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 …
GHAZIABAD: The NGT is likely to decide on the contempt plea filed by city-based environmentalist Sushil Raghav against GDA after the development agency failed to obtain environmental clearance for its UP Gate to Rajnagar Extension elevated road project. The GDA on December 18 last year submitted an affidavit in the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashwini Yadav Vs. Union of India & Others dated 06/11/2017 regarding construction of Signature City Project in Kanpur. The Application filed by journalist Ashwini Yadav said that the Kanpur Development Authority has not obtained the no objection certificate. NGT directs …
EC earlier granted kept in abeyance by NGT; CRZ clearance obtained from GCZMA PANJIM: The environment clearance for one of the most controversial projects ever in Goa, the Tiracol golf course and villa project, was cleared by the Environment Ministry, even as those fighting for tenancy rights have gone to …
As per the notification, coal thermal power plants installed after January 1 this year should adhere to stricter air pollution norms and the ones installed before December 31, 2016 were given time till December 7, 2017 for compliance. The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forests …
The Committee of Commissioners, appointed by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, submitted a report on Tuesday on its inspection of sand mining in Tiruchi and Karur areas. The committee comprised advocates R. Alagumani and B. Saravanan and P. Ravichandran, Head, Department of Plant Science, Manonmanian Sundaranar University. …
“As there were minor changes proposed including the building height, we had to seek the MoEF’s approval for it and were waiting for it. The clearance was granted at a meeting in August,” said Abbas Master, CEO of SBUT. The Saifee Burhani Upliftment Project (SBUP), also called the Bhendi Bazaar …
In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state's proposal to raise Almatti dam height over the Krishna river in north Karnataka. In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state’s proposal …
HYDERABAD: In a major step towards the proposed Special Economic Zone in the state taking shape, the electronic hardware SEZ spread over 339.75 acres at Maheshwaram in Rangareddy district and proposed at a cost of `116 crore has been given green signal by the State-level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC). The …
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has the dubious distinction of being the state with the most applications for mining projects awaiting post-facto clearance from the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change . Of the 207 applications the Centre received in 2017, 137, 66%, are from TN. Besides, such applications are …
CHENNAI: Pharmaceutical major Strides Shasun, which has secured the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval for its three plants in Puducherry and Cuddalore, is facing trouble. The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed the District Environment Engineer to inspect the firm’s plant in Cuddalore and initiate …
More than 86 mining projects and other industrial projects seeking environment clearance (EC) at the state level of private and government bodies are pending for more than a year, due to the non-constitution of State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the State Environment Impact Assessment Committee (SEIAC), stalling development …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Anil M. Khedekar Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 14/07/2017 regarding the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted by the State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Maharashtra (SEIAA) for the construction project of Mssrs. SD …
Panaji: The ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has constituted the state-level environment impact assessment authority (SLEIAA), Goa, which will be chaired by Vivekanad Sawkar. The authoriy constitutes the state expert appraisal committee (SEAC) headed by Suhas Godse. A senior government officer said that both, the SLEIAA and …
PANJIM: In what will shock green activists in Goa, the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the watchdog of India’s environment, will allow 411 projects without Environment Clearance (EC) to seek “fresh clearance” in the next three months. The relaxation has been granted to projects started before March 14 this year. …
The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal, in a case relating to sand mining in the Palar riverbed, has expressed satisfaction with steps taken by the State government, as well as the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), in respect of granting Environmental Clearance (EC) for sand quarrying in …
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Sand Lorry Owners Association (TSLOA) has sought chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami to fill the vacancy of the chairman of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). The chairman could resolve the sand crisis created in the wake of close of sand quarries, TSLOA president R Munirathinam …
Certified green buildings, especially in residential sectors, are a rarity in Hyderabad. And with major residential projects coming up in and around the city, their requirement becomes dire now. However, there is no rule making it compulsory for these projects to be rated on how eco-friendly they are. It is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biren Kr. Pradhan & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 21/03/2017 regarding obtaining Environmental Clearance (EC) for the widening of National Highway-200 as the work would also involve extraction of minor minerals including soil, …
Expansion or modernisation projects that have been undertaken without obtaining prior environment clearance (EC) will be treated as violation and strict action will be taken by the government. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Environment Ministry to ensure such projects comply with the environmental laws at …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) regarding Environment Clearance to M/s Proctor and Gamble Home Product Ltd., Madhya Pradesh, 14/03/2017. Counsel for the MoEF submits that term of EAC having expired matter could not be taken up for consideration and that new EAC is under the …
