Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding thermal power plants polluting river Ganga and its tributaries, Uttar Pradesh, 18/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro- Legal Action (ICELA) Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Ors. dated 18/08/2017 regarding thermal power plants polluting river Ganga and its tributaries.

Judgement Date: 
18/08/2017
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Ganga, River Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Fossil Fuels, Uttar Pradesh, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Environment

A new headache for state government in refinery case

New environmental clearance required as crude proportion changed

Publication Date: 
18/08/2017
Abhishek Tiwari
Daily News Analysis (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Environment Clearance (EC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Petrochemical Industry, Environment
Environment

An environmental report card

In May 2016, the then Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Prakash Javadekar, announced that his Ministry had approved 2,000 projects in the two years of the Modi gover

Publication Date: 
17/08/2017
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Regulations, Infrastructure Development, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment, Environmental Security
Forests

World Bank pledges $24 mn to enhance India's forest ecosystem services

The Finance Ministry and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a grant agreement of $24.64 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the World Bank for ecosystem service improvement projec

Publication Date: 
17/08/2017
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, World Bank, Ecosystems, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding high tide line demarcation in relation to coastal area for India, 10/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Mehdad & Others Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 10/08/2017 regarding high tide line demarcation in relation to coastal area for the entire country.

Judgement Date: 
10/08/2017
Tags:
Coastal Regulations, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Court
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental/ minimum flow of the rivers despite hydro projects, 09/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pushp Saini Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 09/08/2017 regarding environmental flow of the rivers which should be permitted despite hydro projects. Counsel appearing for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change submits that the Ministry has already completed river basin study of 6 river basins i.e.

Judgement Date: 
09/08/2017
Tags:
Rivers, Hydrology, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Dams, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Environment ministry drafts rules for utilisation of more than Rs 42,000 crore greening fund

The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has come up with draft rules to implement the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act 2016.

Publication Date: 
04/08/2017
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Legislation, Regulations, Afforestation, Gram Sabhas, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Orissa (Odisha), Environmental Security
Environment

Obstructive green rules hampering development: Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Obstructive rules of the environment ministry and its notifications issued without considering ground realities have proved to be roadblocks for development in Maoist-affected areas, hig

Publication Date: 
04/08/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Highways, Environment Clearance (EC), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Uttarkashi (D), Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Mining

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding illegal mining in Keonjhar, Sundargarh and other Districts of Odisha, 02/08/2017

The Supreme Court on 2 Aug 2017, imposed a 100% penalty on illegal mining on account of lack of forest and environment clearances, mining outside lease/permitted area and for encroachment beyond the mining area in Odisha. The 100% penalty will be levied on the miners’ total value of illegal extracts over the years. Read full text of this 114-page verdict

Judgement Date: 
02/08/2017
Tags:
Mining, Keonjhar (D), Sundargarh (D), Tribals, Orissa (Odisha), Supreme Court, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Mineral-Based Industry, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Legislation
Climate Change

Benefits of fossil fuel-led development enjoyed mostly by

Fossil fuel-led development is the cause behind climate change and the benefits of it are mostly enjoyed by the developed countries while the developing nations are the sufferers, Union Environment

Publication Date: 
28/07/2017
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, UNFCCC, Green Climate Fund, Groundwater Recharge, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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