Political parties pledge to reduce pollution in manifestos Promises to fight the world’s most toxic air have made it to the manifestos of major political parties for the first time in Indian elections. Major political parties such as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the opposition Indian National Congress and the …
Proposing a complete overhaul of the existing environmental governance framework, a government-appointed expert committee has recommended measures that would make it easier to set up industrial or infrastructure projects, but would also ensure that those who flout pollution norms or violate green laws are penalised heavily. Among the measures suggested …
A high level committee headed by former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian, set up to review the country's green laws and the procedures followed by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, has suggested appropriate amendments to align them with the government's economic development agenda. In its report …
A meeting of the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Wednesday endorsed a new land acquisition policy under which land of private owners would be acquired for projects of public interest only with the consent of the owners. According to the policy, on …
CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in granting mining permits in Saranda could limit the space for political discretion in giving green clearances The Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, has begun probing the environmental clearances given for iron and manganese mining in the Saranda forests of Jharkhand. The move, if …
74 producing blocks to go under hammer first; regulator for non-operational mines later As the government plans to expedite coal block reallocation to the private sector through auctioning, it appears in no hurry to set up a regulator for the sector. Not only does the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance …
A high level committee, which has been reviewing green laws to suggest appropriate amendments to bring them in sync with the government's development goals, has got another month to finalize its report. The move comes even as the Centre is keen to change couple of key legislations during the winter …
Mid-course, the mandate of the committee was expanded to additionally review the Colonial-era legislation, the Indian Forest Act, 1927 The high-level committee reviewing all green laws has, on request, been given a month-long extension by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The committee, headed by former cabinet secretary T …
Cabinet relaxes rules for foreign investors Reduces minimum built-up area Eases exit regulations The minimum floor area reduced to 20,000 sq m from the earlier 50,000 sq m The minimum capital requirement cut to $5m from $10m Investment to be made within six months of the commencement of the project …
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday directed Haryana government to review its transport policy formulated in August 2013. A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant passed these orders while disposing off a petition filed by Som Prakash and others of Sirsa alleging that the policy gave blanket authority …
NAGPUR : The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has made seeking environment clearance for development projects within 10km from national parks and wildlife sanctuaries easier by approaching the National Board for Wildlife directly instead of the state wildlife boards. The proposals will now be directly dealt by the NBWL …
There will be no more delays in getting environment clearance for forest-related projects, as every application will be routed online from now onwards. On the directions of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) not only the state government, but the departments too will have to process their applications …
The city is expected to witness a 40 per cent shortfall in the supply of housing units by the end of 2018. While it would require an additional 1,91,200 housing units, the supply is likely to be around 77,500 units, said a study conducted by global real estate consultancy firm …
The National Green Tribunal has asked the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to explain why action should not be taken if it is found that it issued Occupancy Certificate (OC) to a developer when the case pertaining to non-obtainment of CRZ clearance for a project in Prabhadevi was pending. Social activist …
NAGPUR : Over a hundred groups and individuals from across the country have opposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Government's move to dilute environmental laws. A two-day consultation (held on October 8-9 at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi) discussed the recent change to environmental laws and the subsequent impact on …
The proposed policy is only aimed at promoting corporate profits and an attack on human rights and the environment Bangalore-based NGO Environment Support Group (ESG) has urged World Bank (WB) to withdraw its environment and social safeguards policy as it is aimed at promoting only the corporate interests. On July …
“Many don’t qualify even for one-star label under BEE programme” Green-rated buildings are falling below the minimum benchmarks of their official star rating by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), says a report — “Building sense beyond the green façade of sustainable habitat” — by the Centre for Science and …
Environment ministry bars expert appraisal panels from asking for additional studies midway through appraisal; eases land acquisition norms The Union environment ministry on Thursday barred the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) from commissioning any additional impact assessment studies, making life easier for developers. Under the revised norms, in order to avoid …
The state-run Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) would now accept applications for setting up industry and seeking consent to operate only on-line The state-run Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) would now accept applications for setting up industry and seeking consent to operate only on-line."The practice would come into effect from …
The high level committee constituted by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change to review environmental laws and regulations will reportedly now review the Indian Forest Act 1927, in addition to five other environmental laws. The committee set up in September, headed by TSR Subramaniam, former cabinet secretary held …
NAGPUR: The state government has stayed the decision taken by the Rivers Regulation Zone (RRZ) Committee to relax the norms for industries situated at MIDC Hingna. The stay will also apply to the decision to downgrade the status of second stretch of the Nag and Pili rivers. Decisions taken on …
