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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding authorization given to Ferro Build Hards, a bio-medical waste treatment facility, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 21/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Praduman Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/05/2019 regarding cancelling of authorization in favour of Ferro Build Hards (I) Pvt. Ltd., Naini, Allahabad, (Pragyaj), Uttar Pradesh. Grievance in this application is that the plant in question is very close to residential area, river bed, railway track and highway. In spite of unsuitable location, UPPCB has granted authorization under the provisions of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 in violation of guidelines issued by the CPCB in the year 2003.

Judgement Date: 
21/05/2019
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Waste Treatment, Allahabad (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Uttar Pradesh, Court, Rivers, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of muck waste into Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand, 17/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Jain Vs National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. & Others dated 17/05/2019 regarding dumping of muck waste into Bhagirathi River in the Batheri Chungi and Nallupani areas of the NH-34 leading to the Gangotri Dham.

Judgement Date: 
17/05/2019
Tags:
Bhagirathi, Rivers, Highways, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Landslides, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), River Pollution
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding stone crushers operating in the area of river Kosi and Dabka, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, 15/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil M. Puri & Others Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 15/05/2019 on the issue of grant of consent to establish (CTE) to an industry in the area of river Kosi and Dabka in Tehsils Bazpur, Kashipur and Ramnagar.

Judgement Date: 
15/05/2019
Tags:
Rivers, Kosi, Stone Industry, Minor Minerals, Mining, Udham Singh Nagar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, High Court, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Carrying Capacity, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Water Resources

Study finds, only one-third of the world's longest rivers remain free flowing

Infrastructure development and other human-made changes are the leading contributors to connectivity loss in global rivers, resulting in disrupted ecosystem services, claimed researchers.

Publication Date: 
13/05/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rivers, Dams, Reservoirs, Water Quality, Biodiversity, Water Resources
Dams/ Irrigation

Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India

The present study outlines major concerns and potential environmental consequences of the proposed Pancheshwar high dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2019
S. P. Sati, Shubhra Sharma, Naresh Rana & et al
Current Science
116
9
1483-1489
Tags:
Dams, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himalaya, Geology, Earthquakes, Sedimentation, Rivers, Reservoirs, Floods, Hydroelectricity
Environment

Connected and flowing: a renewable future for rivers, climate and people

A recently launched report from World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy demonstrates how the renewable energy revolution can help address the world’s climate and energy challenge without affecting rivers and the diverse benefits they provide to people and nature.

Publication Date: 
07/05/2019
WWF
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Ecosystem Services, Rivers, Climate Change, Hydroelectricity, India, Global
Water Resources

Hippo dung shortages caused by hunting could endanger fish and communities on Africa’s great lakes, study shows

Collapsing hippo numbers – and the loss of dung they produce – poses a threat to the species that thrive in eastern Africa’s rivers and great lakes, and the humans who rely on them.

Publication Date: 
03/05/2019
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Water Resources, Wildlife, Rivers, Fish, Tanzania, Freshwater Ecosystems, Africa, Ecology
Environment

Damaging environment on Udhampur-Banihal NH; NGT refuses to review ban order against GIL, HCC

The National Green Tribunal has refused to review its order of penalising Gammon India Limited (GIL) and the Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) Ltd of Rs 1 crore each for damaging the environment duri

Publication Date: 
30/04/2019
Kashmir Times (Jammu)
Tags:
Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC), Environmental Security, National Green Tribunal (NGT), High Court, Rivers, Environment
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal on eco-restoration of rivers to save forests from being flooded, 26/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gopal Chandra Sinha Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/04/2019 regarding eco-restoration of rivers to save forests from being flooded. According to the applicant, working plan for forests for scientific management requires reduction of siltation of water and reservoirs. This requires collection of boulders/silt from the river beds in the forest area. National Working Plan Code -2014 provides for sustainable management of forest and bio-diversity which requires controlled dredging to maintain e-flow.

Judgement Date: 
26/04/2019
Tags:
Rivers, Forests, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Hydrology
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining on Phalgu river, Bihar, 23/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs Chief Secretary, State of Bihar & Others dated 23/04/2019 regarding illegal mining on Phalgu river in Belagunj and Khizar sarai block, Bihar. The applicant has alleged that due to deep excavation of sand beyond the permissible limit has resulted in causing death of many children.

Judgement Date: 
23/04/2019
Tags:
Rivers, Mining, Bihar, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Gaya (D)

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