Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The National Green Tribunal has refused to review its order of penalising Gammon India Limited (GIL) and the Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) Ltd of Rs 1 crore each for damaging the environment during construction of a stretch of the Udhampur-Banihal National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by …
The NGT has slapped a penalty of Rs 1 crore each on the Gammon India Limited and the Hindustan Construction Co Ltd for damaging the environment by dumping soil in Chenab and Tawi rivers for construction on a stretch of the Udhampur-Banihal National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench …
Sawra-Kuddu hydroelectric project (111 MW) today made a major breakthrough as it linked the two ends of 11.365 kilometres long underground tunnel, from the barrage to the power house. The river project is being constructed on river Pabbar, a tributary of Yamuna in Shimla district. The button for the last …
The National Green Tribunal has taken exception to indiscriminate dumping of soil in rivers Chenab and Tawi for construction of road on the Udhampur to Banihal stretch of the national highway and restrained authorities from throwing any debris in the water bodies. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has hit out at green activists for “obstructing development” while batting for the idea of lake-cities such as Lavasa in Maharashtra. He said 26 more unpopulated sites near water bodies could be developed on similar lines. Showering praise on the controversial lake city, which …
Jayanthi Natarajan's tough stand ensures recognition abroad, but red-tapism & bureaucracy continue to delay approvals in India Reticence can be a double-edged sword. For Jayanthi Natarajan, minister for environment and forests, her reserve has attracted much criticism from domestic detractors. Yet, on the high table of international climate diplomacy, it …
Environment minister caught between India Inc pushing for green nods and environmentalists accusing her of not doing enough to save India’s forests It probably wasn’t only in jest that a few months ago Jayanthi Natarajan likened herself to a mridangam, a percussion instrument that can be played from both sides. …
Firm's eco-friendly initiatives showcased along with those of nine other firms, including Coca-Cola and Nokia Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), a leading infrastructure construction and development company, was the only Indian company to be featured in the climate report issued by the United Nations Global Compact and United Nations Environment Programme. …
The Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), is executing a 300 MW Kishanganga power project in Bandipora district of occupied Kashmir, despite a warning by the Centre for Inter-disciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment (CISMHE), New Delhi, of terrible anti-environmental dangers of the project. A report, prepared by CISMHE on Kishanganga, …
Gandhinagar: A new reservoir downstream of the Narmada dam is now no more a distant dream. Besides serving as a major spot for water sports, the weir will also generate electricity. The state government has awarded the work for building the weir in river Narmada at Garudeshwar, about 12 kilometres …
Seeks talks after court battle lost Crying “discrimination”, the Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) wants to initiate a fresh dialogue with the environment ministry to arrive at a solution enabling the expansion of its aluminum refinery in Orissa.Vedanta has claimed the ministry discriminated against it by not clearing its …
If the proposed law on acquisition of land is passed, it will be a setback to industrial, infrastructure and urbanization projects, business leaders said at the World Economic Forum's India Economic Forum on Monday. Representatives of industry criticised many provisions of the law, including its mandate on purchase price to …
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has rallied 8% to Rs 30.20 after the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) cleared the company’s hill city project at Lavasa near Pune, subject to the company meeting 47 conditions. The ministry of environment and forests' clearance was granted on the condition that the project …
After a year-long legal battle, the environment ministry on Wednesday granted a conditional clearance to the first phase of the multi-crore Lavasa Hill City project in Maharashtra. The clearance comes as a reprieve to Ajit Gulabchand’s ambitious hill city project, making losses to the tune of Rs 2 crore a …
New Delhi Almost a year after it slapped stop-work orders on Hindustan Construction Company's (HCC) flagship hill city project at Lavasa near Pune, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Wednesday cleared the project subject to the company meeting 47 conditions. Construction on the first phase of 2,000 hectares …
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 …
With the deadline for the Maharashtra Government to take ‘credible' action against Lavasa Corporation's hill city project drawing to a close tomorrow, indications are that the State Government will initiate proceedings against the developer for violation of the Environment Protection Act 1986. As major promoters of Lavasa Corporation, Hindustan Construction …
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 …
Gandhinagar: Water woes in the Petroleum Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR), an important industrial hotspot along Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, may come to an end soon. The PCPIR, coming up over 480 sq km in the Dahej-Bharuch region, will get a two-km-long weir off the mouth of Narmada river at …
Lavasa Corporation is still awaiting clearance from the Union ministry of Environment (MoEF) on its planned hill city project near Pune. The ministry is treading cautiouslyeven after the company agreed to accept its pre-conditions. The ministry had issued a stop-work order last November, saying enviromental clearances had not been taken …
