Water Resources

Wetlands reclamation causes flooding in villages of Uran

The infrastructure that we are developing would be in danger if we continue this mindless development.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2019
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Right To Information (RTI), Wetlands, Water Resources
Water Resources

SC notice to Centre, UP on plea against NGT order refusing to declare Surajpur as wetland

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea challenging the National Green Tribunal's order which refused to declare the low lying areas in and

Publication Date: 
21/02/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wetlands, Uttar Pradesh, Gautam Budha Nagar, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Ecosystem, Water Resources
Water Resources

Saving wetlands topmost priority of govt: Environment minister

West Bengal Environment minister Suvendu Adhikary Wednesday said saving wetlands was the topmost priority of the state government.

Publication Date: 
14/02/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wetlands, West Bengal, Environmentalists, Water Resources
Environment

Set up ‘green police’ to stop environmental crimes: Activists

NAVI MUMBAI: Citing the slow progress in cases of environmental crime, particularly the destruction of mangroves, three ecology-focused groups have appealed to CM Devendra Fadnavis to set up a spec

Publication Date: 
02/01/2019
Times of India (Navi Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Wetlands, Mangroves, National Green Trbunal (NGT), High Court, Coastal Regulations, Environment
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste plant situated on the Deepor Beel, Assam, 18/12/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Chowdhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/12/2018 regarding municipal solid waste plant situated on the Deepor Beel, Assam.

Judgement Date: 
18/12/2018
Tags:
Wetlands, Assam, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Solid Waste, Rail Transport
Environment

The coral reef economy: the business case for investment in the protection, preservation and enhancement of coral reef health

New findings released offer a compelling business case for investing in the protection of the world’s coral reefs, with economic benefits stretching into the tens of billions in just over a decade.

Publication Date: 
06/11/2018
UNEP
Tags:
Corals, Finance, Economy, Wetlands, Wastewater, Afforestation, Croplands, Protected Area Conservation
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding garbage dumping in Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam, 08/10/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/10/2018 regarding garbage dumping in Deepor Beel, Kamrup District, Assam. Senior Additional Advocate General submits that proposals have been made in respect of the integrated MSW treatment plant in question, and the matter relating to the railway track.

Judgement Date: 
08/10/2018
Tags:
Wetlands, Solid Waste, Kamrup, Assam, Infrastructure Development, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Water Resources

Global wetland outlook: state of the world’s wetlands and their services to people 2018

Natural wetlands are in long-term decline around the world says this global report on the state of wetlands. Between 1970 and 2015, inland and marine/coastal wetlands both declined by approximately 35%, where data are available, three times the rate of forest loss.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2018
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
Tags:
Wetlands, Wetland Conservation, Ramsar Convention, India, Global
Water Resources

Notification for identification of wetlands issued: MoEF tells NGT

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has informed the National Green Tribunal that it has issued a notification for identification and protection of wetlands which prohibit encroachments

Publication Date: 
06/09/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Wetlands, Waste Disposal, Supreme Court, Environment Act 1986, Environmentalists, Water Resources
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding SJR Watermark Project on the bank of Kaikondrahalli Lake in Bengaluru, 04/09/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. S. Ravi Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 04/09/2018 regarding restraining construction activities at Kaikondrahalli Vilalge, BBMP Ward No. 150 (Bellandur Ward), Mahadevpura Zone, Bengaluru. The grievance of the applicant is that the project called ‘SJR Watermark Project’ on the bank of Kaikondrahalli Lake in Bengaluru was within less than 10 meters from the edge of the lake as against the requirement of distance of 30 meters which is a buffer/no development/no construction Zone.

Judgement Date: 
04/09/2018
Tags:
Wetlands, Bangalore, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Land Encroachments, Karnataka, Construction Industry

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