Dandeli mini hydro project rejected
The Union ministry for environment and forests has once again rejected forest clearance to the 18-MW Dandeli mini-hydel power project proposed by the Murdeshwar Power Corporation Ltd (MPCL) across
The Union ministry for environment and forests has once again rejected forest clearance to the 18-MW Dandeli mini-hydel power project proposed by the Murdeshwar Power Corporation Ltd (MPCL) across
Millennial Delhi is changing rapidly. Between 1990 and 2003, 51,461 houses were demolished in Delhi under "slum clearance" schemes. Between 2004 and 2007 alone, however, at least 45,000 homes were demolished, and since the beginning of 2007, eviction notices have been served on at least three other large settlements.
The National Green Tribunal has put on hold the Bhadreshwar thermal power plant at Mundra in Gujarat. It has asked the project proponent, OPG Power Gujarat Pvt Ltd, to stop all works at its 300 MW power
The Planning Commission of Government of India gave investment clearance to the Sardar Sarovar Project in October 1988 for a cost of Rs 6406 crore at 1986-87 prices. The project is still far from complete. The Project applied for over six fold increase in cost of the project earlier this year. This is a narration of what happened to that application in Planning Commission.
Mineral Enterprises, the only company to secure all clearances, suspends ops Bangalore-based Mineral Enterprises Limited (MEL) has suspended mining operations at its iron ore mine in Chitradurga district after its lease period expired on October 6. The company has managed to produce 35,000 tonnes in one month. MEL was the first company to get all the statutory clearances to restart mining in Karnataka. With the suspension of mining by MEL, the mining has once again come to a standstill in Karnataka as 11 other mines in the Category A are yet to secure all statutory approvals.
The Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project promoted by the Kalyani group has received the environmental clearance from the Centre. The project was formalised with the State Government in
A high court order in favour of the Konkan railway corporation has provoked much anger and resentment among those who oppose the controversial project
Belgaum sponge iron plant disregards closure notices
The Gujarat government has been ordered not to close the sluice gates of the Sardar Sarovar dam until all rehabilitation and resettlement plans are finalised
<p>If you believe the financial press, one of the biggest environmental stories this past year has been the question of "go" and "no go" areas for coal mining.
NEW DELHI: While Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde announced on Monday that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had given the green signal for the 4,000-MW Ultra-Mega Power Project (UMPP) at Bedabahal in Orissa, the clearance has come with a catch.
Karnataka in ecological fix
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has written to Union Water Resources Minister P. K. Bansal to fast track the Renuka Dam project. The Chief Minister has expressed concern that further stalling of the project will jeopardise the city's water security. The dam has been proposed on the Giri River in Himachal Pradesh and is expected to provide Delhi 275 million gallons of water a day. Delhi has been pressing the Centre for its intervention to secure clearances for the Renuka Dam project, claiming it is the only source of water for the city's future use. “There are limited sources of water for the city; and Renuka Dam is the primary source that assures water for the future needs.
There is growing opposition to the setting up of a power plant in Madhya Pradesh
• The ministry of environment and forests has banned setting up of new units to manufacture aerosols products using ozone depleting substances (ODS). Aerosols use ODS such as
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Union Environment Secretary to prove compliance of a 1997 High Court order pertaining to review of environmental clearances granted to Mangalore Power
The Union Environment Minister, Mr. T.R. Baalu, has blamed the State Governments for the delay in the clearance of proposals to divert forest land for development
A public hearing for environmental clearance to the proposed Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in Fatehabad district of Haryana came to an abrupt end today when members of the Opposition INLD led by Abhay
The Union government is expected to sanction about Rs 4,000 crore per annum for implementing various watershed programmes throughout the country, says G B Singh, deputy director general, National
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of .Raghuwar Dutt Tiwari & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding Singoli-Bhatwari Hydro Electric