<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/02/2019 regarding illegal coal mines in Meghalaya.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/East-Jaintia-Hills-rat-hole-mines-SC-Order_08-Feb-2019.pdf"
Shillong: Encroachment in Meghalaya's reserve forests has been on the rise, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Meghalaya's recorded forest area is 9,496 square km of which
Meghalaya politicians have usually been sympathetic towards the miners’ ever since mining was banned in the State, but Deputy Chief Minister RC Laloo has publicly stood for environment instead of unscientific
SHILLONG: An environment activist from West Jaintia Hills, who is pursuing various pending issues affecting Meghalaya, said on Monday that despite the order of the Supreme Court to take action against
SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal has told the Meghalaya Government that it had “hardly taken any action” to preserve and protect the Myntdu river in West Jaintia Hills. The eastern zone bench of
SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal bench of the eastern zone in Kolkata has asked the State Government to initiate steps to protect the Myntdu river and the surrounding environment. The NGT bench took
SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued a notice to the State Government for allowing rampant flouting of the tribunal’s directions on weighbridges post mining ban. The green tribunal
JOWAI: The slow progress in trials is leading to piling up of cases related to NGT mining ban violation in Jaintia Hills, the mineral-rich part of the State. Illegal extraction and transportation of coal
After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banning the unscientific rat hole mining and transportation of coal in Meghalaya, East Jaintia Hills District police have so far seized around 319 coal laden trucks
<p>Despite decades of concerted global conservation efforts, biodiversity loss continues unabated, making it important to assess the effectiveness of conservation approaches. Using forest cover as a proxy
