Promotion of climate resilient farming: Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing (2023-24)

The Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing (2023-24), present this Sixty-Eighth Report on the Subject ‘Promotion of Climate Resilient Farming' pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare). The Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing had selected …

Prospects and challenges for implementing land-based climate change mitigation in support of carbon dioxide removal in China

In this working paper, the authors present an overview of China’s greenhouse gas emissions and its land-based carbon stocks and flows, with a spotlight on potential for land-based mitigation technologies and practices (LMTs) for carbon dioxide removal, based on the published literature. They also provide an analysis of LMT-related policies …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Tamil Nadu forest department objecting to flights flying over protected areas, 07/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Forest Dept. objects to operating flights over protected areas" appearing in the Times of India dated 31.12.2023 The application has been registered on the basis of the news item titled "Forest Dept. objects to operating flights over …

Comparative study of carbon rights in the context of jurisdictional REDD+: case studies from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean

Recognizing the invaluable role of forests in the fight against climate change, countries and the international community have established a framework known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable forest management, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). This …

Review of upper Yamuna river cleaning projects up to Delhi and river bed management in Delhi

Delhi’s vital water source, the Yamuna river, is facing a severe pollution crisis due to untreated effluents, biomedical waste and illegal dumping of construction debris (malba), posing an imminent threat, according to a comprehensive report from the parliamentary standing committee on water resources. The alarming findings shed light on the …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction in the Shivalik range of Himalayas by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 06/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Naathu Ram Vs Ministry of Road Transport and Highways & Others dated 06/02/2024.

Applicant has raised a grievance against construction in the Shivalik range of Himalayas extending up to a length of 97/103.55 kms in Himachal Pradesh undertaken by …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding ban on the culture, breeding, transportation and import of Clarias Gariepinus (exotic magar fish), 06/002/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Maa Durga Primary Fisherman Co. Operative Society Ltd. Vs Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandary and Dairying dated 06/02/2024.

The applicant, a cooperative Society has filed the application seeking issuance of directions to respondents inter alia to frame concrete guidelines …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pipeline laid by the Gas Authority of India Limited at village Milak Kharakpur Baaje, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, 05/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Adesh Kumar Yadav Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 05/02/2024.

In the application, an allegation has been made that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) was carrying out illegal construction, in violation of the environmental norms, at village Milak Kharakpur …

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on February 05, 2024. The Bill seeks to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. It would be applicable to Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, and any other state that passes a …

The Goa Land Use (Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2024

In order to use tenanted land for setting up of projects for community or public purpose, the Goa government has introduced the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Bill, 2024 seeking amendment to Section 3 of Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991 so as to specify in the Right to Fair Compensation …

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