Monuments

Order of the High Court of Uttar Pradesh on damage to Taj Mahal by polluting industries particularly glass, 26/02/2014

Order of the High Court of Uttar Pradesh on damage to Taj Mahal by polluting industries particularly glass, 26/02/2014 in the matter of Northern India Glass Manufacturers Association Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date:

26/02/2014

Tags:

Air Pollution, Monuments, Agra (T), Glass Industry, Industrial Pollution, Natural Gas, Supreme Court, Fuel Pricing, Uttar Pradesh, Court, High Court

Industry

Order of the Allahabad High Court on the use of natural gas as an industrial fuel by glass manufacturers, Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), 26/02/2014

Order of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of Northern India Glass Manufacturers Association Vs. Union of India & Ors. on the use of natural gas as an industrial fuel by glass manufacturers, Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), 26/02/2014.

Judgement Date:

26/02/2014

Tags:

Natural Gas, Agra (T), Monuments, Air Pollution, Supreme Court, Air Pollution Control, Glass Industry, Industrial Pollution, Uttar Pradesh

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding location of Sisodiya Rani Garden in Jaipur, 25/02/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ashish Gautam Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 25/02/2014 regarding location of Sisodiya Rani Garden in Jaipur and whether it is situated within
the notified Reserved Forest of Jhalana or any other Reserved Forest. The NGT order also asked the Department of Archaeology & Museums, Rajasthan, Jaipur to specify whether allowing the garden to be used for celebrating parties and marriages is permissible in accordance with provisions of the Act of 1961 and rules framed there under.

Judgement Date:

25/02/2014

Tags:

Forests, Monuments, Jaipur (D), Rajasthan, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Noise Pollution, Environment Act 1986

Air Pollution

Agra's leather shoe units told to check pollution

AGRA: After hundreds of petha (sweetmeat) units were forced to shut down in Agra last fortnight, Uttar Pradesh's pollution control body has now shifted its focus to pollution causing leather shoe u

Publication Date:

21/02/2014

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Leather Industry, Water Act 1974, Industrial Pollution, Supreme Court, Monuments, Air Pollution

Mining

Odisha to ban quarrying near heritage sites

Official fears harm to Buddhist heritage of the State

State government is set to ban quarrying of hillocks dotted around the famous Buddhist sites Lalitgiri, Udaygiri and Ratnagiri, known as ‘Diamond Triangle of Odisha Tourism’ in Jajpur district.

Publication Date:

03/02/2014

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Orissa, Jajapur, Mining, Minor Minerals, History, Monuments

Environment

NGT slaps notice on central & state agencies for pollution at Mandideep Industrial Area

BHOPAL: The central zone bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday, served notices on Central and state government agencies following a petition filed by a Bhopal-based activist, alleging p

Publication Date:

23/01/2014

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Raisen (D), Betwa, River Pollution, Monuments, Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Landfill, Industrial Waste, Environment

Air Pollution

Comprehensive Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) area

Industrialisation and urban growth in the Agra-Mathura region has endangered the world famous Taj Mahal and other historical monuments which are under constant threat from the ever increasing environmental pollution.

Publication Date:

01/12/2013

Source: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

Tags:

Air Pollution, Monuments, Agra (T), Supreme Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh, Industrial Pollution, Mathura (T), Firozabad (T), Waste Management, Wastewater, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Drainage, Water Supply, Sanitation, Vehicular Pollution, Tourism, Congestion

Environment

Centre rejects Pachauri panel report, wants Sethusamudram project implemented

Submits channel will become a “valuable asset in terms of national defence and security”

The UPA government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday, saying it wanted to implement the Sethusamudram project through the original alignment, cutting across the Ram Sethu. A Bench, headed by Justice H.L. Dattu, will hear the case on Tuesday.

Publication Date:

17/09/2013

Author(s): J. Venkatesan

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Sethusamudram Project, Sri Lanka, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Monuments, Environment

Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on Taj Heritage Corridor Project dated 08/08/2013

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kamlesh Verma Vs Mayawati & Others dated 08/08/2013 regarding irregularities in the Taj Heritage Corridor Project.

Judgement Date:

08/08/2013

Tags:

Monuments, Tourism, Corruption, Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T)

Society And History