Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Bhubaneswar The Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) has submitted a memorandum to the Orissa government pointing out that the penalty notices served on 104 mine owners for recovery of Rs 70,000 crore is incorrect. The 734-member strong apex body of geoscientists and mining engineers has said in its …
Bhubaneswar When Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Srikant Jena described Orissa’s mining scam as bigger than those of Goa and Karnataka put together, it might have been only a figure of speech. But indication of how big it could be has come now, with a penalty demand …
New Delhi Terming the mining lease of Karnataka-based Ramgad Minerals and Mining illegal, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has temporarily suspended the stage-II clearance given to the firm's mines in Bellary and decided to issue the company a showcause notice on why it should not be cancelled. On …
Ministry Takes Advantage Of Loophole In Law New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was meant to be a one-stop shop to challenge government decisions about green clearances, but a loophole in the law that set up the quasi-judicial panel could now leave forest clearances out of its purview. Among …
The Ministry of Environment & Forests from 13.07.2011 to 12.07.2012 accorded environmental clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006 to 209 development projects in the sectors of industry (Steel & Cement), Thermal Power, River Valley and Hydro-electric, Coal and Non-Coal Mining and National Highways, and approval to 1126 proposals involving diversion …
SHILLONG: The joint inspection committee, constituted by the State Government whether the cement plants established in Jaintia Hills had in actuality flouted environmental norms, has submitted its report. According to an official source, though the Committee submitted its report to the State Government on August 31, the latter is yet …
Most clearances are learnt to have been granted during 2007-09, when PM Manmohan Singh held the environment portfolio In a major crackdown on illegal mining in mineral-rich Goa, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) on Wednesday suspended the environment clearances of all 93 leases in the state, asking …
Order of the National Green Tribunal on Jesurethinam & Ors Vs The Ministry of Environment and Forest & ors. dated 30/09/2012 (Appeal No. 13/2011). A preliminary objection is raised by learned counsel for respondent No. 5 i.e. Project Proponent. The tenor of the objection is that the appeal is not …
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has approved 16 iron ore mining lessees in Karnataka to resume operations, but has not permitted them to produce more than a third of their earlier annual sanctioned capacity. These mines together have been allowed to produce 8.24 million tonnes (mt) per annum, …
Violation forest rules by cement cos in Jaintia Hills Shillong: The Shillong bench of the Guahati High Court has directed the State Government to submit a report on whether provisions of the Forest Conservation Act 1980 has been complied while granting permission of establishment of cement plants and limestone mines …
Maruthi Power Gen diverted from original plan, says PCCF report The Maruthi Power Gen (India) Private Limited which is setting up a mini hydel project near Hongadahalla in Sakaleshpur has tried to mislead the High Court on the extent of the project site, according to a report of the Principal …
With the lion safari and breeding centre gradually taking shape in about 300 hectares of Fisher forest in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, purebred lions, unlike their counterparts in Gir and Junagadh, are set to be introduced in the forest. This lion safari project is the first to introduce purebred …
Forest officials warn State of an environmental catastrophe in Nelliampathy The Forest Department has warned the State government of an environmental catastrophe in Nelliampathy, leading to disasters such as landslips, from destruction of forests by people and ecological factors. Giving the warning, a report, titled “Environmental catastrophes await Nelliampathy,” sent …
The environmental and social organizations here have come out strongly against alleged attempts by some top functionaries of the Government in sabotaging the take over of lease expired and violated forest land in Nelliampathy Hills. In a joint statement in Palakkad on Tuesday they have said that “there was a …
76 projects commissioned, 300 are being implemented The Western Ghats, which has made it to the coveted list of World Heritage sites, is facing a serious threat from mini-hydel projects in Karnataka. According to K. Ramesh, a senior officer of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL), 76 mini-hydel projects have …
SHILLONG: The State Government has not yet approved the mining lease for several companies which are keen to mine the natural resources in the State. “Altogether, eight companies have applied for mining lease,” Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong told reporters recently. He also informed that the companies which have …
Gujarat High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union government on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging notification giving Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) jurisdiction for cases from the state of Gujarat. A division bench of acting chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala also …
Against the backdrop of the contentious issue of country’s development vs environment conservation, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is now drafting revised guidelines for evaluation of environmental losses weighed against economic gains before transferring forest land for various commercial projects. The Ministry has asked the Indian Institute of Forest …
Shillong: The calculated silence on the issue of mining in forest areas and violation of Forest Act, 1980 by cement companies’ in Jaintia Hills or rather by official custodians of forests who have issued no objection certificates (NOC) in such forest lands till now, is being challenged vide a public …
NOT TOO long ago, most of India was clothed in forest. From the stately temperate forests of the lower Himalayas to the moist shola forests of the southern Western Ghats, and from the verdant mangrove forests of the Sunderbans to the Sal forests of central India, forests have evolved to …
