Climate Change

Increasing mitigation ambition to meet the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal avoids substantial heat-related mortality in U.S. cities

Current greenhouse gas mitigation ambition is consistent with ~3°C global mean warming above preindustrial levels.

Publication Date: 
05/06/2019
Y. T. Eunice Lo, Daniel M. Mitchell, Antonio Gasparrini & et al
Science Advances
5
6
1-9
Tags:
Heat Waves, United States Of America (US), Climate Mitigation, Urban Habitat, Global Warming, Emission Targets, Climate Impacts
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal concretization of Badshahpur Drain, Gurgaon district, Haryana, 31/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vaishali Rana Chandra & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/05/2019 regarding illegal concretization and boxing of the KOSHT-Badshahpur Drain in District Gurgaon in violation of environmental norms affecting rain water harvesting and obstructing the natural flow of water.

Judgement Date: 
31/05/2019
Tags:
Drainage, Gurgaon (D), Water Harvesting, Hydrology, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Haryana, Urban Habitat
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a mall operating in Shanti Nagar, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh without consent to operate, 09/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter Shivshankar Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 09/05/2019 regarding a mall operating in Shanti Nagar, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh without consent to operate.

Judgement Date: 
09/05/2019
Tags:
Urban Habitat, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Forests

Voluntary, permanent land protection reduces forest loss and development in a rural‐urban landscape

Voluntary, permanent land protection is a key conservation process in many coun-tries. Concerns with the effectiveness of such decentralized processes exist due tothe potential for (1) selection bias, that is, the protection of parcels whose land coverwould have been conserved in the absence of protection, and (2) local spill

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
Christoph Nolte, Spencer R. Meyer, Katharine R. E. Sims & et al
Conservation Letters
1-9
Tags:
Land Acquisition, Deforestation, United States Of America (US), Benefit Sharing, Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding concretization of trees, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 29/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Environment Protection Society Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 29/03/2019 regarding concretization of trees and filling up of trees pits with concrete and bitumen is not congenial to the health and growth of the trees at SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab.

Judgement Date: 
29/03/2019
Tags:
Trees, Urban Habitat, Mohali (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Punjab
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding noise and air pollution at Worli Sea Face at Bandra Worli Sea Link, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 13/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dileep B. Nevatia & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/03/2019. This application seeks direction to ensure that air pollution and noise level is within the permissible limit at Worli Sea Face and Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL), Mumbai.

Judgement Date: 
13/03/2019
Tags:
Noise Pollution, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Mumbai, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Urban Habitat
Health

Exposure to residential greenness as a predictor of cause-specific mortality and stroke incidence in the Rome Longitudinal Study

Living in areas with higher levels of surrounding greenness and access to urban green areas have been associated with beneficial health outcomes. Some studies suggested a beneficial influence on mortality, but the evidence is still controversial.

Publication Date: 
18/02/2019
Riccardo Orioli, Chiara Antonucci, Matteo Scortichini & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
127
2
1-11
Tags:
Green Spaces, Health Effects, Urban Habitat, Non Communicable Diseases, Italy, Lifestyles
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unauthorised operation of marriage halls, nursing homes and other commercial establishments in the districts of Banda, Mahoba and Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, 24/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashish Kumar Dixit Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 24/01/2019 regarding damage to environment by unauthorised operation of marriage halls, nursing homes, clinics, hospitals, commercial complexes, hotels and other commercial establishments without requisite prior NOC/Consent to Operate from the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in the Districts of Banda, Mahoba and Chitrakoot, in clear violation of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, a

Judgement Date: 
24/01/2019
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Chitrakoot (D), Banda (D), Mahoba (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Disposal, Hospital Waste
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a factory operating in a residential area, Delhi, 14/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 14/01/2019 regarding a factory in Janak Puri, Delhi manufacturing clothes without any factory license from any Authority and by using chemical unauthorizedly, causing lot of pollution and danger to the public health. Hazardous activities in the residential area are not legally permissible.

Judgement Date: 
14/01/2019
Tags:
Industry, Urban Habitat, Textile Industry, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Industrial Pollution
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding parks being used as cremation ground, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 02/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ankush Goyal Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 02/01/2019 regarding parks being used as cremation ground in C Block, Sector 17, Noida.

Judgement Date: 
02/01/2019
Tags:
Green Spaces, Noida, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Uttar Pradesh, Urban Habitat

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