-The Times of India JAIPUR: The National Green Tribunal's central zone bench in Bhopal has banned mining activities in 84 stone and marble quarries located inside and within 1 km radius of the Sariska tiger reserve and adjoining Jamuaramgarh sanctuary. While criticizing the Rajasthan government for unabated illegal mining in the Aravalli hills, including Sariska, the NGT also flayed Haryana for using illegally mined stones. Friday's order followed written submissions by the...
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Crackdown on 100 houses in Delhi reserve forest -Darpan Singh
-The Hindustan Times New Delhi: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Saturday surveyed more than 100 houses built illegally on forestland in the Neb Sarai area and sealed 10 of them. The forest department, on its part, issued 40 notices, ordering the occupants to vacate the premises. Action is likely to continue. The authorities swung into action only after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday had ordered Delhi's two top...
More »Jairam Ramesh brushes aside National Green Tribunal flak on clearance to 3 mines in Chhattisgarh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A day after receiving flak from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh defended his decision, as then environment minister, to clear three cases of coal mining in Chhattisgarh. Ramesh said he acted on his "own assessment" which was well within his right as a minister. In a statement, Ramesh said, "While forest advisory committee (FAC) was carrying out its due diligence,...
More »Green Tribunal bans tyre burning in public -Alok Deshpande
-The Hindu Creates toxic smoke and poses serious environmental threat, says petition Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal has banned the burning of tyres at public places, such as roads and areas surrounded by residential buildings and also during protests by political and religious groups as it is likely to cause health hazard. The Western Zone Bench of NGT was hearing the petition against the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and the State of...
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-Outlook The real story of a ‘decisive' UPA blowing away the eight-year cloud around Posco's project Bend It Like Moily Seven reasons why UPA's pre-poll green clearance for Posco is more about spiel than steel Posco got green clearance after the sudden removal of MoEF Jayanthi Natarajan, who was reluctant to sign on the file. The nod came days before South Korean President Park Geun-hye's visit;...
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