Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Friday filed a criminal complaint against the promoters and officials of Lavasa Corporation for violating the Environment Protection Act (EPA), even as the Bombay High Court is hearing the Ajit Gulabchand-promoted project case on whether the central government has jurisdiction over its hill …
Case before Pune court over violation of green rules. Ajit Gulabchand Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) chairman and managing director Ajit Gulabchand found himself in the dock, with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board on Friday filing criminal proceedings against the promoters, directors and sundry other officials of Lavasa Corporation, a subsidiary …
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Friday filed a criminal complaint against nine directors and six other officials of the Lavasa Corporation in a Pune court for violating environmental laws. Filed under Sections 15 and 16 of the Environment Protection Act (EPA), the application has named chief promoter of …
Welcoming the Kuttanad Prosperity Council's decision to move ahead with the Kuttanad package, protecting the environment and ensuring that Kuttanad was turned into a pollution-free region, the Kerala Shasthra Sahithya Parishad (KSSP) has however sounded a note of caution that the ongoing construction works could turn detrimental to these objectives. …
Less than a week after the Allahabad High Court gave its verdict in the Noida land acquisition case, the local farmers are already divided on whether or not to move the Supreme Court against the order. Immediately after the verdict, most of the farmers claimed they were ready to challenge …
The World Bank on Thursday committed to finance the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor by signing a $975 million loan agreement with Ministry of Finance and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL). Three phases The World Bank has decided to finance 1,130 km out of the 1,839 km length …
GANDHINAGAR: Finally, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Though most of the canal network for the Narmada project remains incomplete till today, Sachivalaya sources said things have been finally put on the fast track by allocating work orders worth Rs 4,332 crore and initiation of canal …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused to grant a clearance to Lavasa's ambitious lake city project in the hills near Pune. It cited the lack of credible action by the Maharashtra government against the company for violations as the reason. In its order, dated October 13, …
Wants company to fulfil all pre-conditions; firm says move discriminatory. In a major setback to Ajit Gulabchand's Lavasa Corporation Ltd, the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s (MoEF) on Friday refused to grant green clearance to the first phase of its hill city project near Pune. After a prolonged legal battle, …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Friday refused to give environmental clearance to the first phase of Lavasa’s hill town project near Pune till all the pre-conditions set by the state government are met. In its order dated October 13, the MoEF said: “The final decision on the …
Natural gas and imported liquefied natural gas could soon become cheaper if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s plea to states to lower taxes on them is accepted. In a letter to the empowered committee of state finance ministers, PM has made a strong pitch for a ‘declared goods’ status for both …
The environment ministry has said that it can grant final environmental clearance to Lavasa’s Hill City near Pune only after all five pre-conditions recommended by its expert appraisal committee were met and after the final orders of the Bombay High Court. The pre-conditions include “credible action” by the Maharashtra state …
Holding that Lavasa has not complied with pre-conditions, Environment Ministry today refused to grant green clearance to first phase of its Hill City project near Pune till all criteria are met. The ministry also said final decision on environmental clearance to Rs 3,000 crore project could be taken based on …
Carbon Dioxide emissions are not just from industry but may be caused by construction especially when there is a lot of new construction. Constructing buildings, power-plants and roads has driven a substantial increase in China's CO2 emission growth, according to a new study involving the University of East Anglia. Fast …
Annoyed with the haphazard dumping of soil by the workers of the Infra Project Pvt Ltd, the company involved in the construction of the Shillong by-pass on their cultivable land,the farmers of Diengpasoh, Thangshalai and Mawryngkneng have decided to send a petition to the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), …
International airport at Devanahalli triggers real estate boom Unbridled construction activities in the vicinity of the Nandi Hills in the district has endangered the fragile ecosystem of the hill station. The Nandi Hills, a witness to several historic events, is considered one of the prominent hill stations in South India. …
Sathanur, Ramanagara, Solur and Nandagudi residents can now apply for conversion The State Cabinet on Thursday decided to withdraw a 2006-notification which disallowed conversion of agricultural land for residential and commercial activities in the towns of Sathanur in Kanakapura taluk, Ramanagara, Solur in Magadi taluk and Nandagudi in Hoskote taluk. …
AHMEDABAD: A division bench of the Gujarat high court refused to direct the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to allow another environment impact and risk assessment study to develop Positra port. This effectively sealed the fate of the proposed port near Jamnagar. Positra was identified by the state …
New Delhi/Mumbai India Inc has generally welcomed the Land Acquisition Bill cleared by the Cabinet on Monday and endorsed its objective of ensuring reasonable compensation to land owners who sell their land to the industry. But corporates have also expressed concern over the likely burden of procedures and the high …
80% local manpower, 15 Enggs from Jammu engaged JAMMU: In a major step aimed at providing safest road link in the landslides prone areas of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 1A, the work on first section of the country’s longest road tunnel between Chenani and Nashri was started today. The ambitious …
