Draft Notification declaring the area around Thol Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat as Eco-Sensitive Zone. The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise
This MoEF notification issued on 24 October 2013, has asked Goa government see that a proper and rigorous mining closure plan is implemented "in quickest possible time" in the eco sensitive zones around the Nethravali Wildlife Sanctuary and Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary. Read full text.
As a follow up to "in principle" acceptance of the High Level Working Group (HLWG) report by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), relevant steps would be initiated to operationalise recommendations of the HLWG. Read text of the MoEF memorandum.
Notification No. S.O.1519(E) dated 23rd August, 2007 is kept in abeyance for a period of six months i.e. upto 31st March, 2014 or until issue of further notification by the Ministry of Health & Family
Read text of the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2013 released by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on 14 Oct 2013.
Adani Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd has been served show cause notice by Union environment ministry for its Port & Special Economic Zone in Mundra taluka, Gujarat for violating environmental regulations. This follows the report by expert committee chaired by Sunita Narain. Read this show notice, Sunita Narain Committee report and more...
Letter to M/s Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of 4000 MW Imported Coal Based UMPP at villages Cheyyur Block-B, Chitharkadu, Gangadevankupam,
Consideration of projects for environmental clearance based on Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) - Lifting of Moratorium in respect of industrial clusters/areas of Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
<p>The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has imposed moratorium on environmental clearance for eight industrial projects – Indore & Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh), Vapi (Gujarat), Ghaziabad (UP), Ludhiana (Punjab), Patancheru-Bollaram (Andhra Pradesh), Panipat (Haryana) and Jharsuguda (Orissa). Read text of this memorandum.</p>
Letter to M/s Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp. Ltd. from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of Sondiha OC-cum-UG Coalmine Project (1 MTPA peak in an ML area of 810
