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Legal challenge of EC and CRZ clearance for Golf Course project pending; Mandrem village is a turtle nesting site, fact cannot be overlooked, says NGT; project could be category A and EC from MoEF

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rajeev Suri Vs. Ministry of Urban Development dated 28/05/2015 regarding ban on the work of redevelopment of the existing Central Government Housing project, Kidwai Nagar (East) New Delhi, particularly, on the work of digging deep basements in course of such redevelopment on the ground that such work causes damage to the environment within the meaning of Section 2(a) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and virtually amounts to soil mining without obtaining necessary clearances.

Permits for quarrying in ecologically sensitive areas could not be renewed without prior environmental clearance, an affidavit filed by the State government in the Kerala High Court has said.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Tony Thomas Vs The Principal Secretary State of Kerala Department of Environment and Climate Change Secretariat dated 20/05/2015 regarding mining and quarrying of minor minerals for construction activities in Kerala.

“Ensure meat shops are properly regulated”

The National Green Tribunal today imposed a ban on all illegal slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh and directed state authorities to ensure there is proper regulation of meat shops.

The NGT reiterated that slaughterhouses in Ghaziabad, Hapur and Meerut that operate in the open will only be allowed to function after it obtains the necessary consent from relevant authorities.

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday halted all approvals given by the government agencies for construction of buildings on wet­lands and catchment areas of water bodies in Bengaluru for three m

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Forward Foundation Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 07/05/2015 regarding commercial projects that are being developed in a large-sized, mixed use development project/building complex, including setting up of a SEZ park, Hotels, Residential Apartments and a Mall, covering approximately 80 acres on the valley land immediately abutting the Agara Lake and more particularly identified as lying between Agara and Bellandur Lakes, exposing the entire eco system to severe threat of environmental degradatio

In a major blow to Anand Engineering College, the Union ministry of environment and forest has accepted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the college is situated inside the Soor Sarovar

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