Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unregulated coal mining, Mehghalaya, 02/01/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of All Dimasa Students Union Dima Hasao Dist. Committee Vs. State of Meghalaya & Others dated 02/01/2018 regarding the menace of unscientific and unregulated coal mining in Meghalaya.

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2018
Tags:
Mining, Coal, Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), North East, Supreme Court
Climate Change

Quantification of rainfall during the late Miocene–early Pliocene in North East India

The rainfall pattern in North East (NE) India shows a large variation both spatially and temporally5 . Due to this, severe flood occurs frequently in the region. Therefore, it is important to study the variability of pre-monsoon and summer monsoon showers of the region in the geological past. The quantitative palaeomonsoonal record from NE India is poor.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
25/12/2017
Gaurav Srivastava, R. P. Tiwari, R. C. Mehrotra
Current Science
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12
2253-2257
Tags:
Rainfall Pattern, North East, Monsoons, India, Fossils, Mizoram, Flora, Climate Change
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of STPs in the town of Jowai, Meghalaya

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sajay Laloo Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 27/11/2017 regarding establishment of STPs in the town of Jowai, Meghalaya.

Judgement Date: 
27/11/2017
Tags:
Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Meghalaya, Urban Development, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Urban Sanitation, North East, Municipal Corporations
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of Environmental Clearance to Teesta-IV Hydro-Electric Project, Sikkim, 15/11/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tenzing Lepcha & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 15/11/2017 regarding Teesta-IV Hydro-Electric Project on the Teesta river near Chandey Village on left bank and near the Gyathang Village on the right bank in North district of Sikkim. The project envisages construction of a 65m high concrete gravity dam across Teesta river in downstream of confluence of Runchu with Teesta for a generation of 520 MW hydropower.

Judgement Date: 
15/11/2017
Tags:
Dams, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, North Sikkim, Geology, Earthquakes, Hydrology, North East, Hydroelectricity
Energy

NE Power Ministers call for development of power projects in region

Power Ministers from the northeastern states on Wednesday called for development of power projects for the overall socio-economic development of the region.

Publication Date: 
12/10/2017
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
North East, Arunachal, Ministry of Power, Assam, Power Transmission, Energy

Atmospheric observations show accurate reporting and little growth in India’s methane emissions

Changes in tropical wetland, ruminant or rice emissions are thought to have played a role in recent variations in atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations. India has the world’s largest ruminant population and produces ~ 20% of the world’s rice. Therefore, changes in these sources could have significant implications for global warming. Here, we infer India’s CH4 emissions for the period 2010–2015 using a combination of satellite, surface and aircraft data.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
10/10/2017
Anita L. Ganesan, Matt Rigby, Mark F. Lunt & et al
Nature Communications
Tags:
Methane, Atmosphere, India, Green House Gases, Rice, Indo-Gangetic Plains, North East, Remote Sensing, Biomass Burning, Climate Change, Livestock
Air Pollution

Air pollution alarming in NE, CPCB asks stakeholders to take steps

Alarmed at the rising air pollution in eight towns and cities of the Northeast, including five in Assam, the Central Pollution control Board of India (CPCB) has asked all stakeholders for adopting

Publication Date: 
21/08/2017
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, North East, Guwahati, Air Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Meghalaya, Nagaland, State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Construction Industry, Industrial Pollution
Natural Disasters

Rijiju Rs 100cr set aside for solution to NE floods

The government proposes to find a permanent solution to floods in the northeast and has set aside Rs 100 crore for the purpose, MoS for home Kiren Rijiju said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday .

Publication Date: 
11/08/2017
Swati Mathur
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Floods, North East, Rainfall, West Bengal, Natural Disasters
Health

Hepatitis B incidence on rise in Northeast

The deadly Hepatitis has been taking a heavy toll on lives across the world with an estimated one million people falling to the disease every year.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2017
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Hepatitis, North East, WHO, Waterborne diseases, Health Effects, Health
Natural Disasters

IMD predicts heavy rainfall for central, northwest India

As the Monsoon reached in active phase in most parts of the country, heavy to very heavy rainfall has increased the chances of floods even in central and northwest India over next 10 days.

Publication Date: 
19/07/2017
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Monsoons, North East, Rainfall, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Weather Predictions, Mumbai, Natural Disasters, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)

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