Forest Land Norms for Projects Relaxed
In a reprieve for industry, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan has relaxed environmental clearance norms for projects requiring forest land. This reverses her predecessor Jairam Ramesh’s decision
In a reprieve for industry, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan has relaxed environmental clearance norms for projects requiring forest land. This reverses her predecessor Jairam Ramesh’s decision
<p><span id="itro1">MoEF has issued this order on Shrinagar hydro power project being constructed by Alaknanda Hydro Power Company Limited to prevent pollution of Alaknanda river and the surrounding environment.</span></p>
State governments may soon be in charge of granting environmental clearance for development projects, as the Environment Ministry is set to decentralise the process. The re-engineering of the
The structural soundness of a notification issued on July 7 last year by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) regarding environmental clearance for construction projects has been
The total capacity of the Hongadahalla and Yadakumari projects will then be 48 MW The expert team from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, in its report, has said that the two mini-hydel projects being implemented in Sakleshpur taluk should be treated as one project with a total capacity of 48 MW.The project will then require clearance from the Ministry under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Dumping of waste into drains, saving flora and fauna and adherence to environmental norms by industries were issues that engaged National Green Tribunal which gave a blow to the construction sector by
<p>The National Green Tribunal (NGT), October 19, 2022 said that whether Taradi-Dhabra Shashikhal Motar Marg above the Naula of village Malla Dhadhariya requires environmental clearance (EC) in view of
NPP at Mithivirdi will be set up 40 km from Bhavnagar and is located on sea coast on west side The Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCRZMA) has given nod for Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited's (NPCIL) proposed 6,000 Mw nuclear power plant in Mithivirdi, Bhavnagar. It has recommended the project for costal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance to the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF).
The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is clear that they would not give any clearance for any stone quarry in the district. According to the SEIAA, it has stopped issuing any clearance
JUST a day after the environment ministry granted conditional clearance to Posco for its $12-billion Orissa steel project, the South Korean steel major has reaffirmed its India plans with a second proposal. Posco has selected Halligudi in Gadag district of Karnataka to build its proposed six million tonnes plant at an estimated investment of about .
Tate Power has received all the necessary clearances from the environment department for setting up a 1000 MW hydropower plant in Ville, near Bhivpur Lake in Raigad District (about 60km from Pune).
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) had granted environmental clearance on 19.7.2007 to an integrated iron and steel plant by M/s POSCO - India Pvt. Ltd. in Orissa subject to various environmental
Large green patches, apart from recorded forests, to get protection. Clarity to help industry In a move that is expected to have far-reaching consequences for protection of forests while ensuring
Will not dilute gram sabha consent requirements, says MoEF In a joint strategy for their meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh next week, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan and Tribal Affairs Minister Kishore Chandra Deo both reportedly plan to oppose any dilution of tribal rights in forest areas. This, despite the fact that their respective secretaries have signed on to a deal with the Prime Minister’s Office last month agreeing to such a dilution.
Ending months of uncertainty over the fate of around 150 stranded coal projects, a Group of Ministers on Tuesday finally recommended against the ‘go, no-go’ system — devised by the ministry of environment
Visaka Industries Ltd (VIL) has announced that it has obtained the necessary environmental clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for the proposed cement sheets project. The
The proposed National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) that would set up standards and grant clearances for industrial projects, has not gone down well with the environmentalists and a section of the civil societies.
The Central Empowered Committee appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended the revocation of clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest to Sterlite Industries' subsidiary Vedanta
The 4,000 mega watt Bedabahal ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Orissa, which has been held up because of want of clearances from the government, has finally received the green signal from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). All the three coal blocks associated with the UMPP- Meenakshi A, Meenakshi B and the dipside of Meenakshi-lie in the go area where mining is permitted, the min
The raging debate over viability of mega dams in the seismologically sensitive North-east notwithstanding, the Centre has clarified that no conclusive study on non-suitability of construction of large