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 …
A private power generation company has threatened officials of the forest department in Sakleshpur taluk for taking action against the company for violations in the Kagneri and Kenchankumari reserved forests. Maruthi Power Gen (India) Private Limited was permitted to implement two mini-hydel projects of 19 MW and 18.9 MW by …
Shillong: The Supreme Court has admitted a writ petition filed by the Jaintia Youth Federation (JYF) against the eight cement plants operating in Jaintia Hills district for violating the forest laws and the Meghalaya Transfer of Land Regulation Act of 1971 along with the Meghalaya Transfer of Land Rules of …
Shillong, Nov. 20: The rampant felling continues unabated whether it is for charcoal or for the wood-based industries situated in parts of Ri Bhoi district. After the Supreme Court ban on felling, the Meghalaya government has not adopted any viable working plan to stop the illegal activity. The forests of …
SHILLONG: The Jaintia Youth Federation (central body) has expressed its serious concern over the fate of enquiry into the establishment of huge cement plants that are operating in the district and destroying vast forest cover in Jaintia Hills district. According to a statement issued by the JYF president P Majaw …
Allegations of encroachment in forest lands by Jaintia Hills-based cement cos SHILLONG: State Mining and Geology department has finally initiated an inquiry into the alleged use of forest land by cement companies operating in Jaintia Hills district. Speaking to The Shillong Times, Deputy Chief Minister and in charge Mining and …
Jaintia Hills Round-Up JOWAI: The Jaintia Youth Federation (JYF) has demanded closure of all cement plants operating in Jaintia Hills district saying they are functioning without the necessary clearance from the Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoEF), Government of India. These cements plants, have brought no benefit to the local …
SHILLONG, Oct 12 – The Opposition NCP in Meghalaya today demanded an inquiry into the alleged violation of forest laws in Jaintia Hills district by several cement factories even as the government said it will take tough action against those flouting norms. Talking to reporters here, Opposition leader Conrad Sangma …
SHILLONG: The State NCP has demanded an independent inquiry into the alleged use of forest land by as many as five cement companies in Jaintia Hills. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Leader of Opposition Conrad Sangma asserted that these cement companies are operating in the middle of forest …
Eight months ago the Centre constituted a group of ministers (GoM) to look into the increasing perception that delay in acquiring forest clearance was hurting the country’s coal and power production. The GoM’s terms of reference comprised suggesting measures on “efficacy and legality of forest clearance norms” and for ensuring …
Shillong, Sept. 28: The high-level committee constituted to reappraise the status of land under the utilisation of cement factories in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills district has been asked to submit its report within November. On March 2, the state government instituted the committee first headed by the state principal chief conservator …
SHILLONG: The State Government-constituted high-level committee, which has been assigned the task to ascertain whether the cement plants in Jaintia Hills are mining limestone from forest areas, is likely to submit its report within November. “The Committee is going to submit its report in November. The State Government has purposely …
SHILLONG: Expressing concern over the manner in which some cement plants in Jaintia Hills district are flouting the rules and procedures laid down by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Nationalist Youth Congress (NYC), Meghalaya State Unit has called up the Centre to take stringent action against those …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has recommended an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into alleged illegal activities in Bellary district of Karnatka where Associated Mining Company (AMC) and NMDC Ltd hold mining leases. The CEC gave its latest report to the Supreme Court on Thursday. According to …
2010 Saw Most Clearances Since Forest Act Came Into Force New Delhi: Has environment become an impediment to growth? Government data brought out by the Centre for Science and Environment on Thursday paints a contrast picture. The data is staggering. Till date, environmental clearances have been given for 210,000MW of …
Ending months of uncertainty over the fate of around 150 stranded coal projects, a Group of Ministers on Tuesday finally recommended against the ‘go, no-go’ system — devised by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for mining in coal bearing areas. Instead, the GoM has asked for fresh demarcation …
SHILLONG: The State Forest Department recently held a workshop on the theme “Definition of Forests and Conflict Resolution in the context of Meghalaya.” This year is also the International Year of Forests. For decades, forest land in Meghalaya has been diverted for non-forest purposes, mainly for mining particularly in Jaintia …
Owners of private iron ore miners in mineral-rich states of Jharkhand and Orissa are closely watching events in Karnataka following the arrest of mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy. Though not on the scale of Karnataka, both states have seen their share of illegal mining, prompting a crackdown by authorities. The …
The all-powerful iron ore mining mafia of Karnataka has hurled red dust into the eyes of democratic India with impunity, and for long. Convinced of their invincibility, the Reddy brothers, along with their mentors and cohorts, have ravaged the state’s rich mines. Between April 2006 and July 2010 the state …
Karnataka’s Lokayukta Santosh Hegde’s report is a sordid story on the rise of India’s mining poster boy, Bellary. The protagonists of the script, the Reddy brothers, used muscle and money to grease their way through government departments. Initially, it was all gold. But Hegde’s report exposed the dingy substrate of …
