Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
The Supreme Court (SC) has set aside two Himachal Pradesh High Court orders closing down mining operations relating to the leases executed after February 27, 2012, without any environmental clearance. The High Court had also restricted to one-year the mining leases executed prior to this date and made it clear …
The environment department on Thursday made public the draft of the National Environment Policy 2013 to elicit public opinion. The draft policy can be downloaded off the DoE site www.doe-bd.org and opinions can be sent by July 31, said a handout. The existing environment policy was enacted in 1992.
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has claimed that it has in place systems to check pollution, notwithstanding complaints in areas where the Metro construction work is in progress. From uncleared construction debris to pollution at the sites, citizens have many complaints against the BMRCL. BMRCL, sources said, has …
The committee may monitor development of coal block as well as production and utilisation of the coal in concerned end-use plant With development of coal blocks stuck largely due to procedural delays at the state level, the ministry of coal (MoC) has urged the coal bearing states to put in …
Environmental activists and experts have said that “green norms” are needed to regulate the country’s wind energy projects. It should include mandatory environment impact assessment (EIA), they added. The country’s wind power capacity wind power is expected to double in 2017. Many projects have been planned in forest areas and …
Wind power can exert substantial impacts on the ecology and needs strict regulations to manage its environmental impact says this report released by Centre for Science & Environment. It documents environmental impacts of wind power in many parts of the country including Maharashtra. Wind power, seen as a green energy …
This policy will aim to: To achieve an average annual industrial growth rate of 15% per annum, aligned with the target of 9% per annum growth in State GDP as envisaged in the 12th Five Year Plan, with the manufacturing sector contributes at least 25% of the State GDP by …
The present Patna RFD project will be implemented by NGRBA and for that assistance has been sought from World Bank. According to screening study and as per NGRBA’s framework the project falls under high impact category and hence an EIA study is required along with specific EMP. Also as per …
Jamshedpur : Steel Authority of India (SAIL), through its raw material division (RMD), is set to invest around R70 crore this fiscal in three iron ore mines in Jharkhand and Orissa, in order to make them environment-friendly as well as to reclaim iron ore. The RMD, which has seven iron …
More than 30 five-star hotels in the Capital expressed their commitment to preserve the environment and have agreed to comply with the ‘Green Hotel Guidelines’. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Delhi Government’s Department of Environment and 32 five-star hotels on Monday. According to the MoU, the hotels …
Around 32 five-star hotels in Delhi today signed an MoU with the Department of Environment, Delhi Government, to preserve natural resources by complying with Green Hotel Guidelines. Green Hotel Guidelines facilitate promotion of measures relating to environment protection, waste reduction, water and energy conservation, and treatment of waste water generating …
ALLAHABAD: The side effects of global warming which are creating unbearable climatic conditions have become one the biggest challenges before mankind today. And if experts and scientists are to be believed, the erosion of greenery has been one of the biggest reasons for these extreme climatic changes. Therefore, in an …
These rules may be called the Punjab Minor Mineral (Amendment) Rules, 2013. They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
The objective project Climate Resilient Participatory Afforestation and Reforestation Project is to improve the resilience of selected communities in the coastal and hilly areas of Bangladesh. This would be achieved by: increasing the size of afforested and reforested areas; strengthening alternative livelihoods of forest-dependent communities; and improving the institutional capacity …
EIA & EMP for The Proposed 2 X 800 MW Udangudi Super Critical Thermal Power Project ( A CDM Project ) of TANGEDCO. The EIA studies were conducted and EIA/EMP reports were prepared through M/s. „Bhagavathi Ana Labs Ltd.‟, Hyderabad and approached MoEF for Environmental Clearance with the domestic ( …
After delinking the environment and forest clearances for highway projects, the environment ministry is mulling over a proposal to relax clearance norms for hydro-power projects. The ministry is considering a proposal that allows hydro-power projects to initiate the forest clearance process without even completing comprehensive river basin study. The relaxation …
This Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is prepared for obtaining the Environmental Clearance (EC) from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, New Delhi, for the proposed expansion of existing project by adding 2x830 MW units. The Draft EIA report has been prepared in accordance with the …
SmartCity Kochi has failed to secure environment clearance within 45 days as declared by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on January 31. The company has not even filed a fresh application for environment clearance. The Hindu had reported on January 30 that the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) had deferred its …
These rules may be called the Punjab Minor Mineral Rules, 2013. These rules shall be applicable throughout the State of Punjab. They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
New Delhi: In a bid to fast-track the process of environmental and forest clearances (EC and FC) for thermal power projects, power companies will have to furnish details about the quality of coal, such as its calorific value, sulphur content and ash content, in the initial environment management plan (EMP). …
