The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
TRS-led Telangana government, spread over 19,333 acres in Rangareddy district. HYDERABAD: The year 2018 saw only six projects from Telangana being granted the Environmental Clearance (EC) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), of the 13 projects from the State seeking clearance. However, one project which got green nod …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gaurav Govind Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 04/12/2018. This application seeks direction to stop construction work of Mithpur leg and Patna Junction leg of the Mithapur Road Over Bridge Project and to resume construction only after obtaining Environmental …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh environment authority SEIAA to submit report on a mall in Noida following a plea alleging that no valid environmental clearance has been taken for its construction. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the UP State Environment …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has quashed a 2016 Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) amendment, that had constituted district-level EIA authorities along with expert appraisal committees for sand mining, stating that it was not in consonance with previous judgments of the Supreme Court. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Department of Mines & Geology Vs State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Punjab dated 24/09/2018. The Department of Mines & Geology, State of Punjab has presented this Review Application under to review the Judgment passed by NGT dated 3rd August, …
The Tamil Nadu State Environment Impact Assessment Authority says that the project cannot be appraised as building and construction scheme. CHENNAI: India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) - proposed in Theni district, has run into rough weather with the Tamil Nadu government making it explicitly clear that the project cannot be appraised …
Indore: In a first, an environment impact assessment (EIA) was conducted at Meghnagar industrial area to assess the damage caused to the environment by existing chemical industries and formulate preventive measures. A common effluent treatment plant (CETF) is also being developed at Meghnagar industrial area to ensure proper collection and …
CRDA commissioner Cherukuri Sreedhar has said that 16 engineering graduates from the capital region were picked by the contracting agencies executing works in Amaravati. HYDERABAD: In a significant development, the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and Andhra Pradesh government …
MUMBAI: The state environment department on Tuesday hiked fees for processing applications for securing environmental clearance. All applications are dealt with by the state experts' appraisal committee (SEAC) and state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA); both have a separate chairman and members. So far, the chairman was given Rs 15,000 …
Mumbai: The State government has substantially increased the processing fee, effective Monday, for major infrastructure projects seeking environmental clearances. The 50% hike and over will be implemented in five categories. The hike is co-related to the cost of projects starting at ₹1 crore and reaching up to over ₹1,000 crore. …
GHAZIABAD: The GDA has constituted an environmental management cell to implement measures suggested by State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) at the time of giving green nod to Hindon elevated road project. “We have invited expression of interest for an environmental expert company which will be the part of environmental …
In another attempt to facilitate the faster processing of various clearances for building construction projects, the Haryana government has decided to grant the Consent to Establish (CTE) to construction projects, which require Environmental Clearances (EC) from the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), at the time of grant of EC …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shobhit Chauhan Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2018 regarding environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest for construction of International Exhibition cum Conventions Centre in the sub city of Dwarka, New Delhi on 29.08.2017 without …
Bhopal: The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has been empowered to act against those violating the environmental norms. It is mandatory to take permission from SEIAA for construction of mega projects. Earlier, SEIAA had no powers to take action against those doing construction without its permission. SEIAA used to …
Amid the state government’s efforts to crack the whip on the mining mafia, The Tribune investigates how the illegal activity is being carried out in the state even by authorised contractors. Modus operandi Sources say many politicians, who have stakes in the mining business, have bought land around marked quarries …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) not to grant clearance to any new thermal power plant till they comply with the standards set by it, after a plea alleged that many of them were flouting norms and causing pollution. A bench headed by …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolikata) in the matter of Takam Xavier Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/01/2018 regarding primary metallurgical industries requiring Environmental Clearance (EC). NGT took a stern view of the "recalcitrant and truant" attitude of the State of Arunachal Pradesh. The …
SEAC recommends fresh EC for SWMF at Cacora PANJIM: The Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) has said that the proposed enhancement of existing capacity of the solid waste management facility (SWMF) at Saligao from 100 tonnes per day (TPD) to 250 TPD, does not require environment clearance (EC) as …
Work at BMC's environment cell that had been set up for speedier processing of project proposals has come to a standstill. Since its formation in July last year, it could give green signal to only four projects despite receiving 32 files. The functioning of the cell was crippled after the …
Hyderabad: State governments have been given more powers to issue environmental clearances for their own hydel power, irrigation, mines and township projects by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change. For medium-sized irrigation projects, power projects under 50 MW capacity, and mining over less than 100 hectares, states …
