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NGT issues notice to Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Tiger Conservation Authority and MoEFCC over proposed hotel construction in Kaziranga National Park

Over 45 farmer families survive on the yield produced from the 19- acre land in Inle Pothar, of which 9.9 acre has been earmarked for the luxury hotels project. It is also home to the one-horned rhinoceros, elephants, tigers, wild buffaloes and wild boars among other species.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Arsenic and Fluoride in Groundwater| NGT directs various States, CGWB and MoEF&CC for urgent protective steps; rebukes CGWB for shirking away from its statutory responsibility

Arsenic has been detected in ground water in parts of 230 Districts and 25 States and fluoride in 469 Districts and 27 States.

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Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Centre notifies Green Credit Rules, 2023 to promote Green Credit Programme

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Green Credit Rules, 2023 to leverage a competitive market-based approach for green credit for incentivizing environmental actions of various stakeholders.