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 National Green Tribunal will take up the final hearing in the case of the controversial Kanhar dam in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday. Following a petition in the case last year, the green court Dec 24 stayed the construction of the dame in in Uttar Pradesh's Maoist-affected Sonebhadra district as impermissible …
The modification allows all operating mines to obtain clearance for entire forest area before January 31, 2016, extending the earlier deadline by a year A recent modification in the guidelines of Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) about obtaining clearance for entire forest area in a mining …
Nagpur: In a bid to simplify forest clearances to development projects, the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has constituted regional empowered committees (RECs). A six-member committee has been set up for west central zone covering Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. The committee will be chaired by head of regional …
Union Minister of Power & Coal Piyush Goyal has lauded the efforts of the state government in its efforts to further the power sector in the state particularly with reference to the activities for streamlining the hydropower activities with the intention of making Arunachal Pradesh the oowerhouse of the country. …
Union minister of state (independent charge) for environment, forests and climate change Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said his ministry has made clearances easy for industries. Around 700 online applications have been received from industries for environment and forest clearances and the status of these applications can be tracked by online, …
With forest land in Salia Sahi hindering several developmental works, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to approach Forest Department to execute its projects in the Capital’s largest slum. The decision was taken at the Corporation’s meeting here on Tuesday. A major portion of the land on which Salia …
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 …
