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 …
Environment and forest clearance for 89 power projects is pending with the Government, the Lok Sabha was informed today. While 41 power projects are awaiting environment clearance, 48 power projects require diversion of forest land, the Environment Minister, Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, said during Question Hour. She said a total of …
Dismiss discoms' claim; accuse regulator of inaction The mood was belligerent at a public hearing organised by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission here on Thursday to assess consumer feedback before finalising the new power tariff. Reacting to the discoms' demands for a power tariff hike, angry consumers not only dismissed …
A section of the residents' welfare associations in the city has decided to protest at the public hearing being organised by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission this Thursday to register their grievances against the Commission. The DERC is holding a public hearing on the true-up for the financial year 2010-11, …
SHILLONG: Most of the headmen of Raid Lyngshing (Lynshing traditional chiefdom), which covers more than 20 villages under Mawkynrew Community and Rural Development ( C&RD;) Block in East Khasi Hills, today opposed the proposed (3 x 80 MW) Umngot Hydro Electric Project. The opposing voices were heard during the public …
Public hearing conducted by the concerned company prior to applying for environmental clearance is not a mere formality but a substantive requirement of law, held the National Green Tribunal. Setting aside the green clearance accorded to a coal mining project of Jindal Steel and Power in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, …
Vedanta Aluminium's Lanjigarh project in Odisha may become another Kudankulam, as environment activists belonging to foreign non-Government organisations (NGO) have suddenly surfaced to show their concern. Vedanta Aluminium's plan to expand its annual capacity from 1 million tonnes to 6 million tonnes has been halted due to environmental concerns. The …
India's environmental and tribal activists have scored another victory over companies looking to start mining and related projects in the mineral-rich and densely forested regions of the country. Late Friday, a green tribunal has struck down an environmental clearance granted to Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. to mine coal at …
In a significant decision, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday set aside the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the 4 MTPA Coal Mining Project of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and 4 MTPA Coal Washery at Gare in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh on grounds of faulty public hearing. The …
The National Green Tribunal has cancelled the environmental clearance given to the Jindal Steel and Power Company’s coal mining and washery project in Chhattisgarh. The clearance was set aside on the grounds that the public hearing conducted for the project was “not proper”. The environmental tribunal has come down heavily …
JOWAI: The proposed Rs 1853 crore power project in Jaintia hills has got the green signal from residents of several villages including Moosakhia, Sohmynting and Samanong under Amlarem Sub-Division who have unanimously voted in favour of commissioning the project. The public support for the Umngot Hydro Electric Project (three stages …
New Delhi: Jindal Steel and Power Limited got a jolt on Friday with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) cancelling the environmental clearance to the 4 million tonne per annum Gare IV/6 coal mining project in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The NGT order did not even spare the Union environment ministry (MoEF) for …
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today appealed to the anti-dam protestors of the Siang belt of the state and the members of Adi Student Unions to come forward with their grievances and discuss the matter with the government to find out an amicable solution. Addressing on the occasion …
The third public hearing for the 2700 MW Lower Siang Hydro Electric Project scheduled at Aalo, headquarters of West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, has been postponed indefinitely following pressure from protestors opposing the mega project in the Siang Valley. The first public hearing on the project at Jeying in …
This appeal is filed challenging the Environmental Clearance (for short EC) granted to Gare – IV/6 Coal Mining Project (4 MTPA) and a Pithead Coal Washery (4 MTPA) of M/s Jindal Steel & Power Limited located at Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh State, by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (for …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Adivasi Majdoor Kisan Ekta Sangthan & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others regarding Environmental Clearance granted to Gare – IV/6 Coal Mining Project (4 MTPA) and a Pithead Coal Washery (4 MTPA) of M/s Jindal Steel & …
GUWAHATI: The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), spearheading a movement against the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project located along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, said that the time had come for the people of both Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to jointly oppose the construction of big dams in the North East. Akhil …
This video shows the moments of public hearing of environmental clearence of setback to the 2X800 MW capacity super thermal power plant of M/s NTPC Limited proposed to come up in village Kandagarh, Aadmuda, Jhilgitar, Develsura, Mahloi, Chhapora, pali and Lara in Pussore Tehsil, Raigarh District (Chattisgarh) on December 23, …
This video shows the moments of public hearing of environmental clearence for thermal power plant of M/s Raigarh Energy Limited (New Name Jaiswal Niko Energy Ltd) proposed to come up in village Jobaro and Hamirpur of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh on September 23, 2011. Read report or Watch video to …
This video shows the moments of public hearing of environmental clearence of capacity expansion of ferro alloy plant with capacity of 63,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) of silico manganese and 92,475 TPA of Ferro manganese and the setback to the 50 MW captive thermal power plant of M/s MSP Sponje …
NEW DELHI: Environment and forests minister Jayanthi Natarajan nixed yet another attempt by Vedanta to get Niyamgiri bauxite mines in Odisha that Rahul Gandhi had stood up against, saving the Congress and its scion some blushes. On Tuesday, she ordered that the preliminary nod given by her ministry to the …
