Going to seed
A thermal power plant (TPP) is threatening to snuff out the 100-year-old livelihood of farmers in Maharashtra's Dahanu taluka. It is alleged that pollution from the unit has led to a steady decline
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Court takes tough stand
In a bid to keep Shimla and its surroundings free from ecologically damaging activities, the Shimla High Court has come down heavily on stone quarry owners and stone crushers in and around the town.
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Power peril
In a complete reversal of its stand, the union ministry of environment and forests (MEF) has cleared the 73.5 mw Pooyamkutty hydroelectric project in Idukki district in Kerala, endangering about
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Meta Outstripped
The pace of construction at a controversial copper plant in Goa has not slackened despite protests from the people and the church
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MoEF falters
New draft environmental clearance process full of gaps
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Decision on grant of forest clearance in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Orissa ....
<p>MoEF has rejected Vedanta's mining project in Orissa. Read this final decision by MoEF on grant of forest clearance in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts for proposal submitted by Orissa Mining Corporation on mining in Lanjigarh.</p>
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Pollution fears cloud future of cement plants
The announcement that more cement factories will be set up in the state has unleashed a controversy. Units already operational have not controlled emissions and it is feared more plants will further degrade the environment and adversely affect tourism.
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Piloting the train to ruin
DEVE GOWDA's anti-environment measures never seem to come to an end. Before becoming the Prime Minister (PM), Deve Gowda had said in an interview to Down To Earth (DTE): "Often people are being
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Central panel finds Hankon report flawed
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report on the basis of which conditional environmental clearance for the proposed 450-MW Hankon thermal power project was granted is riddled with flaws, the report of a central committee reveals.
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Finance panel's Rs.49 cr. grant for slum clearance
Slum clearance efforts in Chennai have received a boost following a Rs. 49-crore grant by the Eleventh Finance Commission for clearing settlements from objectionable areas. About 10,000 slums will be
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Garbage management project for Jhajjar
The Haryana Slum Clearance Board would initiate a municipal solid waste management project for Jhajjar Municipality for which a sum of Rs 89.25 lakh would be provided as loan. This was disclosed by
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13 industrial projects cleared
Himachal Pradesh would explore the possibilities of creating a Nanobiosys Technology Park in a joint venture, Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal said presiding over the 29th meeting of the state-level Single-window Clearance and Monitoring Committee held here today. The committee gave its clearance to 13 industrial-units involving an investment of Rs 973.82 crore and five expansion/revision proposals with an investment of Rs 692 crore potential for 4,414 persons. The approved units included Steel Authority of India and Ambuja Cements, besides many others. Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister said the state would welcome investment in the latest technological advancements, which could ensure globally acceptable job guarantees to professionally qualified people of the state. He said the state had congenial environment for pollution-free industrial units and it fitted well for setting up of a Nanobiosys Technology Park. He said the state had already decided to create an IT Park in the state so that the global players were invited to open their outlets in the state.
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Haryana draws up Rs 56 crore plan for waste management
The Haryana Slum Clearance Board has formulated an ambitious Rs 56.56 crore project for the modernisation of the solid waste management system and the repair of roads in the 16 towns falling in the
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' Nirmala Jyothi ' to be launched in 21 cities, towns
The Karnataka slum clearance board plans to take up " Nirmala Jyothi ", a programme for slums, in 21 major cities and towns except Bangalore, at a cost of Rs.750 crores. The programme will be
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No headlines, no rehabilitation
Oustees of the Kutku and Auranga dams in Bihar complain media attention is the only way of getting justice from the government, but the media devotes its ink only to big money projects
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Licence to pollute
Environmental clearance has more to do with regional environmental concerns than local impacts. This is clear from the rapid EIA report for the Shakti Bauxite mine. The assessment has to justify
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Controls off for diesel generators
Key environmental clause deleted from rules governing diesel generator sets barely six months after implementation
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I did not have enough time...
<font class='UCASE'>Saifuddin Soz</font> , looks back on his achievements and failures as the Union minister of environment and forests in an interview with <font class='UCASE'>Anumita Roychowdhury, Supriya Akerkar, Anju Sharma</font> and <font class
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Sanctuary in peril
Maharashtra villagers and environmentalists see red as the Radhanagri Sanctuary becomes yet another victim of industrial onslaught
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PEs turn wary of green lobby in core projects
Strict Laws, Uncertainty In Raw Material Supply Force Funds To Walk Away PRIVATE equity investments in Indian infrastructure projects look set to slow down as global investors in such funds seek details on environmental clearances and raw material supplies for new power plants, ports and roads. This scepticism on the part of limited partners