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 …
KOLKATA: Union environment ministry has asked the coal ministry not to auction coal blocks in inviolate areas, a senior officer said here today. "Of the coal blocks to be auctioned, we have already checked how many can be given clearance and how many cannot be given clearance. We have already …
NEW DELHI: 2014 saw India playing a crucial role in protecting the interests of developing nations at the UN climate talks in Lima where negotiators prepared a way for a new ambitious and binding deal to be signed in Paris next year to combat global warming. During the year, the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Harish Vyas Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/12/2014 regarding the issue of granting Mining Lease in Khasra No. 16/66 Niwai Reserved Forest Block of Tonk Forest Division, Rajasthan for mining Silica sand to the …
This compendium of gazette notifications and office memoranda under EIA Notification, 2006 published by the Ministry of Environment and Forests is a ready reference for project proponents and decision makers.
A high-level committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and headed by the former Cabinet Secretary of India, TSR Subramanium with the alleged intent of diluting the existing environment, forest and wildlife laws, has been ‘found to be lacking in’ any locus standi. The …
Claiming that the NDA government was "changing the environment of the Environment Ministry", Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said he has taken steps to improve the work culture of its officials and ensure that it is no longer seen as a "road blocking" department. The environment minister said that when …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Environics Trust V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 21/11/2014 regarding asbestos mining operations in India. In the application the Applicant has prayed that the Tribunal should direct the appropriate authorities to immediately stop all asbestos …
The central government is working to substantially cut red tape at the environment ministry by doing away with multiple applications for all the green clearances that a project developer requires. A single comprehensive application would soon replace the existing multiple-window system. The environment ministry also plans to cut the two-stage …
A high level committee headed by former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian, set up to review the country's green laws and the procedures followed by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change, has suggested appropriate amendments to align them with the government's economic development agenda. In its report …
India lost a chunk of its forest wealth in the first six months of 2014 as regional offices and State Advisory Groups (SAGs) of the Environment Ministry approved 50 of the 65 proposals which required clearing of forest lands. While about 77 per cent of the projects were cleared, only …
Even as the high level committee formed by Modi government proposes a new Environment Loss Management Act, see this agenda for improving environmental governance submitted by Centre for Science and Environment. This report is based on CSE’s past work and current engagement with such issues. Our findings and recommendations are …
NAGPUR: A week after the state government allowed forest land diversion of 148 hectares for Adani Power's thermal power plant expansion plans in Tiroda (Gondia district), the office of the principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF) in Nagpur has raised doubts over it and put it on hold. On Wednesday, …
Chief Secretary N Ravi Shankar said that in order to accelerate the pace of all round development of the State, forest clearances should be accorded top priority. He said this while reviewing the progress of forest land transfer through video conferencing with district magistrates here on Wednesday. He has directed …
The decision will now lie with the district-level forest administrator, the divisional forest officer (DFO), to give away forest land to miners in such cases The lower-level forest bureaucracy in the states will now have unbridled power to give away forest land to miners if they believe the project is …
60% of the coal blocks had secured environment clearance and a similar number had also received their forest clearances The government has decided to transfer all existing environmental clearances of cancelled coal blocks to the new owners once the auction is completed. This will help the government avoid starting the …
The 3,000-Mw project got the panel's nod by allowing the NHPC to reduce the dam height by only 10 metres - a proposal which had been rejected only a month ago by environment ministry Dibang, India's largest hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh that got the green nod from the Union …
There will be no more delays in getting environment clearance for forest-related projects, as every application will be routed online from now onwards. On the directions of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) not only the state government, but the departments too will have to process their applications …
The new route will increase the distance between Kaliabor and Numaligarh by 95 km Assam government today approved a four–lane highway that will bypass Kaziranga National Park, days after the National Green Tribunal imposed restriction on movement of heavy commercial vehicles on the stretch of NH 37 that passes through …
The Modi regime has made as many as 30 interventions in India's green clearances regime resulting in significant and, from the standpoint of industry, positive changes. Some of the notable changes include allowing project promoters to attend expert panel hearings for forest clearances, freeing industry from exorbitant project specific corporate …
Several environment and civil society groups and activists have opposed the move of the Central government to accord environment and forest clearance to the 3000-MW Dibang Multipurpose Project and its ambitious plan to link the rivers of the country as contrary to the existing norms and damage to the overall …
