Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Judicial activism in the Supreme Court has created major reforms in the protection of human rights and has put the court in a unique position to intervene when it sees violations of these fundamental rights.

Publication Date:

01/01/2003

Author(s): Armin Rosencranz, Michael Jackson

Source: Environmental Policy and Law

Vol:

33

Issue:

2

pp:

88

Tags:

Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CNG, CNG Buses, Public Transport, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), CSE, Delhi, Armin Rosencranz, Michael Jackson, Environmental Policy and Law

Industry

Minutes of the third meeting of the "Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority" held on 26/08/2002 at Gandhinagar

Minutes of the third meeting of the "Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority" held on 26/08/2002 at Gandhinagar.

Publication Date:

26/08/2002

Source: Government of Gujarat

Tags:

Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Kuchchh, Gujarat, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Coastal Regulations

Environment

National conservation strategy and policy statement on environment and development

The National Conservation Strategy and the Policy Statement on Environment and Development are in response to the need for laying down the guidelines that will help to weave environmental considerations into the fabric of our national life and of
our development process. It is an expression of our commitment for reorienting policies and action in unison with the environmental perspective.

Publication Date:

01/06/2002

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Environment, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, Development

India

Gaps galore

This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the joint forest management (JFM) programme. The beginnings of this initiative can be dated to the early 1970s, when people had just begun

Publication Date:

30/05/2002

Author(s): Madhav Gadgil

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20020531

pp:

0

Tags:

Forest Management, Forest Policy, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Protected Area Conservation, Economic Development, Unemployment, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa (Odisha)

India

gensets under check

The Central Pollution Control Board recently informed the Delhi High Court that draft emission norms for 800 KVA diesel gensets had been finalised and the Ministry of Environment and Forests was

Publication Date:

30/03/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Effects, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Diesel, Legislation, High Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Delhi

India

Data wise

A database is imperative, yet is nowhere in sight

Publication Date:

27/02/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

10

Issue:

20020228

pp:

0

Tags:

Health Policy, Medical Research, Environmental Health, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Diseases

Environment

Sullied effort

A CAG report castigates the government for its poor implementation of the Ganga Action Plan

Publication Date:

30/01/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pollution Control, River Pollution, Ganga, Governance, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Wildlife

Project Tiger: status report

Project Tiger has been the first major conservation scheme in India. It has gone through phases of vex and vane. All eyes are set on the fate of charismatic tiger. Every possible effort is being made to save the tiger in spite of various odds. Ironically, demand for tiger parts and products outside India is causing a death blow to tigers in India. Decreasing number of tigers outside India is further accentuating pressure on tigers in India. The project tiger status report has been prepared for the first time to put facts and figures before all concerned.

Publication Date:

Dec 2000

Author(s): Pushp Jain

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)

Tags:

Population, Population Trends, Tiger, Tiger Reserves, Poaching, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

India