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Forests

Opposition criticises government's move to dilute Forest Rights Act

Representatives of several opposition parties have come together to criticise the government for continuing to try and dilute the provisions of the Forest Rights Act, which makes it mandatory to ge

Publication Date: 
05/05/2016
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006, Tribals, Forests, Land, Right To Information (RTI), Forest Clearance, Gram Sabhas, Himachal Pradesh, Hydroelectricity
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Kashang Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, 04/05/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryawaran Sanrakshan Sangarsh Samiti Lippa Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Kashang Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur District of the State of Himachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
04/05/2016
Tags:
Dams, Kinnaur, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Himachal Pradesh, Court, Forest Clearance, Gram Sabhas, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Singoli Bhatwari hydro-electric project on the river Mandakini in the State of Uttarakhand, 04/05/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharat Jhunjhunwala Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Singoli Bhatwari hydro-electric project on the river Mandakini, District Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand by the Project Proponent L & T Uttranchal Hydro Electric Pvt.

Judgement Date: 
04/05/2016
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Dams, Rivers, Rudraprayag (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance
Wildlife

Cambodia’s last royal turtles on verge of extinction

Efforts to save Cambodia's royal turtle, one of the world's most critically endangered species, are being hampered by dredging and illegal forest clearances, a wildlife conservation group warned on

Publication Date: 
28/04/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Turtles, Endangered Species, Deforestation, Forest Clearance, Cambodia
Environment

Odisha's mega Posco dreams all but over

Bhubaneswar: In June 2005 when the Naveen Patnaik government signed an MoU with the South Korean steel behemoth, Posco, for a 12-mtpa mega steel plant in the state, the public euphoria reached its

Publication Date: 
12/04/2016
Rajaram Satapathy
Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), POSCO, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment
Environment

End of the road for Rs 50,000 crore Posco plant?

Suspense over the fate of the Rs 50,000-crore Posco steel project in Odisha has deepened with the South Korean giant showing disinterest in pursuing it because of the hurdles it continues to face o

Publication Date: 
11/04/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
POSCO, Environmental Security, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Iron And Steel Industry, Industrial Pollution, Forest Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tidong-I Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, 04/04/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Kumar Negi & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2016 regarding Tidong-I Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh.

The Tribunal permits the Project Proponent (M/s Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd) to carry out the construction work of the project on certains conditions which includes:

i) Shall not fell trees in any manner whatsoever.

ii) Shall not allow disruption of natural drainage of river Tidong.

Judgement Date: 
04/04/2016
Tags:
Dams, Rivers, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, Hydrology, River Pollution, Waste Disposal, High Court, Forest Clearance, Deforestation, Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Gram Panchayat, Compensatory Afforestation
Environment

Environment ministry's five step process to faster clearance

The environment ministry used to be the reason behind most project delays. This seems to have changed, according to a government study of over 1,000 projects.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2016
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Wildlife Clearance, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forests, Land
Environment

We will give environment, forest clearances in 100 days: Javadekar

Says govt to implement bar code enabled system to end sand mafia in country

Publication Date: 
01/04/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Sand, Mining, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction activity that is being carried on in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, 29/02/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Society for Preservation of Kasauli and its Environs (SPOKE) Vs. Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation & Others dated 29/02/2016 regarding construction activity that is being carried on in Kasauli and the surrounding areas without compliance of law.

NGT directs both the counsel to submit the list of the properties which are being constructed illegally, unauthorisedly in Kasauli whether in cantonment area, non- cantonment area or even in the near-by areas to Kasauli to which the Development Plan applies.

Judgement Date: 
29/02/2016
Tags:
Environment, Construction Industry, Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Forest Clearance, Forest Act 1980

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