Wildlife

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on performance audit of protection, conservation and management of wildlife sanctuaries in Gujarat

Gujarat which is home to the Asiatic lion, wild ass and other important species like blackbuck, great Indian bustard, greater and lesser flamingos, does not have a state-specific forest policy.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2023
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Sanctuaries, National Parks, Wildlife, Gujarat
Environment

Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding eco sensitive zones around national parks and sanctuaries, 26/04/2023

Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/04/2023.

The Union of India had filed the application seeking modification/clarification of the order passed by the SC, June 3, 2022 (IA No 1000 of 2003 in WP (C) No 202 of 1995). The applicant (Union of India) was specifically seeking modification of the directions contained in paragraphs 56.1 and 56.5 of the order.

Judgement Date: 
26/04/2023
Tags:
Eco-Sensitive Zone, Government Of India (GOI), Protected Area Conservation, Supreme Court, National Parks, Sanctuaries, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal excavation of sand from Son river, village Thatara, district Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, 04/01/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Pandey Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 04/01/2023.

Judgement Date: 
04/01/2023
Tags:
Rivers, Sand, Mining, Singrauli (D), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sanctuaries, Son Gharial SA, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Crocodiles
Mining

Joint enquiry report on the operation of Kantipal stone quarry, Anandapur tahasil, Kendujhar district, Odisha, 14/11/2022

Report filed by the Office of the Collector and District Magistrate, Keonjhar on the operation of Kantipal Stone Quarry located in Anandapur tahasil, Kendujhar district, Odisha.

Judgement Date: 
14/11/2022
Tags:
Mining, Stone Industry, Keonjhar (D), Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Sanctuaries
Biodiversity

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, 28/09/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vireshwar Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/09/2022. The application sought enforcement of the NGT order, June 10, 2021 (E.A. No. 47/2019 in O.A. No. 325/2018, Gaurav Kumar Bansal v. UOI & Ors) directing finalization of notification under Section 26A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 for protection of the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary by the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
28/09/2022
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Environment

Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding eco-sensitive zones of national parks/sanctuaries, 03/06/2022

The Judgment of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/06/2022.

Judgement Date: 
03/06/2022
Tags:
National Parks, Sanctuaries, India, Mining, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Supreme Court, Protected Area Conservation
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Sasangada/Saranda Sanctuary, west Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, 13/12/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of R. K. Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/12/2021.

Judgement Date: 
13/12/2021
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Paschim Singhbhum, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Jharkhand, Eco-Sensitive Zone
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of EC to a project within prohibited distance from two wildlife sanctuaries, Panchkula district, Haryana, 15/06/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramesh Malik & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/06/2021.

Judgement Date: 
15/06/2021
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Panchkula (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Haryana, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Environment Clearance (EC)
Wildlife

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, 10/06/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Kumar Bansal Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/06/2021. This application is for execution of order of the NGT, May 31, 2019 directing issuance of requisite notification under section 26A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 for protection of the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
10/06/2021
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Wildlife Act 1972, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Biodiversity

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding constructions within Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 01/06/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Umashankar Patwa & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/06/2021.

The question in consideration was whether Hindustan Institute of Technology & Management and Anand Engineering College are within the wildlife sanctuary notified by Uttar Pradesh as “Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary” vide Notification dated March 27, 1991 in district Agra, under Section 18 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

Judgement Date: 
01/06/2021
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Birds, Agra (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Buildings

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