrial Waste, Industrial Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Will issue contempt notice if 2013 order not complied with: Bombay HC to state, MoEF

The order was passed after the state government stated in an affidavit that out of 25 gram panchayats in the area, 13 have a forest area of 3,668.81 hectares and 22 gram panchayats are ready to dec

Publication Date: 
16/03/2018
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Panchayats, Forests, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Air Pollution

Parliamentary panel backs pitch for 50% hike in budget for pollution control

NEW DELHI: The environment ministry’s strong pitch for funds to fight air pollution and save rivers has found an unusual backing from the parliamentary standing committee examining budget allocatio

Publication Date: 
15/03/2018
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Budget, Land Degradation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding utilisation of Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Funds, 14/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/03/2018 regarding Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Funds.  Supreme Court states that from the information given by the ASG as well as the Amicus, there are at least 10 or 12 funds that have been created as a result of orders passed by the Supreme Court from time to time. The total amount in these funds is tentatively put in the region of Rs.70,000-75,000 crores approximately.

Judgement Date: 
14/03/2018
Tags:
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Finance, Government Of India (GOI), Supreme Court
Environment

MoEF to regularise projects that failed to obtain CRZ clearances

PANJIM: In what could grant major relief to project proponents, who failed to obtain prior clearances under the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) for their projects, the Union Ministry for Environment

Publication Date: 
14/03/2018
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Coastal Regulations, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding identification and declaration of wetlands in Uttar Pradesh, 12/03/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Radhey Mohan Misra Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 12/03/2018 regarding identification and declaration of wetlands in Uttar Pradesh. The State of Uttar Pradesh submits before NGT the publication of the notification under the Provisions of Rule 7 of the Wetland ( Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 on 09th March, 2018. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change submits that State Government acted under the provisions of the new Wetland Rules.

Judgement Date: 
12/03/2018
Tags:
Wetlands, Wetland Conservation, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Environment minister urges all states to shun plastic

DEHRADUN: Reiterating the state government’s commitment to curb the use of plastic, Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that chief ministers of all states should focus on mini

Publication Date: 
12/03/2018
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Plastics, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Environmental Security, UNESCO, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Environment

Submit report on Aravalis, govt told

GURUGRAM: The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) directed the government of Haryana on Tuesday to submit a report within 15 days on the action it has taken to safeguard the Aravalis f

Publication Date: 
09/03/2018
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Environmentalists, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Encroachments, Waste Disposal, Environmental Security, Environment
Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding ban on sales and use of furnace oil and pet coke in Delhi NCR, 08/03/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/03/2018 regarding ban on sales and use of furnace oil and pet coke in NCR. Assistant Solicitor General (ASG) says that he will file an affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. ASG has also shown a copy of the affidavit that is proposed to be filed which shows that certain issues are pending with the ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for almost a month.

Judgement Date: 
08/03/2018
Tags:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Delhi, Supreme Court, Fuel Quality, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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