Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ranu Bala Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 05/05/2025. The applicant has alleged illegal felling of trees by the project proponent, a real estate developer company. The allegation of the applicant was that the project proponent has violated the norms by …
In a move that could either derail large investments in steel and power or help clean up the process of allocation of natural resources, the Supreme Court on Monday declared as illegal all coal mines allocated since 1993, including those allocated to central and state PSUs. While the allotments have …
Fresh voting by tribals to decide on the fate of Essar Power and Hindalco Industries' coal mining project in Mahan forests in Madhya Pradesh has been called off after the region's district collector was transferred just before the scheduled voting. Village Council vote, also known as Gram Sabha, was supposed …
In a pledge to save the Mahan forests of Singrauli from coal mining, people from across 10 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, sent over 8,900 rakhis to the forest dwelling communities of Mahan forests. Over 1,000 community members including a large number of women and children from about 24 …
The state government had leased about 80 acres of land to the company for setting up of its plant Caustic soda manufacturer Jayashree Chemicals Ltd, an S K Bangur Group firm, has courted trouble as the Ganjam district administration has issued a showcause notice to the company for allegedly sub-leasing …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed Essar Power, Hindalco and Reliance Power to install or bear the expenditure of water purification plants in the Singrauli and Sonbhadra regions of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh or face closure. The green tribunal said that in case of default the state …
Parakh said coal ministers Shibu Soren and Dasari Narayana Rao had reversed the prime minister's decision on auction of coal blocks Former Union coal secretary P C Parakh said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was responsible for the coal block allocation scam and the country’s subsequent policy paralysis. He said so …
The suspension of iron ore exports from Goa and Karnataka is the key reason for the steep decline in overall exports of the mineral, which are expected to fall below 10 million tonne by the end of 2014-15, says a report by Standard Chartered research. The report also says that …
Govt reviewing the allocation of 61 blocks that have not started production The inter-ministerial group, which is reviewing allocation of coal blocks, has decided to give more time to 10 companies to obtain final forest and environment clearance for the eight blocks that have not yet started production. The government …
Villagers of Singrauli district will launch a protest against forest clearance given to a joint venture of Essar Power Ltd and Hindalco Industries Ltd to mine coal at Mahan forests on Thursday. Protest will be held under the banner of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS), with those owing an allegiance to …
New Delhi : The first phase of the ambitious Green India Mission (GIM) which aims at increasing forest cover by five million hectares by 2020, will be considered by the Cabinet on Thursday. The Cabinet will take up the first phase of the mission, which is worth R13,000 crore for …
The Government has decided to take back coal mines awarded to some 50 companies, including Adani Power, JSPL, Tata Group, Rungta Mines, Arcelor Mittal, Lanco, Hindalco and GMR. This could spell big trouble for companies that have invested in end-use projects, as they will now be left without a fuel …
Coal secretary also said that since the IMG on coal blocks will be required to assess the situation with regard to grant of FC within a reasonable time period, it is considered necessary to co-opt a representative of MoEF on the panel The coal ministry has asked the environment ministry …
The ancient forests of Mahan in Madhya Pradesh consisting of virgin sal trees covers an area of over five square miles. Because this forest was so dense and pristine, former environment ministers Jairam Ramesh and Jayanthi Natarajan refused to be privy to their destruction. In fact, Mr Ramesh, who did …
Ministry will wait further before deciding on 30 others Acting on the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG), the Coal Ministry is likely to issue formal orders for cancellation of 29 captive coal blocks belonging to Hindalco, Tata Power, Jindal Steel and Power and Essar Power, among others. “The file …
The government has granted environment clearance for as many as 12 coal mines in the past two months. The ministry of environment and forests, after scrutinising conditions fulfilled, has issued the approvals, some of which include forest clearances, for about 10-12 mine blocks over the past two months, sources said. …
While the ministry of environment and forests on Thursday gave the Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli fields a final clearance (stage II), allottees of the block — the London-listed Essar Energy and Hindalco — remained apprehensive ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on a possible deallocation, reports fe …
An inter-ministerial group (IMG) tasked with suggesting punitive measures for allottees idling their captive coal blocks is learnt to have recommended cancellation of 30 mines, making it the single biggest de-allocation so far. Apart from several major firms like Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), Essar Power, the Tata Group and …
Hindalco’s Mahan coal block, along with some blocks of Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and Power and Reliance Power could be cancelled by an inter-ministerial group, which will meet on Friday. The cancellations would figure as part of the list of 61 blocks that were allocated to companies between 2005 and …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in a meeting on Thursday is likely to modify its directions on 61 coal blocks, which have been issued notices for not starting production. The 61 blocks include those allotted to Tata Steel, JSPL and Hindalco. The CCEA, at its last meeting on …
Essar Group, Hindalco, Reliance Power and NTPC may come under the radar of a panel constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which will determine if the coal and thermal projects run by these companies in the Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are following the …
