Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the establishment of the blast furnace in village Namopra, Burdwan District, West Bengal, 06/05/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biswanath Maji & Others Vs Pollution Control Board, West Bengal & Others dated 06/05/2016 regarding the establishment of the blast furnace at the site of the village Namopara, District-Burdwan, West Bengal by Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd (ISCO). The Application filed by the villagers is that in the year 1988, about 305 acres of land was acquired for modernization of IISCO plant which includes the Nakasota-Namopara village.

Judgement Date: 
06/05/2016
Tags:
Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Rehabilitation, Land Acquisition, Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Barddhaman (D), West Bengal
Dams/ Irrigation

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rehabilitation of Displaced Families due to Irrigation Projects, 05/05/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rehabilitation of Displaced Families due to Irrigation Projects, 05/05/2016. Water Resources projects are planned and implemented by the respective State Governments. Further, the concerned State Government and Project Authorities make assessment of number of people/families displaced due to such projects and formulate and implement project-wise Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Plans.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Irrigation, Rehabilitation, Displacement, India, Statistics, Parliament
Mining

Star-rating system for mining leases soon

In a move to encourage greater environment-friendly initiatives by mine owners, the government proposes to introduce a star-rating system for lease-holders under which a maximum up to five stars co

Publication Date: 
02/05/2016
Animesh Singh
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Environment Clearance (EC), Coal India, Sustainable Development, Ministry of Mines, Rehabilitation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Decide slum rehabilitation expeditiously: NGT to Delhi govt

The National Green Tribunal today directed Delhi government and other concerned authorities to expeditiously decide on rehabilitation of slum clusters near railway tracks.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Slums, Rehabilitation, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Rail Transport, Pollution
Habitat And Urbanisation

Centre gives nod to 3,600 houses for those living in untenable slums in Rajkot

As part of the policy on untenable slums, the state government will provide Rs 4 lakh grant per dwelling unit to an urban local body.Giving a major boost to the efforts of Rajkot Municipal Corporat

Publication Date: 
29/03/2016
Indian Express (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Slums, Housing, Rajkot, Rehabilitation
Wildlife

Rajaji Tiger Reserve: conservation opportunities and challenges

The world-famous Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand, India has recently been notified as Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR). This Protected Area is now the 48th Tiger Reserve in the country and the second in Uttarakhand. Though RNP was established in 1983, final notification for the Park was issued in 2013 because of non-settlement of rights of the local people, which provided a full-fledged legal status to it and strengthened the conservation activities. (Correspondence)

Original Source

Publication Date: 
25/03/2016
Ritesh Joshi
Current Science
110
6
959-960
Tags:
Rajaji NP, Tiger Reserves, Protected Area Conservation, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Remote Sensing, Gujjar, Tribals, Pastoral Nomads, Rehabilitation, People - Animal Conflicts, Wildlife Management
Forests

Integrated policy for forests, food security and sustainable livelihoods: lessons from the Republic of Korea

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Republic of Korea was one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Deforestation had stripped the country of half its forest cover, contributing to severe erosion, repetitive flood and drought damage and a decrease in agricultural production which threatened national food security.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2016
FAO
Tags:
Forests, Forest Policy, Food Security, Poverty, Agriculture, Korea, Rehabilitation, Deforestation, Forest Management
Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh regarding acquisition of land rehabilitate oustees of the Maheshwar Hydro-electric Project, 17/03/2016

Madhya Pradesh High Court on March 17, 2016  admitted the petition filed against land acquired to rehabilitate outees of Maheshwar Hydro-electric Project and cancelled acquisition of 0.700 acres of the land bearing Khasra No.107/2 owned by a small farmer, the petitioner. 

Judgement Date: 
17/03/2016
Tags:
Maheshwar Dam, Rehabilitation, Land Acquisition, High Court, Madhya Pradesh, Farmers, Compensation
Industry

Tata Steel gets green nod for Rs 1,877 crore expansion project

This augmentation project would be taken up within the existing plant of 717 hectares and no additional land is required

Publication Date: 
03/03/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Tata Iron and Steel (TISCO), Environment Clearance (EC), Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, Jamshedpur
Mining

Revised plan for rehabilitation of mining-hit areas

Even as the earlier plan for reclamation and rehabilitation (R&R) of areas that were ravaged by mining activities in Ballari district has been in limbo, the Karnataka Mining Environment Restora

Publication Date: 
22/02/2016
M. Ahiraj
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Mining, Rehabilitation, Water Quality, Agriculture, Water Conservation

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