Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today restrained industries, including Essar, Hindalco and Reliance' Sasan Ultra Mega Power project, from cutting trees without consent from competent authorities in Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued bailable warrants …
Govt forwards Posco's fresh application for CRZ clearance for its steel plant discharge pipeline to nodal authority The state government has initiated steps for revalidation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to the captive port of Posco. The clearance was given in May 2007. The government has also forwarded the …
New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ticked off the environment ministry for making a "mess" of granting forest clearance to industries, accusing it of keeping companies waiting for at least two-three years. In strong observations during the hearing of arguments in the matter of Posco's Rs …
In Goa, mines are closed. In Bellary, iron ore mines, once closed, have been opened on the condition that they will now follow a plan for environmental restoration and will not indulge in unseemly and distasteful activities. But the institutions for checking the reformed miners are still in disarray. They …
The National Green Tribunal today ticked off the environment ministry for making a “mess” of granting forest clearance to industries, accusing it of keeping companies waiting for at least two-three years. In strong observations during the hearing of arguments in the matter of Posco’s Rs 51,000-crore mega steel project in …
The UPA government worked proactively to clear the block for Rs. 6,500-crore joint venture of Hindalco and Essar In the case of Vedanta, the UPA government took proactive steps to defend the rights of tribals but it has done just the opposite to clear the Mahan coal block in Madhya …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to give details of the procedure adopted by it to allocate coal blocks belonging to public sector undertaking Coal India (CIL) to private parties. It further asked the government whether coal blocks allocated to the private firms were in the lease hold …
PANJIM: Goa has finally secured forest clearance (EC) from the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for coal block allotted to it in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. Also by October end the State will get power on a trial basis, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday. Speaking to media …
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday sought response of the Centre, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as well as several industries, including Essar and Hindalco, on a plea opposing new power projects in Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts due to environment concerns. A bench headed by Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Swatanter …
Citing extensive damage to infrastructure from the floods in June this year, Uttarakhand has urged the Central government to further relax green norms to allow it to divert, without prior clearances, up to 5 hectares of forest land to rebuild roads. The environment and forests ministry had earlier eased norms …
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki has urged the Union ministry of power to coordinate with other ministries and expedite the process of granting required clearances for proposed hydro-power projects in the state. "There are a number of projects whose construction could have been started but for the pending forest …
Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of India once again reiterated that diversion of forest land in Mizoram for the construction of Tipaimukh Multipurpose Dam should not be sanctioned. The committee said this in a meeting with Ministry of Environment and Forest on August 13 and 14, over diversion of 1551.60 hectares …
Slamming the Centre for not setting up expert committees for examining environmental impact of hydro-electric projects and construction works in Uttarakhand after the recent disaster in the state, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday said half of judiciary energy was spent on waking up the government. It also pulled …
Blamed frequently for delaying green clearances to key infrastructure projects, the MoEF has come up with new and more “realistic” timelines that can be met, giving more time to both states and the Centre to process projects that require forest clearance. The new timelines, suggested under draft Forest Conservation (Amendment) …
Significantly even after Supreme Court directive not to grant clearance for hydroelectric project in the State until further orders The State Government is seeking forest clearance for the 300 MW Lakhwar hydroelectric power project even after the Supreme Court on August 13 directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests …
Posco contended that forest clearance for its project was granted in 2009 while it has been challenged in 2013 South Korean major Posco today claimed before National Green Tribunal that a plea challenging the forest clearance to its Rs 51,000-crore mega steel project in Odisha was not maintainable as it …
Renewable energy is fast becoming an important component of total energy mix in India. Since renewable energy’s expansion is happening at a rapid pace, it was felt that the sustainable governance and management aspects of its expansion is critical in its growth and needs to be studied. This study is …
New Delhi : The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on Monday sought to give a fillip to the tottering economy by clearing infrastructure projects with projected investments of Rs 2 lakh crore. The CCI, headed by the prime minister, also gave definite directions to the administrative ministries concerned to complete …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prafulla Samantara Vs. Union of India & Others dated 23/08/2013 regarding environmental clearance for Captive Port Plan, Orissa.
The environment and forest clearance for various developmental projects, including those in hilly areas in the State of Uttarakhand, are granted after following statutory procedures. The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 as amended from time to time, prescribes the procedure to be adopted for the grant of prior environment …
