JINDAL Power Limited (JPL), the power bigwig of the private arena in India, is making news. In the spotlight is the 2,400 MW expansion of the company’s existing 1,000 MW coal-based thermal power facility at Tamnar village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The Rs 13,410-crore project hit a roadblock on …
GMR Energy, the flagship power venture of the GMR group has started constructing a coal-fired power plant in Raikheda village near Raipur without obtaining environmental clearance. The public hearing for the proposed 1,200 MW thermal plant was held in January last year. The clearance is still under process. When an …
People in eight villages in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar have been protesting the construction of an asbestos fibre-cement roofing plant nearby since January when work began at the site without the mandatory environmental clearance. But they did not get a chance to voice their concerns at the public hearing held …
Ajay Sukumaran, BV Mahalakshmi Hyderabad/Sompeta: Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) on Tuesday said it is confident of reviving the controversial thermal power plant in Sompeta, Srikakulam, despite the National Environmental Appellate Authority (NEAA) quashing the clearance granted to the project. The company is awaiting a site report by the regional chief …
In India the mining operations have degraded significant area of land and have replaced the ecosystem of the mined out areas with the undesirable waste materials in form of overburden dumps. The process of coal extraction drastically alters the physical and biological nature of the mined out areas, so the …
The existing Environmental Impact Assessment manual of MoEF is common for all the sectors requiring prior environmental clearance. Considering the diversity in all the sectors related to infrastructure and industrial development, MoEF launched a programme for development of sector specific EIA guidance manual. The EIA guidance manual will help the …
A visit to the coastal areas adjoining the Mundra port in the Kutch reveals discontent among fisherfolk, traders and pastoralists over the creation of a special economic zone in the area. Apart from environmental concerns, the traditional livelihoods of residents in the area have also been affected by the new …
This EIA report on 10,000 mw Jaitapur nuclear power plant being set up by NPCIL in Ratnagiri says that, this project will have no impact on ecology of the region. However it has not been shared with affected villages and the project has met with strong protests. In order to …
The government is to introduce in the winter session of Parliament legislation to give effect to a suggestion made by the Supreme Court over the years: establishment of
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a planning tool now generally accepted as an integral component of sound decision-making. The Environmental Clearance [EC] process for majority of projects will comprise of a maximum of four stages
Built on the logic of "development', big dams have wreaked havoc on indigenous communities in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh with regular flooding. By pursuing predatory development the central and state governments are equally culpable of visiting disaster on the region.
This is an EIA report that Nirma Limited (NL) proposes to set up a cement plant (cement plant 1.91 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), 1.5 MTPA clinker), coke oven (capacity 1.5 Lakh TPA) and a captive power plant (capacity 50 MW) at village Padhiarka, 15 km from Taluka headquarters Mahuva …
With a view to assessing the potential environmental impacts due to proposed activities, KWPCL has retained M/s Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur to undertake Environmental Impact assessment studies for various environmental components, in order to identify the impacts and its mitigative measures. The report also envisages the prediction of the …
Giant Particle Accelerator Could Create Black Hole That Might Eat Up Earth: Lawsuit More fighting in Iraq. Somalia in chaos. People in this country can't afford their mortgages and in some places now they can't even afford rice. None of this nor the rest of the grimness on the front …
Eco impact study on Tanzania project Hydrology studies are being undertaken and the Tanzania project would not start until Norconsult comes up with the report.
Steve Willson, president of Chevron Bangladesh- a US oil and gas exploration company, yesterday said Chevron has 'obtained all permits and approvals' required for conducting 3D seismic survey in Lawachhera Reserve Forest in Kamalganj in Moulvibazar and the company is in 'full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in …
Scientific evidence on climate change leading to drying up of rivers in Gujarat is overwhelming, as it points to significant risks of water scarcity. Experts say, Gujarat needs judicious investments in infrastructures that conserve, enhance and utilize water optimally with a long-term view. When huge investments for water projects like …
Prominent persons opposed the setting up of a coal-based thermal plant at Chamalapur near Mysore on Thursday and appealed to KERC to constitute an expert committee to study the inefficiency of the energy sector. They urged KERC to ask the government not to take up a thermal power project anywhere …
The Rs. 35,000-crore Mangalore Special Economic Zone Project appears to have suffered a setback as a Central committee of experts has advised the Ministry of Environment and Forests against going ahead with Phase II of the project, according to information available on the website of the Ministry. At a meeting …
