Meet to fast-track road projects
Law Ministry Will Hold Consultations On Ways To Expedite Green Nod New Delhi: The law ministry will hold a meeting of all departments concerned on November 8 to find a solution to expedite green clearances
Law Ministry Will Hold Consultations On Ways To Expedite Green Nod New Delhi: The law ministry will hold a meeting of all departments concerned on November 8 to find a solution to expedite green clearances
<p>By setting aside the revocation order of the Environment clearance to the controversial cement plant of Nirma Industries in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, NGT clears the way for this project situated in an environmentally sensitive wetland area. </p>
5 firms likely to ask for rethink on application to open new quarries As many as five firms may ask for reconsideration of their application for opening new granite quarries in Western Ghats, invoking an order of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest.
CEC had asked for detailed information on mining leases in a letter to Odisha chief secretary J K Mohapatra Clearing the air on illegal mining, the Odisha government today informed the Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) that all working mines in the state were operating with statutory approvals.
A no-objection certificate from the State Pollution Control Board is not required for seeking environment clearance, according to the new environmental impact assessment notification of the Union
The Goa government cleared the much-awaited mining policy promising lifting of the temporary suspension on mining operations in the state on case-wise basis and also ruling out auctioning of leases. With
This in turn is breeding insecurity among workers, hampering production, expansion of approved plants A distant view of the Adani Power Plant (left) and incomplete unit of Alstom Bharat Forge Power (right) Isolated from the mainland, units within the Adani Group-promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd in Mundra, have begun to feel the pinch of pending litigations against the developer despite the interim relief to continue operations granted by the Supreme Court.
Under fire from the Ministry of Mines for the inordinate delay in clearing applications for renewal of mining lease, the State Government on Monday reportedly told the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered
Sending a stern message that it will not take lapses in environmental issues lightly, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has, for the first time, sought action against a senior bureaucrat. The NGT is an
Submits channel will become a “valuable asset in terms of national defence and security” The UPA government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday, saying it wanted to implement the Sethusamudram project through the original alignment, cutting across the Ram Sethu. A Bench, headed by Justice H.L. Dattu, will hear the case on Tuesday.
The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government not to cut hills without obtaining environment clearance certificate from the Department of Environment (DoE). The court ruled that the environmental
Both required fresh clearance as coal availability was an issue The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry has reiterated its recommendation, given three years ago, for granting environmental clearance for the Rs. 8,400-crore Udangudi supercritical thermal power project.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India dated 25/09/2014 regarding Environmental Clearance for Parsa East and Kanta Basan Opencast Coal mine project
With Ramesh and Natarajan ousted, many fear the MoEF may go back to being a puppet ministry Is the suspected expulsion of Jayanthi Natarajan from the environment portfolio for purportedly halting projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore a step back from the nascent effort made by the UPA government to give teeth to the Ministry of Environment and Forests?
JHARSUGUDA: The Ib Valley Area of MCL, facing closure of six mines for want of environment clearance, is expecting a reprieve. Ib Valley Area general manager R P Gupta on Tuesday said as far as the closed
Here is proof that it is almost impossible for a project put up for clearance to be really rejected by the environment ministry. In a single sitting, the statutory Forest Advisory Committee has cleared
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Nikhil Rajendra Tayal & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 08/07/2016. This Application has been moved
“Environmental impact assessment tends to ignore wider impact on biodiversity” In a move that will bring cheer to wildlife lovers but could dismay industry lobbyists already complaining about the difficulty in obtaining green clearances, the government plans to add biodiversity conservation as a new criterion to grant environmental and forest clearances. “There is no biodiversity clearance till now,” admitted Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, speaking ahead of the United Nations summit on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which begins in Hyderabad next week.
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S. Kasinathan Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest dated 05/07/2016 regarding construction of a commercial property
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of EC for road construction in the Kanziranja Sanctuary and death of wildlife, due to rash and negligent driving in that area in the matter of Rohit