Environment

Two coal warnings ignored over 10 years ago

MUMBAI: A politician and an environmental organization had petitioned Union and state government authorities over a decade ago against allowing coal handling on Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) land.

Publication Date: 
27/05/2015
Anahita Mukherji
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Coal, Ports, Mumbai, Environmental Health, Lung Disease, Air Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Coastal Regulations, Environment
Economy

China, India sign US$22b in deals

CHINA and India yesterday signed 26 business deals worth more than US$22 billion in areas including renewable energy, ports, financing and industrial parks, an Indian embassy official said.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2015
Shanghai Daily (China)
Tags:
Economy, India, China, Energy, Renewable Energy, Ports
Environment

Cabinet nod to amend Merchant Ship Act to protect environment

The government today gave nod for introducing a bill seeking to amend Merchant Shipping Act, in line with a global convention, to protect environment and human health from ballast water and sedimen

Publication Date: 
30/04/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Shipping, Environmental Health, Ports, Ecology, Health, India, Environment
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental damages caused due to expansion of the Port activities of JNPT and development activities of CIDCO and the spillage of oil by faulty maintenance of the pipeline in Tal. Uran, District Raigad

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd Vs Ramdas Janardan Koli dated 21/04/2015 regarding environmental damages caused due to expansion of the Port activities of JNPT and development activities of CIDCO and the spillage of oil by faulty maintenance of the pipeline in Tal. Uran, District Raigad, Maharashtra which also has contributed to loss of environment and ecology.

Judgement Date: 
21/04/2015
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Raigad, Maharashtra, Marine Fisheries, Marine Fisherfolk, Compensation, Ports, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Marine Pollution, Industrial Pollution
Environment

Port expansion continues amid ‘green’ row

Despite opposition from fishermen and environmental scientists, KSPL is readying intrastate to increase its cargo handling capacity

Publication Date: 
17/04/2015
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Kakinada, Ports, Environment, Environment Clearance (EC), Water Resources
Environment

Order of the Gujarat High Court regarding developing a port at Kucchigarh, District Jamnagar, Gujarat, 19/03/2015

Order of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of L & T Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd. Vs Gujarat Maritime Board & Others dated 19/03/2015 regarding developing a port at Kucchigarh, District Jamnagar, Gujarat.

Judgement Date: 
19/03/2015
Tags:
Ports, Environment Clearance (EC), Jamnagar (D), Gujarat, Court, Marine Ecosystems, Corals, Larsen & Toubro (L & T)
Fisheries

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding loss of livelihood by traditional fishermen in Uran and Panvel Talukas of Raigad, Maharashtra, 27/02/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Ramdas Janardan Koli Vs Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests dated 27/02/2015 regarding loss of livelihood by traditional fishermen, who are residents of villages, known as “Hanuman Koliwada, Uran Koliwada, Gavhan Koliwada, and BelpadaKoliwada” situated in Uran and Panvel Talukas of Raigad districts due to project activities of the Respondents, as well as implementation of rehabilitation of their families, who are unsettled on account of the projects in question.

Judgement Date: 
27/02/2015
Tags:
Marine Fisherfolk, Raigad, Maharashtra, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Rehabilitation, Land Reclamation, Ports, Land Acquisition
Environment

The Great Barrier Reef under threat

If unchecked, reckless industrialization alongside the Great Barrier Reef could cause severe damage to one of Earth’s most important environmental systems, according to a new report commissioned by WWF.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2015
WWF International
Tags:
Corals, Marine Ecosystems, Ports, Industrial Waste, Industry, Environment, Australia, Marine Pollution, Water Pollution, Climate Change
Climate Change

Projected impact on wave-driven harbour agitation due to climate change – application to the Catalan ports

The objective of the present work is to analyse how changes in wave patterns due to the effect of climate change can affect harbour agitation (oscillations within the port due to wind waves). The study focuses on 13 harbours located on the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean) using a methodology with general applicability. To obtain the patterns of agitation, a Boussinesq-type model is used, which is forced at the boundaries by present/future offshore wave conditions extracted from recently developed high-resolution wave projections in the NW Mediterranean.

Publication Date: 
04/02/2015
J. P. Sierra, M. Casas-Prat, M. Virgili & et al
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences - Discussions
3
955-992
Tags:
Climate Change, Ports, Climate Impacts, Spain
Environment

Arresting pollution, CRZ violations must for Vizag to emerge as smart city

For Vizag to emerge as a smart city, it must first fix nagging problems like rampant pollution and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) violations, said Ashwani Kumar, chairman, Parliamentary Standing Com

Publication Date: 
03/02/2015
Times of India (Visakhapatnam)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Vishakhapatnam (D), Coastal Regulations, Noise Pollution, Ports, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Vehicular Pollution, Environment

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