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. …
Indu Bhan New Delhi: Lafarge moved nearer to operating its mining lease for limestone from the Meghalaya hills after the Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court the company has deposited Rs 75.06 crore in a corpus to finance compensatory afforestation. The corpus is under a Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management …
It Will Have To Pay Rs 130cr For Development Of Tribal Area, Env Ministry Tells SC New Delhi: The ministry of forests and environment (MoEF) on Monday told the Supreme Court that Lafarge Umiam could resume limestone mining in Meghalaya under the revised Conservation Plan and it had to pay …
Participants of an orientation programme on understanding the environment impact assessment (EIA) process in the country were told by noted environment lawyer Ritwick Dutta here today that the upper echelon of the country
SHILLONG: Several NGOs led by the Shella Action Committee (SAC) have resolved to carry on their fight against the cement giant Lafarge to prevent it from mining in the Shella areas. The NGOs in a joint meeting held here on Friday decided to write a letter to Prime Minister Dr …
International banks that funded French company Lafarge’s cement factory in Bangladesh are putting pressure on the Indian government to allow the company to continue mining limestone in Meghalaya. The limestone was being quarried from East Khasi Hills and transported via a conveyor belt to the Lafarge Surma Cement Plant in …
Indu Bhan With French cement giant Lafarge being directed to comply with Indian environmental laws, the Supreme Court has sent strong signals to offshore and domestic firms to follow stringent rules for mining operations in forest areas. The apex court
SHILLONG, April 28: French cement giant Lafarge has to overcome yet another hurdle to resume operations in Shella areas, with a tribal village council having denied holding any meeting with Regional Chief Conservator of Forests BN Jha. The stand of the traditional village council came in the wake of the …
SC blow to Lafarge New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to lift the stay on limestone mining by French cement giant Lafarge in the forests of Meghalaya till the Ministry of Environment and Forests submits a report on environmental compliance. "Till the time appropriate reports are submitted by …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to vacate its stay order restraining the French company Lafarge from conducting mining operations in Meghalaya. A Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices S.H. Kapadia and Aftab Alam made it clear that the interim order of stay on mining passed …
Demands more environment impact reports by next hearing. Despite a favourable report from a committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and pleadings of Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati, the Supreme Court today declined to lift its ban on mining by French cement firm Lafarge Umiam Mining Ltd in …
LONG-term greedy is a term that a Goldman Sachs partner made famous, by way of self-definition. It is as good a description as any of making profits in a sustainable fashion. Lafarge displayed short-term greed when it violated the law in obtaining forest clearance for a limestone mining project in …
New Delhi: The Centre has concurred with the views of Attorney General G E Vahanvati that French cement giant Lafarge should be allowed to resume mining in the forests of Meghalaya provided it deposit Rs 55 crore for the welfare of the locals. "Whatever the Attorney General (Vahanvati) has said …
Lafarge case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre on an expert committee's report as also other conditions put by Attorney General G E Vahanvati for allowing French cement giant Lafarge to resume mining in the forests of Meghalaya for its Bangladesh plant. The …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to consider the proposals submitted by Attorney-General G. E. Vahanvati for permitting mining operations by Lafarge in Meghalaya and take a final decision on revised environmental clearance in two weeks. As per the proposal, the French …
Vedanta wants flat-top mountain massif, but locals say it is the abode of their god KALAHANDI has always captured the national imagination, but never for the right reasons. Recurring poverty deaths and reports about entire communities surviving on mango kernels defined this predominantly tribal district in southern Orissa for decades. …
