The National Green Tribunal today quashed two office memoranda of the Environment Ministry dealing with the issue of clearances for major and minor projects, saying they suffered from infirmity of "lack
"The proposal was first vetted by the expert appraisal committee. Based on its recommendation, the environment ministry has given the final environment clearance to ONGC for exploratory drilling of five
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) to not grant environmental clearance for any new thermal power plant unless
The Telangana government's Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, which aims to take water to the state's drought-hit regions, suffered a setback as the National Green Tribunal sought answers from the Centre.
In May 2016, the then Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Prakash Javadekar, announced that his Ministry had approved 2,000 projects in the two years of the Modi government.
The Department of Environment on Sunday fined a power generating company Tk 50 lakh for construction of a power station without environment clearance. DoE director enforcement Md Alamgir fined Digital
A set of standard Terms of Reference (ToR) is on the anvil for expediting green clearances to sector specific projects in the forthcoming two-day meet of Environment Ministers and Chief Ministers from
Panaji: The Supreme Court (SC) has recently directed the Union ministry for environment, forests and climate change to file an affidavit indicating whether any application has been filed by Karantaka for
<p>Brief written submissions filed by U. Kalimuthan and others. A coal based thermal power plant by the name Uppoor Power Plant in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. A land of 1342.11 acres of land
CHENNAI: With the Tamil Nadu government showing no urgency and National Green Tribunal suspending the environmental clearance, the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project is looking for a new ally.
More than 450 projects in various sectors are presently being considered by the government for environmental clearance while more than 200 are awaiting forest clearance, Lok Sabha was informed today.
Certified green buildings, especially in residential sectors, are a rarity in Hyderabad. And with major residential projects coming up in and around the city, their requirement becomes dire now. However,
Projects will not need ’consent to establish’ from State Pollution Control Board, says communication from CPCB PANJIM: Construction and township projects will be saved from obtaining the ‘consent to
HARIDWAR: Work on the much anticipated 125-km long Rishikesh-Karnaprayag railway line, which will make Char Dham Yatra more accessible for the pilgrims, is expected to begin in December 2016. In-principal
The future of the government’s proposal to make Jog Falls in Shivamogga district perennial will now be decided by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the locals of the region. MoEF has
An expert panel has recommended renewal of environment clearance for Posco's proposed steel project in Odisha, raising hopes that the Korean company will be able to start work on its much-delayed plant.
KOLKATA: A draft notification issued by ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) to ease green norms for building and construction sector projects has drawn a sharp response from urban
After impediments pertaining to environment clearance and a case filed in the National Green Tribunal, the latest challenge faced by the Bhadradri Thermal Power Station at Manuguru in Khammam district
Closure of seven working mines in state has triggered sharp price hikes by both, lessees and NMDC The Union mines ministry has exhorted Odisha's iron ore mine leaseholders to expand production to match
The Supreme Court had on August 2 last year imposed a penalty on 152 iron ore and manganese lessees in the state for illegal mining. These mines were found to have conducted operations without forest and
