Environment

New road for telecoupling global prosperity and ecological sustainability

China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, which seeks to expand the ancient land routes that connect China to the Mediterranean Sea and corresponding ocean-based routes, is expanding global cooperation with profound socioeconomic and ecological implications. As China and associated countries are developing specific policies to implement the initiative, it is important to analyze and integrate major relevant issues.

Publication Date: 
31/10/2016
Dewei Yang, Jingjing Cai, Vanessa Hull & et al
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
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Tags:
Environment, China, International Cooperation, Economic Development, Infrastructure Development, Roads
Forests

1,763 trees to face the axe for two Karnal bypasses

The state government has started the work to axe 1,763 trees after acquiring land of the Forest Department along the Western Yamuna Canal for the Western bypass project and near Assandh for the Ass

Publication Date: 
13/10/2016
Parveen Arora
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Trees, Deforestation, Land Acquisition, Roads, Forests
Environment

NGT asks GDA to obtain EC for elevated road project

The National Green Tribunal has directed Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to obtain environmental clearance from the Uttar Pradesh environment authority for construction of a six-lane Hindon e

Publication Date: 
05/10/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad (D), Environment Clearance (EC), Roads, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Compensation, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Hindon, Environmental Security, Environment
Forests

Nearly 5,000 Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary trees face threat

Pakhal is home to threatened animals like leopard, wolf, sloth bear and hyena.

Publication Date: 
04/10/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Trees, Pakhal SA, Deforestation, Roads, Forests
Economy

The increasing incidence of PPP project cancellations in India

A spurt in the cancellation of public-private partnership projects in recent times can be attributted to macroeconomic crises, inherent problems in the water sector projects, and foreign sponsorship of these projects. Since giving the renegotiation relief to many of these projects seems to be problematic, cancellation is probably the only way for the government to elicit more realistic bidding from the private sector.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2016
Kumar V Pratap
Economic and Political Weekly
51
39
27-29
Tags:
Water Resources, Public Sector, Private Sector, India, Infrastructure Development, Power Industry, Thermal Power Plants, Roads
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal constructions in Hindon bird sanctuary, District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 20/09/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushil Raghav Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change & Others dated 20/09/2016 regarding illegal constructions in Hindon bird sanctuary as also encroachments over the ponds and other water bodies, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
20/09/2016
Tags:
Hindon, Sanctuaries, PA Encroachments, Ghaziabad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Roads, Land Encroachments, Birds, Wildlife Act 1972, Uttar Pradesh
Transport

City roads in India unsafe for pedestrians, cyclists': World Health Organisation

BHUBANESWAR: Traffic related fatalities in the country have increased by 4.6 percent in 2015 resulting in the death of over two lakh persons.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2016
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Roads, Pedestrians, Cycles, WHO, Vehicular Safety, Traffic Accidents, Transport
Natural Disasters

State of Japan’s roads in event of disaster stokes concern among Japanese, survey finds

In the wake of the 3/11 disasters and the powerful earthquakes in Kyushu in April, a new Cabinet Office survey has highlighted concerns about the state of Japan’s roads.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2016
Japan Times (Japan)
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Japan, Roads, infrastructure, Earthquakes, Tsunami
Environment

Trivandrum-Kanniyakumari road project faces NGT bottleneck

Tribunal suspends environmental clearance; asks Ministry to go for reappraisal

Publication Date: 
16/09/2016
T.K. Rohit
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Environment Clearance (EC), Roads, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Kanniyakumari, Environment Management, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Environment

Activists seek eco-assessment of coastal highway

KENDRAPADA: Green activists have urged the government to conduct a strict environment impact assessment (EIA) for the 451km Gopalpur-Digha coastal highway under the Centre's Bharatmala Pariyojana b

Publication Date: 
14/09/2016
Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Coastal Regulations, Roads, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Health, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), Environmental Security, Environment

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