Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has accorded the much-awaited environment clearance to a group of mid-scale projects of Tata Steel at its upcoming industrial park at Gopalpur in south Odisha. The projects include a 55,000-tonne per annum (TPA) high carbon ferrochrome plant, a 400,000-TPA rebar mill and a desalination …
New Delhi: Private road contractors will now be held responsible for the quality of roads they build. A new scheme of road contracting and construction approved by the cabinet will make the contractors responsible for the quality for roads for two years and for structures like bridges and flyovers for …
Mumbai Difficulties in land acquisition, coal block auctions and receiving environmental clearances are the key challenges plaguing India’s power sector, stated Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, in Mumbai on Friday. Addressing shareholders at the 93rd annual general meeting (AGM) of the Tata Power, he said: “The main fuel …
Over a third of operating mines in Goa are set to be closed due to a recent decision by the state government to levy a 15 per cent upfront stamp duty on the royalty paid by them. There are only 97 mines currently in operation out of 337 registered with …
New Delhi: There has been an added push in the clearance of key infrastructure projects since the return of P Chidambaram in the finance minister’s saddle. Sources in the government said that the ministry of forest and environment (MoEF) has cleared about 80 files relating to road projects—which were awaiting …
In a big blow to the Punjab government, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday ordered complete and immediate ban on mining in operational quarries of upto five hectares in the state. Making it clear that in case of any illegal mining, the Deputy Commissioner concerned will be held …
THE WORLD’S biggest grid failure has put the green ministry in the dock yet again. India’s power shortage is between 10-13 percent and power projects are apparently held up due to delay in environment clearances (EC). So to many, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is the villain in …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) is planning to make public hearings mandatory for all mining licences coming up for renewal or where the mine is going in for expansion. The move is expected to add another layer of control over mining activities at a time when the Prime …
More than 5-year-old quarries banned in some districts It may take a few months for authorities to open new sand quarries on the Cauvery-Coleroon river basin in the wake of the recent order of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. One of the decisions taken at a meeting …
As per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, prior environmental clearance is mandatory for projects listed in its schedule. To decentralize the work, the power to grant environmental clearances for category ‘B’ projects has been delegated under the Notification to State/Union territory Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)/ State Environment …
The document contains the Order of Tribunal dated 9/8/12 (Apeal No.25/2012). The parties involved are Vinod R. Patel & Ors (Applicant / Appellant) and Gujarat State Level Impact Assessment Authority & Ors (Respondent). for full: http://www.greentribunal.in/orderinpdf/25-2012%28Ap%29_9Aug2012_final_order.pdf
Guidelines for issue of clearance for installation of mobile towers (based on new radiation norms w.e.f September 1st, 2012) -Single Window Clearance can be provided to telecom service provider / infrastructure provider after following points are verified by the local body / State Government. This will ensure issuance of faster …
The National Green Tribunal's decision to suspend the environmental clearance given to Posco vindicates the project's critics. ON March 30, the Principal Bench of the newly formed National Green Tribunal (NGT) delivered a momentous decision suspending the environmental clearance (EC) given to the South Korean transnational corporation, Posco, to set …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Adivasi Majdoor Kisan Ekta Sangthan & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others regarding Environmental Clearance granted to Gare – IV/6 Coal Mining Project (4 MTPA) and a Pithead Coal Washery (4 MTPA) of M/s Jindal Steel & …
The Western Ghats is distinct for its inter-woven network of protected, reserved and community conserved forest areas comprising wildlife corridors spanning long distances, cutting across boundaries that segment it into states. The area has for long been, under constant pressure from unplanned and unrestrained "developmental activities" like mining, thermal power …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Narmada Bachao Andolan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 26/07/2011 regarding allotment of land in lieu of land acquired and non-compliance of R&R Policy for the oustees of the Narmada Projects. Supreme Court notes rejects the appeal of the …
A recent order may have exempted PV solar projects from environmental clearance, but experts have their concerns about the rationality of this decision.
The EIA deals with the high impact buildings. It gives a cities a chance to decide if the proposed buildings are needed and if at all how must they be designed to mitigate their impacts.
