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 government on Monday said that environment clearance of national security and defence projects will be taken up on a priority basis and given sanction. While announcing that the Navy’s ambitious Project Seabird in Karwar has been approved. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar said that on the lines of recently announced …
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday made it clear that the issues concerning green clearance will not come in the way of the country's high growth path as the new government intends to make the system more predictable, transparent and time-bound. Addressing the joint sitting of the Parliament, Mukherjee said, "While …
The government on Thursday kicked off online environment clearances for industrial and infrastructure projects which have for long been hobbled by the slow pace of green approvals. As part of the transition to an e-window mechanism, for the next three weeks, project developers will be required to submit a hard …
The Government has made its stance on pending or slow environmental clearances clear, with new Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar making it clear that delays in green clearances will not be tolerated. While the environmentalists agree that the system of green clearances needs to be changed, the solution, they say, is …
BHOPAL: In a letter, CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has urged Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar for early environmental clearance to Stage-II of Shri Singaji thermal power project. The Stage-II of Shri Singaji thermal power project is being implemented by public undertaking of Madhya …
Emphasising that system of online applications would soon be launched for forest clearances as well, Javadekar said there will be a given timeline and a maximum time limit for the approval process. Promising faster and more transparent environment clearances for infrastructure projects, new Enviroment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said …
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mantra of "maximum governance, minimum government" is likely to be implemented in letter and spirit in the ministry of environment, forests and climate change. Though BJP leader Prakash Javadekar will take charge of the ministry on Thursday, sources indicated that the new dispensation favours …
In an undertaking submitted to the National Green Tribunal, the State Government on Monday said that it would not fell trees in Mahan forests till October. This comes as a temporary respite for members of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS) who had filed a petition last week with the NGT challenging …
On paper, much done to restore traditional tribal rights but govt prerogative & industry interests are a formidable barrier Since March, denying tribals their legal rights over forests invites imprisonment for up to five years under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Manmohan Singh …
Even as the UPA generously handed an unprecedented 702,000 hectares of forest land to industry, a litany of pending approvals awaits the new govt By mid-May, clearances for industry and infrastructure development amounting to 830,000 hectares of forests remain pending with the Centre and state governments. Some of these date …
Faced with inordinate delays in their execution, the power ministry has suggested Arunachal Pradesh to scrap as many as half the nearly 100 hydroelectric projects awarded to private and state-run developers in the state, a senior ministry official said. At the same time, the ministry has also offered assistance to …
The State Government has started the process of considering applications of mining leases on a priority basis for their renewal following the Supreme Court’s recent order that these mines cannot be allowed to operate without statutory environmental and other clearances. The Mines Directorate has recommended the State Government to take …
The Union environment ministry has given an in-principle nod to route forest clearances through an electronic platform. On Wednesday, the ministry released a detailed project report in this regard. The report, prepared by EY, said the e-filing system would enhance efficiency, reduce turnaround time per activity and lead to standard …
Faster project clearances, improving the ease of doing business, boosting infrastructure investment, introducing the Goods and Services Tax and direct tax code and reassuring foreign investors on tax stability are key steps the new government must take to boost growth and bring confidence, say industry leaders. They hope the new …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday continued the ban on issuance of environmental and forest clearances to power projects in Uttarakhand. The Supreme Court in its earlier order had directed the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to constitute an Expert Body to “assess whether the existing and ongoing/under-construction projects have …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has finally notified guidelines for diversion of forest for laying transmission lines through forest areas. It may be recalled that the National Green Tribunal in its judgement in Janajagarithi Samiti versus Union of India and Others (Appeal No. 10 of 2012) related to …
Exposing the nexus between mining mafia and government officials in Rajasthan, two senior forest officers were on Tuesday booked for allowing mining in protected forest land. Senior forest officers gave permits for mining inside Hindon reserve forest range in Kharauti division A court at Karauli in Rajasthan ordered registration of …
The Union Government’s forest conservation policy has become one of the major barriers in promotion of tea cultivation activities in Arunachal Pradesh. The unfavourable forest policy has deprived the small tea growers of the State of availing the various benefits provided under Tea Board. Most of the commercial horticulture farmers …
Uttarakhand government on Monday asked state officials to expedite construction of Tanakpur-Jauljivi road which will reduce the distance between Tanakpur and Dharchula in Pithoragargh district here by around 75 km. Reviewing the status of this long awaited project at the secretariat here, Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar said, all formalities regarding …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Karam Chand & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/04/2014 regarding forest clearance granted to the GMR Bajoli Holi Hydropower Limited for setting up of 180 MW Bajoli-Holi Hydroelectric project on the basin of …
