Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal on withdrawal of water from Ousuddu lake, Puducherry, 26/05/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai in the matter of Puducherry Environment Protection Association Vs Union of India and Others dated 26/05/2020. The matter related to plan for withdrawal of water from Ousuddu lake a wetland in Puducherry.

Judgement Date: 
26/05/2020
Tags:
Wetland, Pondicherry, Lakes, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Hydrology, Biodiversity
Solid Waste

Over 25 states face Rs 1 crore EC for no action plan on plastic waste disposal

NEW DELHI: Over 25 state governments may have to pay environment compensation of Rs one crore each for not submitting their respective action plans on systematic disposal of plastic waste to the Ce

Publication Date: 
26/05/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Plastic, Waste Disposal, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Pondicherry
Biodiversity

Benthic communities of mesophotic coral ecosystem off Puducherry, east coast of India

The shallow coral reef ecosystems along the Indian coast are being threatened by anthropogenic global ocean warming and increased frequency of coral bleaching in the recent past. Identification and conservation of deeper reef habitats are essential as they serve as a source of larvae and livestock to replenish the shallow reef habitats. Information on the location and spatial extent of the mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and their biodiversity is poorly known in the continental shelf of the east coast of India.

Publication Date: 
25/03/2019
P. Laxmilatha, S. Jasmine, Miriam Paul Sreeram & et al
Current Science
116
6
982-987
Tags:
Marine Ecosystems, Pondicherry, Corals, Marine Fisheries, Biodiversity Conservation
Health

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the issue of fixing compensation to victims of silicosis, 05/03/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Peoples Rights and Social Research Centre (PRASAR) & Others  Vs Union of India Ministry of Labour and Employment Secretary & Others dated 05/03/2019 on the issue of fixing compensation to victims of silicosis which have occurred to the habitants where the industries are located.

Judgement Date: 
05/03/2019
Tags:
Silicosis, Health Effects, Jharkhand, Pondicherry, Madhya Pradesh, Compensation, Supreme Court, Human Rights
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding validity of consent granted in favour of M/s Chemfab Alkalis Ltd., Puducherry, 29/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Puducherry Environment Protection Association Versus Puducherry Pollution Control Committee & Others dated 29/01/2019 regarding validity of consent granted in favour of M/s Chemfab Alkalis Ltd. under Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

Judgement Date: 
29/01/2019
Tags:
Industry, Air Act 1981, Pondicherry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Natural Disasters

Cyclone Gaja expected to strike today

Parts of coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will begin to get widespread rainfall from Thursday as Cyclone Gaja comes closer to the Tamil Nadu coast.

Publication Date: 
15/11/2018
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Cyclones, Ramanathapuram (D), Rainfall
Water Resources

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding draft Cauvery Management Scheme

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs P. K. Sinha & Others dated 18/05/2018 regarding draft Cauvery Management Scheme.

Union of India assures the Apex Court that the draft scheme will be taken to its logical end in accordance with law. The Court hoped that the draft scheme will be notified in the Official Gazette and given effect to before the onset of the monsoon.

Judgement Date: 
18/05/2018
Tags:
Cauvery, Water Disputes, Supreme Court, Water Management, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Water Demand, Water Distribution, Rivers
Water Resources

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding draft management scheme for Cauvery, 14/05/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Tamil Nadu Vs P. K. Sinha & Others dated 14/05/2018 regarding draft management scheme for Cauvery. The Central Government represented by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation filed the draft scheme. The States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union Territory of Puducherry has been given copies of the draft scheme "only to examine whether the said Scheme is in consonance with the judgment of this Court".

Judgement Date: 
14/05/2018
Tags:
Cauvery, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Supreme Court, Water Demand, Water Distribution, Water Disputes, Water Management, Karnataka
Governance And Institutions

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding appointment of Lokpal/Lokayukta in states of India, 19/04/2018

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/04/2018 regarding appointment of Lokpal/Lokayukta in states of India. Supreme Court directs all the states to expedite the process of appointment of Lokayukta at the earliest and inform the Apex Court of the progress reached on 10/07/2018 by means of a status report.

Judgement Date: 
19/04/2018
Tags:
Corruption, India, Government Of India (GOI), Supreme Court, Tripura, West Bengal, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Nagaland, Telangana, Orissa (Odisha), Manipur, Arunachal, North East, Jammu & Kashmir
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding allocation and sharing of water of river Cauvery, 16/02/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Karnataka Vs State of Tamil Nadu dated 16/02/2018 regarding allocation and sharing of water of river Cauvery.

Judgement Date: 
16/02/2018
Tags:
Cauvery, Water Demand, Water Distribution, Water Disputes, Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Kerala, Drinking Water, Reservoirs, Irrigation

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