Court sets aside Rs 1 crore fine on MPCB
However, the order asserted the need of timely action by the MPCB to ascertain curbing of pollution levels in Mahul. Mumbai: Supreme Court (SC) has this week set aside the National Green Tribunal (NGT)
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Green clearances go online with time limits for approvals
The government on Thursday kicked off online environment clearances for industrial and infrastructure projects which have for long been hobbled by the slow pace of green approvals. As part of the transition
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Bangladesh PM wins UN environment prize
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a top UN environment award - Champions of the Earth (Policy Leadership category) - for 2015, the media reported on Tuesday. The UN Environment Programme
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Farakka beats green concerns
Central thermal power utility NTPC has got an environmental clearance to double the capacity of imported coal brought through the inland waterways to its Farakka plant. In January, NTPC requested the
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Centre urged to set up independent green regulator for speedy clearances
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has made it clear that delay in green clearances will not be tolerated. While environmentalists agree that the system of green clearances needs to be changed, the
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding repeated instances of fire in Kozhikode waste treatment plant, Kerala, 02/11/2023
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Onmanorama dated 09.10.2023 titled “Fire in Kozhikode waste treatment plant: Opposition alleges corporation’s
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Economic savings of environmental approval changes exaggerated, says study
Major mines, ports and other projects are assessed for their future potential impact on nationally important parts of the environment. Photo: Robert Rough The Abbott government exaggerated the economic
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CM urges Centre for environ clearance to Singaji thermal power project
BHOPAL: In a letter, CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has urged Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar for early environmental clearance to Stage-II of Shri
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Govt declaring all protected areas 'plastic free zones' symbolic initiative
declaring all protected areas in the country 'plastic-free zones' as a "symbolic initiative" and said production of plastics should be controlled to achieve real reduction in such wastes. Ahead of World
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Just finance India: mobilising investment for a just transition to net zero in India
Ultimately, the net zero transition in India is for the benefit of its people. Therefore, people need to be included in the way the country’s 2070 target is made real through a just transition. Making
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Clearing Defence Projects will be Top Priority for MoEF'
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar has said that clearing defence projects will be the top priority of his ministry while the projects of individual companies will be considered at a later stage.
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Plastic should not damage environment: Prabhu
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said plastic should be used in a way that it does not create environmental problems. "There is a potential for the use of plastic. It can be used in roads, tracks.
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Resolutions to conserve environment at 'Parliament of Children' in Etawah
KANPUR: Nearly 3000 students of various government and private schools passed several resolutions to conserve environment at `Parliament of Children' in the `Numaish-Pandal' at the ongoing Mahotsav in
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Will NGT give the green light to controversial Bengaluru steel flyover? Final arguments on January 30
CHENNAI: The Bengaluru steel flyover proposed by the Karnataka government, after having run into protests from the garden city’s environmentally-conscious residents, is soon set to have its fate decided
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2021 global status report for buildings and construction
Developed by the Global Alliance of Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), the report tracks the buildings and construction sector progress towards meeting the Paris Agreement goals, based on key indicators
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No revision of ESAs in new draft notification
The fresh draft notification on demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on September 4 was a technical
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EPCA calls for restrictions on non-CNG private vehicles
There was a need to look into restricting the use of non-CNG private vehicles during high pollution episodes in the National Capital Region, the Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention
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Global Environment Outlook 6 for industry in Asia-Pacific
Asia and the Pacific’s unrelenting industrial development has been a driving force in the economic growth of scores of countries in the region and beyond. This shift has led to greater prosperity, increased
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Global microscope 2019: the enabling environment for financial inclusion
India is placed among the top nations with the most conducive environment for financial inclusion in terms of allowing non-banks to issue e-money, proportionate customer due diligence and effective consumer
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Government issues fresh notification to declare ESZ in Western Ghats
The government has come out with a fresh draft notification to declare Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) in Western Ghats by superseding the earlier one. The fresh draft notification was issued on September