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  Draft notification declaring Ecologically Sensitive Area in Western Ghats in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

  <p>The Ministry of Environment &amp; Forests (MoEF) issued this draft notification earmarking 56,825 sq km of the Western Ghats as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu keeping it out of bounds for mining, quarrying and major construction and thermal projects. Read the text.</p>

  • 10/03/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Eco-Sensitive Zone
    • Western Ghats
    • Gujarat
    • Maharashtra
    • Goa
    • Karnataka
    • Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
    • India

• Letter to M/s Tata Steel Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance dated 24th January, 2014

  Letter to M/s Tata Steel Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of Ganeshpur Opencast Coalmine Project (4 MTPA (normative) & 5.5 MTPA (Peak) in 398 ha project area)

  • 24/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Environment Clearance (EC)
    • Coal
    • Mining
    • Jharkhand

• Draft policy for sustainable utilisation of agar wood 2014

  This draft policy for sustainable utilisation of agar wood prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests deals with the issues related to trade, current status, export and management of agar wood for sustainable utilisation.

  • 16/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Wood
    • Trees
    • Trade
    • Exports
    • India
    • Illegal Trade
    • Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

• Revised draft policy on inspection, verification, monitoring and overall procedure relating to grant of forest clearances and identification of forests

  <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241);">The revised draft policy on inspection, verification, monitoring and overall procedure relating to grant of forest clearances and identification of forests released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF).</span><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/revised-draft-policy-inspection-verification-monitoring-and-overall-procedure" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241);" target="_blank"><span class="style1" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">&nbsp;</span></a></p>

  • 10/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Forest Clearance
    • India
    • Forests
    • Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
    • Forest Conservation
    • Mining
    • Hydroelectricity
    • Irrigation
    • Protected Area Conservation
    • Eco-Sensitive Zone
    • Wildlife
    • Forest Act 1980

• Guidelines for granting Environment Clearance for expansion of coal mining projects involving one time production capacity expansion in the existing operation: Office Memorandum

  The O.M. of even number dated 19.12.2012 deals with the guidelines for granting Environment Clearance (EC) for expansion of coal mining projects involving one time capacity expansion of up to 25% in the

  • 07/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Environment Clearance (EC)
    • Coal
    • Mining
    • India
    • Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
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  Letter to M/s Posco India Private Limited from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding revalidation of environmental clearance dated 7th January, 2014

  Letter to M/s Posco India Private Limited from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding revalidation of environmental clearance of Integrated Iron & Steel Plant (4.0 MTPA) with Captive Power Plant (4x100MW) at Kujang, Near Paradip, Jagatsinghpur in Odisha by M/s POSCO India Private Limited dated 7th January, 2014

  • 07/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Environment Clearance (EC)
    • POSCO
    • Jagatsinghpur (D)
    • Orissa (Odisha)
    • Iron And Steel Industry

• Letter to M/s TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Electricity Board) from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance dated 7th January, 2014

  Letter to M/s TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Electricity Board) from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of 2x800 MW Ennore SEZ Supercritical Imported Coal based Thermal Power Plant

  • 07/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Environment Clearance (EC)
    • Thermal Power Plants
    • Coal
    • Thiruvallur (D)
    • Tamil Nadu

• Letter to M/s Western Coal Field from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance dated 03 January, 2014

  Letter to M/s Western Coal Field from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of Bhakra UGP (0.27 MTPA in 183.731 ha in non-forest area) of M/s WCL, located in Chindwara Dist.,

  • 03/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Coal
    • Mining
    • Environment Clearance (EC)
    • Western Coalfields
    • Chhindwara (D)
    • Madhya Pradesh

• Letter to M/s Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental and CRZ clearance dated 03 January, 2014

  Letter to M/s Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding Environmental and CRZ clearance for Development of Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose

  • 03/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Ports
    • Environment Clearance (EC)
    • Thiruvananthapuram (D)
    • Kerala
    • Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
    • Coastal Regulation Zone Notification

• Draft Notification declaring the Pulicat Bird Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh as an eco-sensitive zone

  This draft notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on 3 Jan 2014, declares an area of 2 kms from north to south all along the western boundary of the Pulicat Bird Sanctuary in the State of Andhra Pradesh as an eco-sensitive zone.

  • 03/01/2014

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests
  • • Eco-Sensitive Zone
    • Pulicat SA
    • Andhra Pradesh
    • Birds
    • Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)