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State government yet to finalise a policy for scientific and regulated mining in Jaintia hills and elsewhereIndustry & Environment unit
Centre for Science & Environment
New Delhi
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| Environmental Governance Quarterly SEPTEMBER, 2014 |
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Dear Reader, We are back with our sixth volume of Environmental Governance Quarterly Newsletter. The newsletter, as you know is focused on environmental regulations and regulators. It covers new and upcoming laws and regulations, changes in the regulatory regime, important environmental litigations and best practices in regulations and its implementation. It also captures news from key environmental regulators and gives critical perspective on important regulatory issues. The purpose of this newsletter is not only to share information, but also to build a community of stakeholders who can push for better environmental governance in the country. We would appreciate your advice and comment on the newsletter. You can e-mail your feedback/opinion at nivit@cseindia.org. |
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 REPORTERS DESK
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TOP STORY
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| Coal quandary | |||
| In a sweeping pronouncement, the Supreme Court has termed all the 218 coal blocks allocated since 1993 illegal. This has raised a fundamental question: how to allocate high-value natural resources in a fair and transparent manner? An analysis | |||
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September 30, 2014
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CSE NEWS
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| All about effective air quality monitoring | |||
| Monitoring air pollutants is important to understand the impact of policy changes. Vivek Chattopadhyaya explains the existing technologies for it and some of their limitations | |||
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September 22, 2014
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| CSE released its second study on the pollution from dyeing and textile mills in Pali, Rajasthan. | |||
| Pali was classified as a critically polluted industrial cluster by the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI). | |||
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September 18, 2014
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| Urban floods: lessons from Jammu & Kashmir | |||
| Putting a stop to unmindful concretisation of lake beds and drainage channels can save cities from disastrous floods | |||
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September 10, 2014
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| A provision in need of serious review | |||
| The Fifth Schedule has remained mired in confusion and politicking | |||
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September 05, 2014
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| Adding another national regulator will not help environment | |||
| India needs second-generation reforms in environmental governance to protect environment and community rights and reduce transaction costs for industry | |||
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May 18, 2014
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| Environment ministry renamed, online system for green clearances launched | |||
| New minister, Prakash Javadekar, says India will present its case on climate change forcefully at international forums | |||
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May 30, 2014
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REGULATOR'S WATCH
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| Supreme Court cancels allotment of 214 coal blocks | |||
| All the operational mines have been asked to wind up their production by March 2015 | |||
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September 24, 2014
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| Garbage gets attention | |||
| India is revising the way it manages solid waste. A manual for this, prepared by the urban development ministry, proposes providing legal identity to ragpickers and waste dealers but overlooks certain ground realities | |||
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September 15, 2014
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| Ministers mount pressure to dilute Forest Rights Act | |||
| Tribal affairs minister asked to withdraw objections to Maharashtra’s Village Forest Rules that allow forest department take control over forests in violation of FRA | |||
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September 12, 2014
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| Maharashtra eases procedures for conversion of land in urban areas | |||
| Bid to tackle rising menace of illegal construction | |||
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September 12, 2014
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| Can we save Ganga | |||
| The Ganga is getting political attention. What does it take to clean the river? From Kanpur to Varanasi, the river's most polluted stretch, a journey made to understand why the pollution is so persistent while SUNITA NARAIN suggests ways to clean it. | |||
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Jun 8, 2014
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COURT WATCH
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| Licence to mine | |||
| Supreme Court allows conditional resumption of iron ore mining in Goa | |||
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May 31, 2014
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| NGT seeks action plan to ensure zero discharge from Jodhpur industries | |||
| National Green Tribunal has also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each industry operating without consent of the state pollution control board | |||
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May 9, 2014
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GREEN CLEARANCE WATCH
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| Green tribunal directs environment ministry not to appoint inexperienced persons in expert panels | |||
| NGOs, activists allege unqualified persons are being appointed to bodies that advise government on environment and social impacts of projects | |||
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Jul 21, 2014
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| Meghalaya suspends rat-hole coal mining | |||
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Jul 21, 2014
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| Green Clearance Analysis: April to June 2014 | |||
| Given the election season in larger part of the last quarter, and transition into a new government, the accordance of green clearances by the union Ministry of Environment and Forests has followed a relatively slow pace. | |||
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April to June 2014
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GLOBAL NEWS
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| Mining at Deep Sea | |||
| Countries are delving deeper into the ocean to explore its mineral wealth. The deposits on the ocean floor are enormous and the ecology of this largest habitat on earth, unexplored. The high seas are also global common property that demand an equitable distribution of their riches. How will deep sea mining impact the ecology and shape the mechanism to share common resources? | |||
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September 15, 2014
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| Why Asian cities should be made ‘smart cities’ | |||
| Kolkata and Mumbai are among the most flood-prone Asian megacities in the world and must invest in water-smart planning and development, says new report which sets the tone for the forthcoming UN-Habitat report | |||
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September 15, 2014
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