Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of Sai Rice Mill in the proximity of Lokmangal Sanstha, Chamorshi, district Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, 11/12/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lokmangal Sanstha Vs Sanjay Wadettiwar dated 11/12/2013 regarding construction of Sai Rice Mill in the proximity of Lokmangal Sanstha, Chamorshi, district Gadchiroli, Maharashtra.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/22_2013(App)(WZ)_11Dec2013_final_order.pdf

Judgement Date: 
11/12/2013
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Gadchiroli (D), Maharashtra, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Panchayats, Edible Oils, Rice
Mining

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding closure of units engaged in granite cutting and polishing activities in Byndahalli, and Kadabagare villages in Bangalore North, 06/12/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Sree Divya Granites Bangalore Vs The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Bangalore dated 06/12/2013 regarding closure

Judgement Date: 
09/12/2013
Tags:
Mining, Granite, Stone Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Bangalore (D), Karnataka, Panchayats, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Water Act 1974, Waste Disposal, Wastewater Recycling, Air Act 1981, Arkavati, River Pollution, Industrial Waste Treatment
Environment

Coal bio-reserve or mineral? Panchayat shoots letter to National Biodiversity Board

BHOPAL: A village panchayat in Chhindwara district has challenged Union environment ministry over its letter to National Biodiversity Board (NBA) wherein it refused to treat coal as a bio-resource.

Publication Date: 
29/11/2013
P Naveen
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Chhindwara (D), Coal, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Biodiversity Act 2002, Panchayats, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Solid Waste

PMC, Khandepar reach deal on garbage treatment facility

The joint meeting of Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) and Curti-Khandepar Panchayat on Tuesday seems to have reached a consensus over PMC’s garbage treatment facility at Kerye-Khandepar.

Publication Date: 
27/11/2013
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Garbage, Waste Treatment, Panchayats, Organic Waste, Solid Waste
Solid Waste

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, 11/11/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandeep Lahariya Vs State of M.P. Ors. dated 11/11/2013 regarding compliance of the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 in letter and spirit and to stop use, sale and storage of plastic carry bags and packaging alleging that the standards of manufacture and disposal of polythene are not being followed leading to littering on the roads, clogging of drains and health hazard to human beings and cattle.

Judgement Date: 
11/11/2013
Tags:
Plastics, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior (T), Waste Management, Environment Act 1986, Health Effects, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Municipal Corporation, Panchayats, Bhopal (T)
Environment

WGEEP report is not against development: Gadgil

The report of the Western Ghats ecology expert panel (WGEEP) is not against development but it supports sustainable development with protection of ecosystem and nature, said Madhav Gadgil in Kochi

Publication Date: 
06/11/2013
Times Of India (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Western Ghats, Madhav Gadgil, Ecosystems, Development, Panchayats, Biodiversity, Environment
Land

GMADA owes panchayats Rs 65 cr against acquired land

The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) owes the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Department Rs 65 crore in lieu of the land acquired in over two dozen villages.

Publication Date: 
28/10/2013
Devinder Pal
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Mohali (T), Land Acquisition, Compensation, Panchayats, Land
Water Supply

Dakshina Kannada all set for first multi-village water supply project

Houses across 20 villages will benefit from the end of next month

Dakshina Kannada’s first multi-village water supply project which will supply drinking water to 20 villages across eight gram panchayats in Mangalore taluk is expected to be operational by the year-end.

Publication Date: 
28/10/2013
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Dakshin Kannad, Water Supply, Drinking Water, Mangalore, Panchayats, Groundwater, Heavy Metals, Rural Water Supply
Climate Change

Traditional community management system to climate variability : Case of common property resources in Thar desert of Western Rajasthan

Traditional community management system to climate variability : Case of common property resources in Thar desert of Western Rajasthan - A presentation by Rucha Dande at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.

Rucha Dande
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Thar, Common Property Resources, Sacred Groves, Grazing Lands, Rainfall Pattern, Livestock, Fodder, Panchayats, Agriculture, Forests, Desert Spread
Environment

Hartal on Western Ghats report divides district

On Monday evening, Eliamma George, president of Thiruvambady gramapanchayat, declared the 12-hour hartal in the district against K. Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats a “success”.

Publication Date: 
22/10/2013
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Western Ghats, Kerala, Panchayats, Mining, Sand, Sanctuaries, Wildlife

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