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 Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will have to carry out new Environment Impact Assessment and Public Hearing as the Environment Clearance (EC) obtained for the Athirappilly project has expired, says A. Latha of River Research Centre, Chalakudy. The five-year validity period of the EC, issued in 2007, expired this …
Taking strong exception to the proposed mining of colour granite at Bodikondalu, tribals of Budharavada panchayat in Parvathipuram mandal have warned of intensifying stir, if the authorities go ahead with the plan. The government has sanctioned the lease for mining colour granite in 30 hectares to the Hyderabad-based M/s Pokarna …
The TSR Subramanian committee report, that has outlined revision of key environmental laws, should be junked as it would result in an unacceptable dilution of existing legal and policy meant to protect environment, a parliamentary panel report on environment and forest said. The TSR Subramanian led high-level committee was constituted …
Chhattisgarh and Odisha kept in dark, statutory public hearings not held and clearances never sought in 2 states Without completing the statutory public hearings in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has done away with a stop-work order against the Polavaram dam, allowing construction work …
Project governed by Union government norms: CEO The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study of the proposed Vizhinjam International Deepwater Seaport is not governed by the guidelines of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) or its compliance advisor ombudsman (CAO), Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd. (VSIL) has said. The EIA for development of …
LAHORE: The Technical Experts Committee, a body of the Environment Department of Punjab, has objected to figures and design of the Rs165 billion Orange Line Metro Project and directed the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) to fix the issues in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report. A public hearing on the …
Despite widespread perception, the NDA government's record of giving green clearances has "not" been different from the previous UPA regime and it has brought "selective" changes to regulations in the name of streamlining the system without strengthening grass-root institutions, a green body today said. In an assessment of NDA government's …
The Supreme Court granting stay on the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order imposing a penalty of Rs 117.35 crore on Mantri Techzone Pvt Ltd and Rs 22.5 crore on Coremind Software and Services Pvt Ltd for not following the green norms is not a setback, said a group of civic …
The thermal power plant being set up by Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL) has not only violated the norms laid down by the state government but also failed to adequately compensate, rehabilitate and employ the farmers of 26 villages in five panchayats under the Pendurthy Assembly constituency, district YRSCP …
Work on linking Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar to benefit drought-prone areas on Tirunelveli and Tuticorin is slowing gaining momentum. Will the constitution of a task force by the Central government for expediting linking of rivers work in Tamil Nadu? Mired in politics, the Tamiraparani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar river linking project …
Debates are essentially polarised and noisy. But for resolution and movement in life we need to go beyond absolute positions. In an ideal world, there should be enough trust and confidence that once we begin to move ahead, there can be reviews, assessments and course correction. But this is difficult …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Quilon Educational Trust Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 01/04/2015 regarding Coastal Zone Management plan in respect of the areas coming under Mundrothuruthu Grama Panchayat including the land in Sy.No.09 to 98 in Block No.29 of …
Anti-nuclear activists on Thursday urged the governor of Shiga Prefecture to hold formal public hearings on the potential economic, social and environmental risks from two reactors in neighboring Fukui Prefecture that are moving toward restart. Representatives of the Citizens’ Commission on Nuclear Energy, a group of scholars, engineers, lawyers, and …
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has urged South Africans to participate in the public hearings on the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill. The Agricultural Standards Amendment Bill has been published on the Government Gazette in 2013 and 2014 with notice numbers 36736 and 38032. The department's first public …
The Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Sunday wrote a letter to Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh, the Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner, opposing the construction of a port at Tadadi, Aghanashini estuary. The letter comes a day ahead of the public hearing to be held …
PANAJI: Expert appraisal committee (EAC) of ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF) is likely to examine this week the environment impact assessment (EIA) study and the public hearing report, conducted for the construction of the greenfield international airport at Mopa, to decide on granting environmental clearance (EC) to …
PANJIM: A day after opponents of the proposed International Greenfield airport at Mopa termed both, the Environment Impact Assessment report and the public hearing, as illegal, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), has clarified that the fact that the hearing was conducted after expiry of Terms of Reference (ToR) …
Govt accused of conducting illegal environment impact assessment and public hearing PANJIM: The opponents of Mopa Greenfield International airport, on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of conducting an illegal environment impact assessment (EIA) study and public hearing on the airport project. Demanding a fresh EIA, the opponents said the EIA …
PANAJI: Anti-Mopa groups in Goa on Tuesday demanded the resignation of North Goa collector and chairman of the Goa state pollution control board for conducting a "totally illegal" public hearing on the environment impact assessment (EIA) report of the Mopa airport. The groups also threatened to approach the National Green …
RAWALPINDI: The Environmental Protection Agency-Punjab (Punjab-EPA) has approved the 720 megawatt (MW) Karot Hydropower Project worth $1.4 billion. The project is proposed to be built on the Jhelum River near village Karot in Kahuta tehsil in Rawalpindi district. The proposed project site is 65 kilometres from Rawalpindi city. The hydropower …
