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 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 …
These mines awaiting second and subsequent renewal are under temporary closure and are awaiting express orders of the state government to restart operations The state government on Thursday will take a call on the fate of 18 iron ore and manganese mines which are off operation since the May 16 …
Coal miners may have an easier time dealing with the environment ministry, which is trying to relax restrictions and reduce the forest area where mineral extraction is forbidden, but mining firms could face other hurdles, officials said. Companies would still have to satisfy villagers as required under the Forest Rights …
It could take a year or more for redistribution of the coal blocks if environment and forest clearances are made mandatory The Supreme Court's (SC) decision to cancel allocated coal blocks is the break the government required to reset how green clearances are given for coal mining. The SC cancelled …
Nearly 90% of coal bearing forest areas could be opened up for mining, with the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the government's top body for assessing and monitoring forests, recommending that mining be barred in just 11% of forest areas with proven reserves of the dry fuel. The recommendation, if …
Trade-off between economic development and environmental protection becomes critical for any country aspiring for high growth for achieving development objectives. Within India, “Green clearances”, an instrument to balance this trade-off, has been subjected to severe criticism for deterring the industrial development process and impacting economic growth. How much truth is …
The environment minister Prakash Javadekar says that green norms would be made more stringent and practical. He needs to walk the talk and make the entire process of environmental and forest clearance for investment projects objective, transparent and forward-looking. In the past three months, the headlines suggest that the minister …
The ministry raises concerns that Forest Rights Act doesn't provide any exception to the need for tribal consent to divert their traditional forest lands for industrial projects The tribal affairs ministry has taken on the Union environment ministry afresh. It has warned that the Forest Rights Act does not provide …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called for a single window to provide all the green clearances to industrial projects, a step the tribunal feels can drastically cut down time to obtain various permissions. "Why can't we have one single window that can provide all clearances to industries? There can …
The environment ministry plans to further accelerate clearances of coal mining project by assisting miners with a comprehensive list of information they need to provide while seeking approvals to develop mines. The ministry has already taken a slew of measures for coal production, the mainstay of India's energy basket. It …
To facilitate projects, the ministry of environment and Forests has further relaxed the process of granting forest clearances under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Now, project developers will be able to secure clearances in areas around tiger reserves, national parks and sanctuaries, without awaiting the nod of the National Wildlife …
Forest Rights Act being reinterpreted to avoid amendment Led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is discussing possible ways to do away with the mandatory requirement of securing consent from tribal gram sabhas (village councils) before cutting down their forests for industrial purposes. The …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Umesh Tiwari & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/09/2014 regarding grant of the Forest Clearance in the Kaimur range, Budhgoan Forest Block in Sidhi District, Madhya Pradesh to the Respondent No. 8 (Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.) the Project …
Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that his ministry has ensured greater transparency by initiating online submission of applications for environment and forest clearances. Speaking on his government's initiatives in checking pollution, Javadekar added his ministry has upgraded pollution norms for the …
