Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
In a reprieve for industry, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan has relaxed environmental clearance norms for projects requiring forest land. This reverses her predecessor Jairam Ramesh’s decision to tighten guidelines in an effort to reduce the diversion of forests by making it a last resort option. In an order dated September …
SHILLONG: The State Forest Department recently held a workshop on the theme “Definition of Forests and Conflict Resolution in the context of Meghalaya.” This year is also the International Year of Forests. For decades, forest land in Meghalaya has been diverted for non-forest purposes, mainly for mining particularly in Jaintia …
Proposal unacceptable as it is against Forest Conservation Act: Minister at GoM meet The meeting of group of ministers on “go-no go areas”, or environmental issues relating to mining, saw Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan rejecting the dilution of forest clearance process suggested by the BK Chaturvedi panel. The Chaturvedi committee …
A committee under Plan panel member B K Chaturvedi appointed by the Group of Ministers on coal mining has recommended that the “go, no-go” concept is flawed and should be “abandoned” by the government. The report will be discussed by the Pranab Mukherjee-chaired GoM that is scheduled to meet tomorrow. …
THE Supreme Court has allowed French construction giant Lafarge to resume limestone mining in an eco-sensitive area in Meghalaya. The ruling came on July 6 after a bench said it is “satisfied” with the revised clearance by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF). The court also issued several …
SHILLONG: Close on the heels of a moral victory after the Supreme Court verdict to allow Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Limited (LUMPL), a subsidiary of French cement giant Lafarge, to resume its business operations in Meghalaya, Lafarge India is now engaged in talks with the promoters of Meghalaya-based Star Cement …
The Supreme Court on 6th April 2011 pronounced its final judgment on the Lafarge Umium Mining Case. This decision was delivered by a bench comprising of the Hon’ble Chief Justice SH Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice KS Radhakrishnan. The MoE&F believes this is a landmark judgment which will set …
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted Lafarge of France to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya to feed its $255-million cement plant in Bangladesh. A special forest bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia vacated its February 5, 2010, order halting mining operations. The project, Lafarge Surma Cement (LSC), …
The Supreme Court today lifted its earlier bar on French cement company Lafarge mining limestone in the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya, bordering Bangladesh. The court said it was satisfied with the revised environment clearances given to Lafarge by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), adding it has …
New Delhi: The SC on Thursday lifted its 17-month-old stay on limestone mining in Meghalaya by Lafarge Umium, which can now resume supply of raw material to French multinational Lafarge
Verdict to boost Indo-Bangla ties as Lafarge plant depends on these mines The SC has permitted resumption of mining operations by French cement giant Lafarge in Meghalaya to supply limestone to its $255-million cement plant at Chhatak in Bangladesh. The move could provide a boost to Indo-Bangla ties, ahead of …
Forest Bench issues guidelines for future clearances The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the French cement company Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya. The Forest Bench, comprising Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justices Aftab Alam and K.S. Radhakrishnan, accepted the contentions of …
This Supreme Court order dated July 6, 2011 permitted Lafarge of France to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya to feed its $255-million cement plant in Bangladesh. This order was delivered by a bench comprising of the Hon’ble Chief Justice SH Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice KS Radhakrishnan. According to …
NEW DELHI, 6 JULY: The Supreme Court today allowed French cement giant Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya. A special forest Bench headed by Chief Justice Mr SH Kapadia allowed the plea of Lafarge to mine in the forests of Meghalaya. The …
New Delhi: Lafarge, the French cement giant, has landed in trouble again with green clearances, this time for a project in Himachal Pradesh. The French company intends to set up a 3-millionton-per-annum cement and 2-million-tonner-per-annum clinker plant along with a captive limestone mine of 3 million tonne per annum in …
New Delhi: Environmental clearances for mining projects will now be more difficult than before. All mining projects and other industries needing more than 40 hectares of forests will have to get a certificate from the forest department ascertaining how much forest will be diverted. Companies will not be able to …
`System akin to paying the piper to call the tune' T HE system of granting environmental clearances to industrial and other pro jects came under sharp criticism on Friday from the Supreme Court which ob served that the Environment Ministry had been letting private companies pay "a packet" to their …
Ques tioning the manner in which environmental clearances are granted in the country,the Supreme Court on Friday noted that the environment ministry has for 17longyearsletprivatecompanies pay
THE Meghalaya government on Friday said any no-objection certificate (NoC) to Lafarge for setting up a mega cement plant in the state would be based on merits.
Lafarge India Pvt Ltd, which is planning to set up a cement plant at Nongkhlieh in Jaintia hills, today said the company was fully committed to environment protection and compliance with other statutory regulations. The statement comes in the wake of recent protests by the people living in the proposed …
