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 …
The Union environment ministry on December 15 issued a show cause notice to the Adani group promoted Mundra SEZ and Port in Gujarat. The ministry has asked the company to reply within 15 days as to why the clearances given to it for developing the port and a township should …
Vijay Arora Legal Correspondent What HC said n Illegal on part of the Centre to waive the condition of holding public hearing on request of then CM Virbhadra Singh n Sets aside notification issued by state for acquisition of land for project Shimla , December 13 In a significant decision, …
SAMBALPUR: A public hearing was held by regional office of State Pollution Control Board at Rengali tehsil office to elicit views on the proposed expansion of coal mining by Hirakud complex of Hindalco. The company aims at enhancing production from the present 1.5 million tonne (MT) to 3 MT at …
PASIGHAT, Dec 6: With the public hearing for the 2700 MW Lower Siang Hydro Project by Jaypee group scheduled to be held on December 20, 21 and 22 at Jeing, Aalo and Ponging respectively, anti-dam protagonists here have geared up to thwart the ‘desperate’ attempt of the government to thrust …
Guwahati, Nov. 28: The Assam forest department will organise a public hearing before burning the rhino horns lying in state forest treasuries, to ensure full transparency in the disposal process. The public hearing will be held on December 14 on the Assam Forest School campus at Jalukbari here. The principal …
CONSTRUCTION activities at Mundra special economic zone (SEZ) in Gujarat’s Kachchh district had begun even before the project’s public hearing, the procedural step towards environmental clearance for a project where affected people give their verdict. More than 1,000 hectares (ha) of mangrove have been destroyed by the Mundra SEZ, which …
Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing row between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the proposed Polavaram project, the ministry of environment and forests on Monday asked the latter as to why it has not held public hearing in Odisha and Chhattisgarh following changes in the design of the project, even after a …
Taking a serious view of ongoing construction activity at Polavaram multipurpose project in Andhra Pradesh without a suitable environment clearance, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has sought explanation from the state government for not complying with its directions for getting a clearance. The ministry has asked the Andhra …
FARMERS of 15 coastal villages in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district have intensified their stir against Nirma company’s cement plant proposed on a waterbody. Activists are mobilizing people against the plant by screening films showing the impact the project will have on farmers of Mahuva tehsil. The latest round of protests were …
Raigarh: Dhaurabhata is a small village on the edge of a coal mine. Today, it will play host to an unusual public hearing. Its people, and those from nearby villages, will gather to express their views not on a proposed coal washery, but one that already exists. Activists term this
Mine Barons Use Toughs To Silence Protests Mumbai: Mine aali tar amhala paani milnaar nahi (If a mine is dug here, we will lose our drinking water source), says Savitri Naik. Mining representative replies, Paani nahi ter tu Bisleri pya (If you don
On July 14, two people were killed at Sompeta in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district when the police opened fire on protesters. The people were incensed at the Andhra Pradesh government allotting a tract of Sompeta’s wetland, or beela, to private firm Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC). The company plans to build …
BOMDILA, Oct 11: Adding up to the power scenario of the district, another Public Hearing on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in connection with the construction of 66 MW Khuitam Hydro Electric Project by Adishankar Power Pvt Ltd was held at Salari under Dirang circle in the district today, reports …
Hyderabad, Oct. 10: The proposed Hinduja power plant in Visakhapatnam has landed in a fresh controversy with questions being raised about the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) validating the environmental clearance it accorded to the project way back in 1996. In an unusual development, the MoEF wrote a …
Mohammed Iqbal JAIPUR: Small and marginal farmers from across Rajasthan giving their testimonies at a public hearing on climate change here on Tuesday feared that they would be the
Mumbai The Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to conduct a public hearing on the likely environmental impact of the proposed Pedder Road flyover. The state has stressed the 4.2-km flyover as a quick solution to congestion while the Worli-Haji Ali Sea …
Bhubaneswar: Hearing a petition filed by the Odisha government seeking stay order on final approvals for Polavaram project, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to submit a detailed report within four weeks time. Informing this at a press briefing at the State Secretariat here on Monday, state water …
JAIPUR: A State-level public hearing on climate change being organised here on Tuesday will provide an opportunity to farmers, livestock owners and small producers from different agro-climatic zones of Rajasthan to draw the policymakers' attention to the impact of global warming on their livelihoods. Climate change has seemingly manifested itself …
