Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Adani Cementation Limited Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2025. Adani Cementation Limited approached the Bombay High Court seeking issuance of an order directing the respondents/ authorities to permit the petitioner to carry out the work of construction of …
KANNUR: Celebrating its victory in the first round of the court battle to retain the controversial Mangroves Theme Park on the banks of the Valapattanam River, the CPM-sponsored Pappinissery Ecotourism Society opened the park to the public on Sunday morning. The park was opened on the strength of the stay …
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted permission to open the Mangrove Theme Park at Pappinissery under certain conditions. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice J Chelameswar and Justice P N Raveendran stayed the order of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to close down the Mangrove Park …
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Friday reiterated that there was no alternative site to the proposed airport in Navi Mumbai and that the Ministry would not approve any other site. After a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Mr. Patel told reporters that there was no question of …
The draft action plan on climate change by Union Territory of Puducherry. It highlights various approaches and activities formulated for adopting six missions under NAPCC to mitigate the climate impacts. See also: State and National Climate Change Action Plans of India West Bengal state action plan on climate change Orissa …
400 sq m Of Marine Habitat Under Threat; Coast Guard Warns Of Oil SpillViju B | TNNMumbai: A cargo ship ran into a coral reef off the Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep, damaging around 400 square metres of the pristine reef that
A CPI(M)-backed non-profit organisation in Kannur has approached the Kerala High Court, challenging the Union environment ministry’s decision to close a mangrove theme park. On July 21, Justice S Sirijagan directed Pappinissery Eco-Tourism Society to implead state of Kerala and make it the respondent. The Ministry of Environment and Forests …
Vinaya DeshpandeURAN (Raigad district): The Director of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) based in New Delhi will be in Mumbai on Friday to meet the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board officials to offer help in containing the oil leak that happened from MSC Chitra. TERI has developed
Rahi GaikwadMumbai: Mangroves near the Elephanta Island in the Mumbai harbour and those near Vashi in Navi Mumbai were found to be affected on Wednesday, after merchant vessel MSC Chitra collided with MV Khalijia-III, leading to a massive oil spill in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai. There is, however, no …
Chennai: Population explosion and commercial exploitation leading to habitat destruction was a major major threat to biodiversity of the country, said K. Venkataraman, additional director, Zoological Survey of India.In his talk on `Biodiversity Conservation' at the Government Museum, Chennai, Mr. Venkataraman said that 50 per cent of the forests have …
Reema NarendranTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The destruction of mangroves at the Mangrove Theme Park is just the tip of an iceberg when compared to the larger destruction of mangroves in the State, concluded the expert panel headed by B Madhusoodana Kurup, which looked into the controversy.The committee has reported that mangroves have been …
The Suo Moto Statement made by Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State of Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) in Lok Sabha on environmental implications of the recent oil spill off Mumbai coast.See Also Report: Marine litter: a global challengewww.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/278021 Feature: How vulnerable is Indian coast to oil spills? Impact of …
Vinaya Deshpande & Meena MenonMumbai: The oil leak from MSC Chitra could not have happened at a worse time. This is the breeding season for marine animals, and environmentalists fear that the spill may impact not only the breeding cycle, but also much more in the future if the oil …
The bitter turf war within the government over the proposed international airport in Navi Mumbai seems to have entered its final stage now with the expert committee of the Environment Ministry scheduled to hold a three-day meeting from August 18-20 to decide on its fate.With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself …
The World Bank (WB) is helping Bangladesh carry out a series of studies to develop a program for sustainable development of the Sundarbans, the world's single largest mangrove forest in the country's south-western part. A comprehensive plan based on these studies would be developed to integrate prioritized interventions to address …
The focus of this Manual is primarily on three main areas of audit, namely, financial audit, compliance audit, and performance audit as they apply to environmental issues. Further, during the course of thematic discussions, the following areas of environment-related activities have been extensively covered with the objective of providing detailed …
This study of the economics of adaptation to climate change follows the sector approach, with separate estimates of adaptation measures for infrastructure, water, agriculture, industrial forestry, fisheries, coastal zones, human health, and ecosystems. The overall study has two objectives: to help decision makers in developing countries to better understand and …
Sadanand Tandel’s house is the dream of every tourist. A terrific sea view, waving coconut fronds and in a few dozen steps one can walk into the sea waves. Through Tandel’s eyes, however, the view is somber. Till 1991, 30 of his coconut trees stood where the sea is now. …
India has a vast extent of coast line of about 8000 km spanning 13 maritime mainland statesand Union Territories, which are home to a diversity of coastal and marine ecosystems,comprising nationally and globally significant biodiversity (Venkataraman and Wafar, 2005).It also supports almost 30% of its human population being dependent on …
