Model Building Bye-laws, 2016
Urban development minister released the model building bye-laws 2016, which aim to boost ease of doing business in the construction sector. The new bye-laws provide a structural framework for single window
Urban development minister released the model building bye-laws 2016, which aim to boost ease of doing business in the construction sector. The new bye-laws provide a structural framework for single window
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haat Supreme Wastech Pvt. Ltd. Ors.Vs State of Haryana Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding whether or not the bio-medical waste disposal plants require
PANAJI: The implementation of the coastal zone management plan (CZMP) for Goa is likely to be delayed further, as the state has sought an extension till October 30 to finalize the plan. In November 2017,
Mumbai: Bombay HC will hear a PIL as a test case to determine whether grievances raised in it are related to the National Green Tribunal or should be heard by it. A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice F M Reis on Tuesday heard a plea by Parshuram Uparkar, an ex-MLC, challenging the authority of the Maharashtra Maritime Board to allot wharfs to a private party for setting up a multipurpose jetty near Aronda village in Terakhol creek in Sawantwadi.
Chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Sunday said that the state government will go ahead with building the two marinas in the state, provided it gets all the permissions necessary from the authorities
<p>Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Narmada Bachao Andolan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 26/07/2011 regarding allotment of land in lieu of land acquired and non-compliance of
Nagpur: In a bid to simplify forest clearances to development projects, the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has constituted regional empowered committees (RECs). A six-member
The Goa government will inform the Centre of its stand on the critical matter of buffer zones of wildlife sanctuaries and parks by Monday, a crucial step that will allow the Ministry of Environment and
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs Sh. Zacarias Antao & Ors dated 08/08/2013 regarding compensation to victims of environmental destruction
Ranchi, July 10: In a fillip to national highways in Jharkhand, the Union ministry of environment and forests today gave its final environmental clearance for widening an 80km stretch of NH-33 between
Days After Govt’s Nod To Project, National Tribunal Quashes Clearance, Calls It Illegal New Delhi: Within five days of imposing a moratorium on new industries in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district for being the fifth polluted industrial zone in the country, the environment ministry did a U-turn, having cleared a private 3x350 MW thermal power plant. The move overlooks not only the freeze the ministry had imposed, but also the venture is in violation of green norms.
The environment ministry, that is in the process of reviewing the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification, 2011, is looking at relaxing some of its existing restrictions and reclassify certain categories
In the wake of the CBI raid implicating an officer of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in arranging green clearances for certain mining projects in Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the ministry has for now put on hold all projects associated with the implicated consultant. Sources said a limestone mining project of Chariot Steel & Power located at village Raiboga in Sundergarh district has already been put on hold. The CBI had on January 16 recovered Rs 1.04 crore from a MoEF deputy director. He was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7 lakh to arrange environmental clearance for an Orissa-based power and steel company.
Projects worth Rs 1,850 crore at the Ennore port have got environment clearance, and will be taken up soon, according to Mr K. Suresh, Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, who is also in-charge of Ennore
Tata Steel has been asked by the Ministry of Environment and Forests panel to get forest clearances prior to seeking environment nod for its coal mining project in Jharkhand. The Coal Ministry allocated
Projects worth Rs 1,850 crore at the Ennore port have got environment clearance, and will be taken up soon, according to Mr K. Suresh, Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, who is also in-charge of Ennore
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests’ (MoEF) Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects (RVP) has considered a total of 262 hydropower and irrigation projects
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today restrained industries, including Essar, Hindalco and Reliance' Sasan Ultra Mega Power project, from cutting trees without consent from competent authorities in Singrauli
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of MukeshYadav Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 29/02/2016 regarding illegal digging of the land area up to 40 feet deep for the purpose
Decrying indiscriminate use of natural resources and deforestation in the name of growth, Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today said that industries and corporates should focus on protecting the environment and ensure balanced and sustained development. "...There are some industries, which feel that we should indiscriminately use natural resources, cut down our forests and use them for growth," she told reporters here on the sidelines of the annual general meeting of the Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, an autonomous body under the union ministry of environment.