LDF govt ensured eco sensitive zone was not turned 10-km wide, says Kerala CM Pinarayi VijayanHe said the State government was consulting the advocate-general on the possibility of filing a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a rev...
Centre to move Supreme Court on issue of ESZ around protected forests: Union MoS"We will be holding discussions with the Kerala government and we will file an affidavit in the Supreme Court. Whatever disquiet is there a...
316 out of 651 protected areas under final ESZ notification: Environment ministry- Is Uttarakhand eco plan for Bhagirathi a sham? Water ministry smells a rat
Gujarat govt to cut buffer around 19 sanctuariesFormer director of Bombay Natural History Society Asad Rahmani said, “The ESZ should be decided on the ecology of the area and not on polit...
Over 150 ECZ proposals approved by NDA in 8 months: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said that his ministry will complete a "long-pending mammoth exercise" of declaring ESZs around 624 protected areas in the countr...
Government issues final notification demarcating ESZ around Okhla bird sanctuaryJavadekar said that the notification was issued within 24-hours after the wild life board cleared the process of demarcating the ESZ yester...
Eco-sensitive zone notification for areas around Bhitarkanika raises concerns among localsThe notified areas would now be guided by stringent provisions of environment protection law, according to national park officials.
29 Eco Sensitive Zones notified in country: GovernmentJavadekar said his ministry has declared ESZ around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, as well as, certain identified areas which req...
Reduced Okhla eco-zone plan put up for commentsThe environment ministry on Tuesday invited comments to a draft notification that proposes a reduced the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around th...
Population density may have hit Western Ghats ecosystem: Government"The transformation of the landscape may have affected the ecosystems of the Western Ghats," Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
NGT asks Delhi,Haryana to give ESZ proposal on Okhla sanctuaryNGT has directed Delhi and Haryana governments to send their proposals regarding eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Okhla Bird Sanctuary t...
File fresh proposal on eco-sensitive zone of Okhla Bird Sanctuary: National Green Tribunal to UPThe NGT today directed the UP government to file a fresh proposal on reducing the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Okhla Bird sanctuary.
File fresh proposal on ESZ of Okhla bird sanctuary: Green tribunal to UP govtThe NGT directed the state government to file a fresh proposal after noting that the "communication", claimed to be the UP's proposal, sent...
MoEF sets February 15 deadline for eco-zonesThe ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has set February 15 as the deadline for the states to declare eco-sensitive zones (ESZs).
Bandipur Tiger Reserve becomes first tiger reserve to notify its ESZBandipur Tiger Reserve became the first tiger reserve in the country to notify its Eco-sensitive Zone (ESZ) a week ago, on October 4.
- Green Tribunal approached for protecting Western Ghat Eco Sensitive Zones
A group of NGOs have approached the National Green Tribunal in Delhi, seeking ban on projects in Eco Sensitive Zones (ESZs).