Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
In all, thirteen student and youth organisations of Tinsukia district had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 4 last year expressing serious concern over the environment and forest clearance being recommended by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on the River Valley Project and the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) …
The Ministry of Environment, Forrest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has accorded environment clearance for construction of the 2,880-MW Dibang Multipurpose Project in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh by the NHPC Ltd. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs 25347 crore. The project is likely to be …
MoEF panel seeks answers to points raised by action council The KGS Aranmula International Airport Company will have to answer certain pertinent questions raised by the Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council over the controversial airport project in Aranmula. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) attached to the Ministry of Environment and …
The Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council has said the Environment Appraisal Committee under the Union Environment Ministry is yet to give the green signal to the KGS Group to conduct a fresh environment impact study. The action council, which received a copy of the minutes of the Environment Appraisal Committee’s …
The environment ministry has relaxed green norms on an interim basis for two Chhattisgarh coal mines given to Coal India's custody, in order to ensure production from these blocks. The mines -- Gare Palma IV/2 and IV/3 mines -- are under Coal India (CIL) custody as an interim measure after …
NAGPUR: The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has withdrawn the office memorandum that had made getting environment clearance (EC) for development projects within 10km from national parks and wildlife sanctuaries easier by not going to the state wildlife boards (SWBs). Now even the projects falling within 10km …
The Aranmula heritage village action council is exploring various legal options against the KGS group for saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would lay the foundation stone of the proposed Aranmula airport project. "The name of the Prime Minister's Office has been dragged into the proposal to create confusion and …
Expert Appraisal Committee report points that mining lease holders are involved in several violations; Seeks action against violators PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests appointed Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has authenticated the findings of Justice M B Shah Commission, pointing to the fact that mining lease holders in …
NAGPUR: In order to bring more transparency and accountability in the forest, environment and wildlife clearance process, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) is rolling out from March 15 a portal for 'online submission & monitoring of environmental, forests and wildlife clearance', integrating wildlife clearance with forest …
PANAJI: Expert appraisal committee (EAC) of ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF) is likely to examine this week the environment impact assessment (EIA) study and the public hearing report, conducted for the construction of the greenfield international airport at Mopa, to decide on granting environmental clearance (EC) to …
The Environment Ministry is likely to take a call this week on giving a green clearance to Jindal Power Ltd for setting up 3,097 mega watt hydro electric project in Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh. It is also expected to decide on granting green nod to two major irrigation projects …
MoEF tells Goa government that fresh ECs have to be got for all renewed leases; fresh EIAs after public hearing required; body blow to mining resumption as new EC process may take close to a year, EC renewal to be also based on capping report of expert committee PANJIM: The …
In its rush to take credit for speedy approvals for proposed projects, the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has claimed it has granted green clearance for the Shivaji memorial in the Arabian Sea as well as the Pedder road flyover. But in reality, the approvals are yet to …
Some others may need legislative amendments to laws The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ordered 60 amendments to green clearance norms from the Union environment, forests and climate change ministry in September 2014. By the end of January, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and his team delivered on most of these. Some …
Environmental Appraisal Committee to consider proposal mooted by KSEB The debate over the possible biodiversity impact of the Athirappilly hydroelectric project has resumed with the Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment all set to consider the project proposal mooted by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). The …
The state wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi revert the decision of environmental clearance to the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra on the same grounds that he reverted the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Mithivirdi nuclear power project …
The 126-mw Chhatru hydroelectric project, the world’s highest project at 11,326 ft, on the Chandra river in Lahaul-Spiti, has got the environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, setting a stage for the first-ever run-of-the-river project in the country. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the ministry at …
Asks NPCIL to submit revised report with specific data on radioactivity, land acquisition The already delayed 6,000 Mw nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi in Gujarat is likely get delayed further as (EAC) expert appraisal committee (nuclear) of the union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) has asked the Nuclear Power …
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects has accorded environment clearance to the 3000-MW Dibang Multipurpose Project in its 77 th meeting recently under alleged pressure from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Subsequent to the EAC approval to the project, discussion on the project was …
Environment Minister has now to decide on go-ahead for the plan prepared in consultation with BNHS and state forests and wildlife dept Biodiversity conservation plan for the Jaitapur nuclear power project in poll-bound Maharashtra has got the approval of a high-powered panel of the Environment Ministry. The decision was taken …
