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Environmentalists have stoutly opposed the construction of the proposed Dharma port in Orissa. According to Banka Behari Das, an eminent environmentalist in the state, the government should not allow
Environmentalists have stoutly opposed the construction of the proposed Dharma port in Orissa. According to Banka Behari Das, an eminent environmentalist in the state, the government should not allow
Rejecting the demand for withdrawal of the environmental clearance given to the Jaitapur power plant, environment minister Jairam Ramesh accused the Shiv Sena of politicising this issue and of whipping up public opinion against the setting up of the plant. Mr Ramesh stressed that
The Andhra Pradesh High Court asked the Pollution Control Board to find out whether industrial units has been set up in agricultural lands without its clearance. The petitioner alleged that the State
The controversy surrounding the clearances given to the Mahan and Chhatrasal coal blocks that are located within forested areas in Madhya Pradesh illustrates the continuing tussle between environment and
South Korean steel major Posco has got the clearance from the ministry of environment and forests for acquiring forest land in Orissa for its $12 billion steel plant project, a company official said on Friday. "We have received final forest clearance from the ministry," the Posco-India general manager (external relation), Mr Simanta Mohanty, said.
<img src="files/images/20080131/dot.gif" align="centre">Proposes to irrigate around 230,000 hectares in Vijaywada, West & East Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts
With consensus on the vexed issue of
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of H. P. Rajanna Vs Union of india & Others dated 19/07/2019 regarding construction of highrise residential apartment project in municipal khata
NEW DELHI: The government's determination to ban the plastic bag in the capital can fetch results only when people resolve to shun the bag and help implement the ban. That can come about only with awareness. However, the ban can be seriously undermined by the hundreds of illegal manufacturing units operating out of non-conforming areas in the city, without the necessary environmental clearances.
Goa State Pollution Control Board will assist hotels along the beach belt secure a consent under the Air and Water Pollution (control) Act to run their establishments. A recent order by National Green
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has decided to withhold forest clearance to Sutlej basin Shongtang-Karcham (450 MW) hydel project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Prdaesh, but has decided to give its go-ahead to Chanju-I (36MW)
The Centre has accorded permission to Kumaradhara Pasupudhara project intended for supply of drinking water to the hill shrine of Tiruamala, Andhra Pradesh. The clearance was given following surveys
The Revolutionary Youth Front has called upon the State government to implement the recommendations of the Assembly Committee on Environment to protect wetlands and paddy fields in Aranmula. In a statement here on Wednesday, Saleem P. Chacko, secretary of the organisation’s State unit, alleged that the promoters of a private airport project proposed in the locality had managed to obtain various clearances for the project through the backdoor, violating the laws of the land.
Joe C Mathew / New Delhi August 31, 2009, 0:15 IST Jairam rameshThe Ministry of Environment and Forests has abolished the system of in-principle approvals, to put an end to the practice of launching projects without obtaining the final clearance. The move signals that the ministry has begun to take a tough stand on environmental clearances in ecologically sensitive areas.
<p>Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo motu based on the News item in The Indian Express Newspaper Edition Dt. 20.12.2020, “Shrimp
The High Court might have passed strictures against the Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board for failing to ensure strict compliance with eco-clearance requirements in the mill land issue, but
The LPG import terminal project of IndianOil Petronas Pvt Ltd (IPPL) near Chennai that can help in speeding up cooking gas supplies to millions of households in the South, especially Tamil Nadu, is facing delay in its commissioning for want of a clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment. The Ennore terminal had been completed in all respects and was got ready for commissioning by March itself, say sources in Indian Oil Corporation.The wait, according to IPPL officials, is for the CRZ (coastal regulation zone) clearance from the Ministry for the pipelines connecting the jetty at the Ennore port and the terminal. A length of 675 m is falling in the CRZ zone, they add.
The Delhi High Court today directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee(DPCC) of the Delhi Government to take a decision, within six weeks, on all pending application for environment clearance by
Environmental NGOs in Delhi are not very happy with the Ministry of Environment and Forests over the proposed changes in the environmental clearance regulations required by new constructions
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Keshab Ganda Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 31/05/2022.</p> <p>The allegation in the Original Application