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Biodiversity

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal construction activities in Ecologically Fragile Lands of Western Ghats, 31/08/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zonal Bench, Chennai) in the matter of K. Savad Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 31/08/2015 regarding construction activities in Kodancheri and Nellipoyil Villages among others in Kozhikode District, Kerala which are within the purview of Ecologically Fragile Land (EFL) as per the reports of Prof. Madhav Gadgil and Dr. Kasthuri Rangan Committees submitted to the Government of India and the same was notified on 13-11-2013.

Judgement Date: 
31/08/2015
Tags:
Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kerala, Kozhikode (D), Biodiversity Hotspots, Wayanad, Sanctuaries, Wildlife Act 1972, Stae Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment

Ken-Betwa river link project's EIA inadequate and flawed, say environmentalists

In a scathing letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), environmentalists and former senior bureaucrats have exposed inadequacies in the environment impact assessm

Publication Date: 
28/08/2015
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Betwa, Ken, River Linking, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Riverine Ecology, Environment
Environment

Ensure there is no destruction of mangroves, NGT tells govt

PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Goa government to ensure that there is no destruction of mangroves in the project area and the adjoining area while undertaking construction o

Publication Date: 
28/08/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Mangroves, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Bridges, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Environment

Government gives pellet plants one more year to get environment clearances

Pellet plants, which are operating without green nod, have been given one more year's time by the Centre to obtain environment clearances.

Publication Date: 
28/08/2015
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Management, Iron And Steel Industry, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Environment

Centre gives green nod to rebuild MP flats in Lutyens zone

The Centre has given environment clearance for redevelopment of flats for Members of Parliament (MP) at North and South Avenue in the national capital, which would entail an investment of about Rs

Publication Date: 
27/08/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Environment Clearance (EC), Housing Construction, Buildings, Pollution, Environment
Energy

Protocol for sampling, analysis of coal and reporting of compliance in respect of implementation of the Gazette notification on use & supply of raw or blended or beneficiated coal with ash content not exceeding 34% ash content in coal based thermal power

This protocol presents the protocol for sampling, analysis of coal and reporting of compliance on quarterly basis with respect to ash content in coal to be supplied and used by the thermal power plants covered under the provisions of the Gazette notification GSR 02 (E) dated January 02, 2014 on supply and use of raw or blended or beneficiated co

Publication Date: 
26/08/2015
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, India, Ash, Industrial Pollution, Air Act 1981, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Act 1986
Environment

Faridabad hospital fined Rs 12 cr, green nod cancelled by NGT

QRG hospital, a venture of the promoters of Havells India, was directed by the NGT to pay an environmental compensation of Rs 6.88 crore for “degrading the environment”.

Publication Date: 
26/08/2015
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Haryana, Faridabad (T), Environment Clearance (EC), Compensation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Act 1986, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Land Use, Environment
Health

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance for construction of super-speciality hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, 25/08/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Krishan Lal Gera V/s State of Haryana & Ors. dated 25/08/2015 regarding environmental clearance for construction of super-speciality hospital at Plot No. 1, Sector-16, Faridabad, Haryana.

Judgement Date: 
25/08/2015
Tags:
Health, Environment Clearance (EC), Faridabad (T), Haryana, Land Use, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), High Court, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining, NCT of Delhi, 24/08/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rahul Nagar Vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors dated 24/08/2015 regarding illegal sand mining on the river bank of Yamuna and its surrounding areas without proper compliance, proper permissions and particular Environmental Clearance.

Judgement Date: 
24/08/2015
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Delhi, Environment Clearance (EC), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Dredging, Rivers, Hydrology, Yamuna
Forests

State Govt seeks more time to submit detailed report at NGT

The Chief Secretary, the Puri DFO, the Idco and the OTDC have sought more times to submit a detailed report at the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on stopping of construction and tree felling in Puri

Publication Date: 
24/08/2015
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Tree, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Puri (D), Deforestation, Tourism, Environment Act 1986, Coastal Regulations, Environment Clearance (EC)

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