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Plea alleges cutting of 5 lakh trees for mining in Chhattisgarh, SC seeks
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from Rajasthan Rajya Vidhyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL), a mining company and others on a plea seeking a stay on the operations of the mining in Phase-II in Parsa East and Kente Basan (PEKB) mine alleging tha
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Dehradun-Delhi corridor: NGT appoints Expert Committee, directs steps for
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday appointed an independent twelve-member Expert Committee in regards to diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes and cutting of trees for widening and elevating corridor construction for a part of NH 72A
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Pakistan: 11 killed, 15 injured in Kohat Shia-Sunni clash
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 26 (ANI): At least 11 people were killed and 15 injured in a Shia-Sunni clash in Kohat Division's Kurram District on Monday.
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Approach NGT, says Delhi HC on plea alleging large-scale cutting of trees
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (AN): The Delhi High Court has directed petitioner National Hawker Federation (NHF) to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) with its plea alleging large-scale cutting of trees in Anand Vihar area in Delhi for building a proposed canteen by the railway.
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SC lifts ban on construction, industrial activities in Taj Trapezium Zone
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday lifted its earlier interim order imposing a complete ban on construction, industrial activities and cutting of trees in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).
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Mumbai: Shiv Sena's Aditya Thackeray backs Aarey protest
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Throwing his weight behind environmentalists protesting against the cutting of trees in Aarey Colony, Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray on Friday promised to declare Aarey a forest.
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Mumbai: Government is following court's decision in Aarey Colony, says BJP
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Sunday said that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was following the court's order with respect to cutting of trees in Aarey Colony.
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Aarey Row: 38 arrested, 55 detained during protest against cutting of tree
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 5 : A local court on Saturday sent 29 people to judicial custody for five days while police detained 55 others in connection with protests against the cutting of trees in Aarey colony area.
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Javadekar backs cutting trees at Aarey, says development and environment p
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Amid ongoing public protests against the cutting of trees at Aarey colony in Mumbai, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday backed the proposed metro shed in Aarey forest area and said that development and environment protection
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Mumbai: Supriya Sule joins protesters against felling of trees in Aarey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule on Sunday joined in with the locals at Aarey Colony who are protesting against Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Tree Authority's decision to slash 2,700 trees in the locality.
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Chhattisgarh: Raipur introduces 'eco-friendly' wood logs for funerals
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): In order to stop cutting of trees, the municipal corporation in Raipur has introduced 'eco-friendly' logs made out of cow dung for funerals.
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Violation of rules in cutting of trees: Delhi govt tells Centre
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain wrote a letter to Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan to draw the latter's attention towards the violation of rules in the felling of trees in South Delhi for the re-construction project of several colonies.
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