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 Anil Ambani group’s Reliance Power has received the first stage forest clearance for the Chhatrasal coal block attached to the Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project, it a step closer to start extracting coal from the mine. The first unit Sasan project is scheduled to be commissioned in January. Two …
With the MB Shah Commission probing the alleged Rs 76,000 crore mining scam in Orissa, the state forest department has now asked the steel and mines department to ensure that mining leases operate only with all statutory clearances including payment of Net Present Value (NPV) and forest clearance under Forest …
The State-wise details of project proposals pending for environment and forest clearance in the Ministry are at Annexure-1 and 2 respectively. The reasons for pendency of environment clearances include non submission of requisite information by the project proponents, forestry and wildlife issues, etc. The reasons for pendency of forest clearances …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ruled that it cannot hear appeals against forest clearances given to projects by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. But it kept open a window for aggrieved citizens to challenge the projects at a later stage — by making it mandatory for the …
The Supreme Court today said it was worried about the “underlying dynamics”, with steel manufacturers pitching for resumption of mining operations in Karnataka instead of lease holders of iron ore mines. A special Forest Bench, headed by Justice Aftab Alam, said despite the lease holders of iron ore mines having …
Essar Power today said it has received 'stage 1' forest clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for its Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh. "Essar Power, pursuant to group of minister's recommendation, has secured stage 1 forest clearance from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for its …
Forest Advisory Panel Defies CIC Norms, Holds Meetings To Clear Projects. After cocking a snook at the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the environment ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has also snubbed the Central Information Commission (CIC) by holding meetings and clearing projects in violation of the panel’s orders on disclosing …
Environment and the idea of environmentalism — both face serious challenges in India today. The demands of a surging economy require natural resources to be used and exploited at an unprecedented rate. In a populous and poor country, these new demands on resources – land, water and what lies underneath …
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 …
New Delhi Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan, who has raised objections to the proposed National Investment Board (NIB), on Monday said that she would speak to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue. “We will speak to the PM about the reservations we have on the issue. Whatever I have to …
The environment and forests ministry (MoEF) will not approach the Supreme Court to alter its judgment on norms for environment and forest clearances, minister Jayanthi Natarajan said on Monday. Natarajan told reporters here that, "The ministry has already accepted the orders of the Supreme Court in the Lafarge case. It …
CSE has strongly rebutted the Union ministry of finance's claim that green clearances are leading to inordinate delays in infrastructure projects and has also rejected the proposal to set up a National Investment Board (NIB), which will dismantle the regulatory systems for green clearances. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) …
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 …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this two hundred and thirtieth report on steps taken by various sectors of the Indian economy to control pollution. The Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests decided to review measures taken and being taken by …
The National Green Tribunal's decision to suspend the environmental clearance given to Posco vindicates the project's critics. ON March 30, the Principal Bench of the newly formed National Green Tribunal (NGT) delivered a momentous decision suspending the environmental clearance (EC) given to the South Korean transnational corporation, Posco, to set …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Praffula Samantra Vs Union of India and Others dated 30/03/2012. This appeal is filed against the final order dated 31.1.2011 of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, imposing additional conditions to the Environmental Clearances in respect of (i) steel cum …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Narmada Bachao Andolan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 26/07/2011 regarding allotment of land in lieu of land acquired and non-compliance of R&R Policy for the oustees of the Narmada Projects. Supreme Court notes rejects the appeal of the …
A recent order may have exempted PV solar projects from environmental clearance, but experts have their concerns about the rationality of this decision.
