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Illegal mining made criminal offence
The Cabinet today gave nod to the new HP Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules and Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules 2015. The rules have been amended after 1971 to
The Cabinet today gave nod to the new HP Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules and Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules 2015. The rules have been amended after 1971 to
The NDA government doesn’t seem to be immune to inter-ministerial wrangling, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently discovered during a meeting of all departments dealing with infrastructure. After the
The 163-MW Athirappilly hydroelectric project, proposed across the Chalakudy river, has received the go-ahead from the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects. Proposed
The firm yet to clear its pending dues and obtain clearances for project Hindustan Salt Ltd (HSL), which had been issued a letter of intent for setting up a Rs 250-crore solution mining project at Darang
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Centre for Environment Protection Vs Union of India & Others dated 30/10/2019 regarding Chalfilh Tourist Destination Phase I & II, Mizoram.</p><a
The Centre for Science and Environment on Friday said all clearances - environment, forests, wildlife and coastal - should be consolidated to avoid delays in decision-making. Sunita Narain, CSE’s Director-General,
The BJP-Shiv Sena government has gone into damage control mode, and decided to grant another chance to the polluting units of Chandrapur to comply with the norms. There had been panic in the district following
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of P.C. Sharma Vs. M/s Proctor and Gamble Home Product Ltd. & Others dated 29/03/2016 regarding clearances granted
Tata Housing Development Company today agreed in the Supreme Court not to go ahead with its high-rise buildings project near Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake till further orders as the SC sought its response within
The Indian based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project director Naba K Mondal says the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified Pottipuram, Theni district as the place for the project only after detailed
The Union environment ministry is set to ease clearance norms for townships and building and construction projects in or close to wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and eco-sensitive zones. Soon, for
Company says it will take two years to reach the approved output limit The chromite mines of Tata Steel at Sukinda in Jajpur Road mining circle has received environmental clearance from Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for upgradation of production limit upto 2.4 million tonne per annum (MTPA) from existing 0.95 MTPA limit.
Vijayawada: With the National Green Tribunal asking the state government to start capital works only after acquiring the necessary permissions, the APCRDA authorities are hastening the process to get environmental
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Radhakrishnan K U & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/08/2017 regarding the proposed LPG terminal at Puthuvyppe,
According to regional officials of the CECB, notices were recently issued to several townships and infrastructure projects as they were flouting green norms. Chhattisgarh government has issued notices
Says environment ministry will take decisions in nation's interest but will also ensure that ministry does not hurriedly give clearances Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday his and
State-owned fuel retailer BPCL has got green nod for its Rs 694-crore project of developing LPG import terminal as well as storage, bottling and bulk distribution facilities at Haldia Dock Complex in West
The company plans to expand its refinery at Visakhapatnam from 8.33 MTPA to 15 State-run HPCL has received the environmental clearance (EC) to expand its refinery at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh
National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone bench, Kolkata has issued notices to Ministry of Environment and Forest, Odisha government and Odisha State Pollution Control Board over plea for cancellation of environment
The Performance Audit on ‘Environmental Clearance and Post Clearance Monitoring’ examined whether the process of grant of EC was carried out in a timely and transparent manner, in respect of environmental