Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Following tension among protesters and supporters to a proposed capacity expansion project of limestone mines of OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur, a public hearing meeting was postponed on Wednesday. The proposed public hearing was to provide environment clearance for the expansion of capacity of the limestone mines of cement-major OCL. Sources …
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC), Gujarat Pollution Control Board and the forests and environment department of the government of Gujarat jointly organized a public hearing on the state’s draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) at Dholera on Tuesday. Stakeholders and environment activists protested against exercise and demanded that another …
PANJIM: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has directed Goa Sponge and Power Limited (GSPL) to have a public hearing and undertake a social impact assessment of its proposed enhancement of sponge iron manufacturing unit at Sanguem. Goa Sponge and Power Limited …
Krishna Kant from PSS, who is also opposing the public hearing, said, "No material in local language is being provided to locals so that they can understand the issue and put forth their points at the public hearing." Local villagers and environmentalists have opposed the proposed public hearing to be …
Nagpur: The state’s plan for a Shivaji statue off the Gateway in Mumbai may face a fresh hurdle. The National Green Tribunal’s Pune bench has permitted a few opposing the project to file an amended appeal. In 2016, Mumbai-based 67-year-old fisherman Damodar Tandel and 48-year-old businessman Pradip Patade had approached …
Main objection is reduction of land area from the high tide line; Seek public hearing before notification is implemented PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Monday issued notices to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) in connection with a petition filed by social …
According to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013, it is mandatory to conduct a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and prepare a Social Impact Management Plan (SMP) for acquisition of land by government for its own use, hold and control or …
Order of the Madras High Court regarding environmental clearance granted to Sterlite Industries Limited and which is carrying on construction activities on the site for the proposed Copper Smelter Unit II at SIPCOT, Tuticorin. The clearance has, according to the petitioner, been obtained by Vedanta, without the conduct of a …
VASCO: Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) Deputy Chairman Guruprasad Rai on Wednesday said that he was not only unhappy with but also surprised at the decision of Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) cancelling public hearing (scheduled on April 25) on the proposed development of Vasco bay. “I came to know …
GURUGRAM: The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) finalised and submitted the much-awaited report on the Bandhwari waste-to-energy plant to the office of the additional deputy commissioner on Wednesday. The report was prepared after a public hearing took place at Bandhwari village on March 21. The report will soon be …
PANAJI: The Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has asked the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) to conduct a public hearing on the issue of development of a fishing jetty, a passenger jetty, and handling of general cargo at the port, all of which have faced opposition. MPT chief engineer L …
CHENNAI: In what could signal the end of the plan for an International Container Transhipment Terminal at Enayam, the environment appraisal committee of the ministry of environment and forests recently gave the go-ahead for shipping ministry to do environment impact assessment study along with public hearing for the development of …
Surat: The National Green Tribunal's (NGT) western bench has set aside environmental clearance (EC) issued to Hindustan Chemical Company (HCC) based at Hasanabad in Olpaad taluka of Surat for expansion of its manufacturing unit for production of sodium cyanide and mandalo nitride. The Khedut Samaj Gujarat (KSG), Priyavaran Suraksha Samiti …
PANJIM: In what could lead to a cascading effect on the already fragile iron ore mining industry in the State, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has directed 24 mining leases to go for fresh public hearings for grant of Environment Clearances. These leases were found …
After a Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change sub-committee raised issues regarding the project affected people and environmental impact assessment report of the Pancheshwar dam, an expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the ministry has deferred green clearance of the project. Last month, the EAC on hydroelectric projects had asked …
PITHORAGARH: Residents and various political organizations at Almora, Pithoragarh and Jhulaghat staged a protest against public hearings held for environmental clearance of Pancheshwar Multi-Purpose Development project on Tuesday, saying that the sessions were unfair and flouted procedure. Members of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), Uttarakhand Parivartan Party and Mahakali Lok Sangathan …
Report says that community representatives insisted at every public hearing held by the panel in a mining area that they had seen no benefit from mining Residents of mining areas testified at the high-level panel on assessment of key legislation and acceleration of fundamental change about the acute disruptions caused …
While the Government is focusing on the Pancheshwar dam project, numerous villagers hit by the construction of hydro power projects at Tehri, Vishnuprayag, Vishnugad-Pipalkoti and Asi Ganga are still struggling to get land based rehabilitation and are struggling even for basic facilities. While no serious efforts appear to be taken …
PANJIM: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has directed the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to conduct an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study with focus on traffic decongestion plan at the Dabolim airport for its proposed Rs 183 crore parallel …
VASCO: For the second time, the Expert Appraisal Committee EAC (Industry-2) of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has deferred their decision on granting environmental clearance to Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (ZACL) for the proposed expansion of fertilizer blending unit for NPK production, gas turbine (GT), heat recovery …
