The Commerce and Industries department in an order, has directed the MRPL to acquire necessary land between the MRPL and the affected Jokatte village for the development of a green belt and buffer zone.
The Tamil Nadu government has been punching the air since ordering the “permanent closure” of Sterlite Copper smelter in Tuticorin on Monday, but legal experts say the grounds of the order are so weak
Work in progress on the Yettinahole project in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district. The State government has quietly started work on the Yettinahole project in the pristine Western Ghats in Sakleshpur
The brick-kiln owners are up in arms against making the environmental clearance certificate compulsory for running their manufacturing units. They said many state governments had exempted the brick-kilns
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Bhimashankar Thobde Vs The Chairman & Directors, Shree Siddheshwar Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. & Others regarding the 90 meter
NAGPUR : The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has made seeking environment clearance for development projects within 10km from national parks and wildlife sanctuaries easier by approaching the
Panaji: Reacting to defence minister Manohar Parrikar's statements that NGOs were hampering development works in the state including the construction of the Mandovi bridge, by challenging it before the
District Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority constituted to grant EC for mining of minor minerals PANJIM: The District Collector is now the statutory authority to grant prior environmental
A show cause notice has been issued to the developers of Mayfield Gardens, a township spread across several sectors, for allegedly not taking the mandatory environmental clearances. The developers have
Kerala Government on Monday held that the petition challenging the environment clearance given to the Vizhinjam project should be heard by the Chennai Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and not
In a significant decision which is set to provide much needed relief to the construction industry in Chhattisgarh, the State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of Chhattisgarh Environment
PACHPADRA (BARMER): Amid an erupting crowd of over two lakh chanting his name, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off commencement of work on the Rs 43,129-crore Rajasthan refinery here and
The Union environment and forests ministry has accorded environmental clearance to Rs 5,465 crore fertiliser plant proposed at Ramagundam in Khammam district. National Fertilisers Ltd, Engineers India
In 2012, then Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan overruled the views of the expert members of the NBWL standing committee and granted it wildlife clearance. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has
The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Centre and Haryana government on a plea seeking stay on construction activity by a developer in Gurugram on the ground that the work was being
According to the company, around 90 per cent of the auctioned area is forest land. India’s mining major Vedanta has requested the Union mines ministry to arrange relaxation from the environmental condition
The Nayak committee has recommended relaxing construction along the coast, which could lead to a realty boom in the area The Shailesh Nayak Committee of the environment ministry has proposed several
The government will soon come out with a policy with regard to environmental safeguards for building and construction projects, government told the Lok Sabha today. Environment and Forests Minister
Traditional owners say the Indigenous community has not been adequately consulted about Vimy Resources’ planned Mulga Rock open-pit mine Traditional owners have vowed to fight a proposed uranium mine
The Punjab Government has finally withdrawn the notification on auction of mining without environment clearance from the state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) in operational quarries of up to five hectares. The development is significant as public notices were issued for auctioning 115 quarries in 19 districts. Information to this effect was furnished to the Punjab and Haryana High Court today as the case came up for resumed hearing.
