Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
The Planning Commission has started rating all the States based on six parameters to enable the States to improve the regulatory ecosystem for manufacturing, said Planning Commission Member Arun Maira on Thursday. Addressing the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) members, he said the first report will be ready …
Letter from Ministry of Coal to Adani Power Ltd regarding review of coal blocks by the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) in its 24th meeting held on 7-8th February, The letter from the Ministry of Coal states that "after due deliberation and taking into account all material facts including your reply, IMG …
Letter to M/s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., reg. Review of coal blocks by the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) in its 24th meeting held on 7-8th February, 2014 regarding de-allocation of Ramchandi Promotional coal block (Coal to Liquit) (CTL) block in the State of Odisha.
Letter to M/s. Sterlite Energy Ltd., Lanco Group Ltd., GMR Enerergy Ltd., Navbharat Power Pvt. Ltd., Arcelor Mittal Ltd., Reliance Energy Ltd., Reg. Review of coal blocks by the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) in its 24th meeting held on 7-8th February, 2014.
Despite large gains in health over the past few decades, the distribution of health risks worldwide remains extremely and unacceptably uneven. Although the health sector has a crucial role in addressing health inequalities, its efforts often come into conflict with powerful global actors in pursuit of other interests such as …
Allocation of iron ore mines to private companies in Jharkhand - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 10/02/2014. Minister of Mines, Prabhat Jha has stated that "as per the information received from the Government of Jharkhand, there are 30 mining leases for iron ore in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand in …
Illegal sale of coal in open market - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 10/02/2014. Minister Of State In The Ministry Of Coal, Pratik Prakashbapu Patil has stated in Rajya Sabha that "in order to improve monitoring of production and utilization of coal from the captive coal blocks which have come …
Statement of the Minister of Mines in response to Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 276 for 10th February, 2014, asked by Shri Ram Kripal Yadav regarding allocation of bauxite mines to private companies. Minister of Mines has stated that the "the information regarding revenue generated from mines is not centrally …
Struggle to keep 25000 MW of gas-based power capacity alive The Finance Ministry has rejected the Power Ministry’s proposal for a nearly Rs.25,000-crore subsidy cushion and instead asked it to work on gas price pooling and pass on the tariff to distribution companies (discoms) or consumers. The Finance Ministry’s move …
A Parliamentary panel has raised concerns over officers of the Coal Ministry and PSUs, who were directly or indirectly connected with allotment of mines, joining the private sector soon after retirement in violation of norms. The Standing Committee on Coal and Steel has asked the government to conduct an inquiry …
The Manmohan Singh government has had to abandon its bid to facilitate mining in at least a handful of a hundred-odd coal blocks being scanned by the Supreme Court since September 2012. The setback to the Centre’s plans to start production in coal blocks allotted to private firms not being …
Private sector sourcing commitments are driving major market growth for sustainable commodities, according to the State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI) Review 2014 published by an alliance of international organisations. The SSI Review 2014 provides a bird's eye view of market and performance trends of the 16 most prevalent standards initiatives …
Governments the world over are facing an acute need for new or modernized infrastructure; the estimated shortfall in global infrastructure debt and equity investment is at least US$ 1 trillion per year. There is no fundamental scarcity of private capital – investors are frequently falling short of their target allocations. …
The Centre aims to achieve 'electricity for all' by 2027 while 75 million households still don't have access to electricity and only two percent of renewable energy into the grid by 2021. The gap doesn't seem to occur to the planning commission at all. The Climate Parliament, a group of …
24th Meeting of the Inter – ministerial Group (IMG) under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary (Coal) to undertake periodic review of the development of allocated coal blocks which have not come under production and were asked to furnish documents on statutory clearances by 5th February, 2014.
Delays and denials for forest clearances may prove to be roadblocks for 26 developers including GMR, Monnet Ispat, MB Power, SKS Power, Visa Power, Essar Power, Adhunik Power, for transmitting electricity from Eastern India where 25,000 mw of generation projects are underway to cater to the neighbouring states. From their …
In view of the fact the State of Goa does not generate its own electricity, the challenge before the State Government is not only to meet the ever growing demand for power but also to progressively increase the share of renewable sources in the power - mix so as to …
Come Republic Day or Independence Day, denizens suddenly wake up to the feeling of nationalism. From playing patriotic songs, showcasing the rich cultural diversity of every state and decorating schools and institutes with national flags, January 26 and August 15 are the two days that seem to kindle nationalistic sentiments …
Questioning the arbitrary allocation of coal blocks to 11 private companies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to explain the guidelines and parameters followed by the screening committee for allocation of the blocks in which these companies were allegedly preferred despite not figuring in the recommendations by competent …
Court asks whether the government will revoke allocations or not, even as states blame Centre; CBI registers 2 new FIRs, to present status report today The fact that large amounts of money were invested in developing captive coal blocks is no defence if these were illegally allocated, the Supreme Court …
