Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Pune Former President and distinguished scientist A P J Abdul Kalam will inaugurate Global Indian Scientists and Technocrats (GIST) 2010, a unique convention and exhibition on scientific and technological approaches for sustainable use of water resources. The convention, that will take place at the Abasaheb Garware College Auditorium in the …
Divya Gandhi Bangalore: James Cameron, director of sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, finds himself embroiled in the controversy surrounding Lavasa, India's first
Says it had clarified stand to the state govt in October. Lavasa Corporation, an arm of Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC) engaged in development of a hill city in Maharashtra, moved the high court here today with a plea that the showcause notice served on it by the Ministry of Environment …
Amruta Byatnal Pune: In its reply to the show cause notice issued by the Environment Ministry, Lavasa Corporation Limited has accused Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh of acting with mala fide intent. He issued the notice in haste, breaching the
Rattled by the sharp rebuttal by Lavasa Corporation to its showcause notice, the ministry of environment and forests has referred the case to attorney general Ghulam Vahanvati. On record, the ministry however, maintained it was correct in sending the notice to the company on Friday to stop work at its …
Lavasa Corporation, an arm of Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC) engaged in the development of a hill township in Maharashtra, has accused Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh of malafide intent, claiming that the ministry issued a showcause notice in haste and under pressure from activists to …
Mumbai/Delhi, Nov. 29: Lavasa Corporation, which has come under the scrutiny of the Union environment ministry last week, has accused the environment minister of acting with a
Social activists have moved court to scrap the Lavasa township project near Pune. The public interest petition filed in the Bombay High Court says the project does not have the mandatory environmental clearance from the Union environment ministry, and hence is liable to be cancelled. The petition alleged the Maharashtra …
THE Union environment ministry has issued a showcause notice to Lavasa Corporation, which is constructing a 25,000-acre hill township near Pune, alleging myriad violation of environmental laws. The company, promoted by a clutch of investors led by Hindustan Construction Co (HCC), will have to stop construction work immediately. The notice …
Suzlon Energy and Lavasa Corporation are among the companies named in the bribery scam that led to the arrest of eight top officials of public sector banks and financial firms on November 24. The companies were allegedly raising loans from a Mumbai-based private financial firm that bribed the senior officials …
A pan-India mix of journalists, activists and transportation experts criticised the overtly skewed, car-centric policy of the government and demanded a rightful place for non-motorised transport (NMT). The professionals were speaking at a national media workshop on NMT held on Friday at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy for Development Administration (Yashada) …
Social activists have moved court to scrap the Lavasa township project near Pune. The public interest petition filed in the Bombay High Court says the project does not have the mandatory environmental clearance from the Union environment ministry, and hence is liable to be cancelled.
Pune Ration at your doorstep project has proved a hit in Pune district, with nearly 44 villages benefiting from this system. State Food and Civil Supply Minister Anil Deshmukh had launched the scheme under a novel initiative of revamping Public Distribution System (PDS) in the state. The government had earlier …
The World Bank in conjunction with the Small Industries Development Bank of India and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is implementing an initiative on financing energy efficiency in MSME industrial clusters to improve energy efficiency and reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from MSMEs, utilising increased commercial financing. The …