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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Ors. Vs. Department of Environment & Forests & Ors. dated 22/04/2014 regarding cutting of trees in the town of Govardhan in Mathura district. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/194-2014(MApp)_22Apr2014.pdf
The forest land is to be diverted in Angul, Athmallik, Rairakhol and Sambalpur to make way for PGCIL's transmission line Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has obtained Stage-I forest clearance from the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) for diversion of 379.57 hectares (ha) forest land for …
Wants to lay a slurry pipeline from its CPP at Angul to Bharatpur South coal block of MCL The Odisha government had sought the nod of the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) for diversion of 12.63 hectares (ha) of forest land to lay a slurry pipeline from its …
Township: The issue of biological corridor (BC) affecting the progress of the Rinchenthang Township in Nganglam, Samdrupjongkhar may be deliberated in the upcoming Parliament session. The business community of Nganglam raised the issue of how the government could carry out constructions within the corridor while people were not allowed to …
Supreme Court has allowed Tata Steel to continue mining activities at chromite mine in Sukinda, Odisha, till May 9. The extension is crucial as the temporary working permit, granted in March 2013 by the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to operate the mine, was to expire on April 12 …
Around 12 million tonnes of coal was lost due to the absence of regulatory clearances in 2013-14 The Hindu has learnt. This accounts for nearly 60 per cent of the 19.5 million tonne shortfall reported by Coal India Ltd (CIL) in the just closed financial year. Enquiries revealed that of …
Will Also Mull Barring Construction In Mangar A strong stand by the Delhi government and missives from Prime Minister’s Office and ministry of environment and forests on the issue of allowing tourism and more construction in nature conservation zones, including Aravalis, has forced NCR Planning Board to hold another round …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shirish Barve & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2014 regarding proposed Jalgaon bypass road of the National Highway No.6 which has been proposed by Respondent No.2 i.e. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). …
Alleged illegalities done by the Karnataka government were pointed out by Goa's advocate general Atmaram Nadkarni before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal in New Delhi on Tuesday. Nadkarni, in his arguments, said, "Without obtaining mandatory clearances, either from the Ministry of Environment and Forests or from the Central Water Resource …
Readies E-Okay To Curb Delays, Mechanism To Be In Place For New Regime The government is set to fix timelines for forest clearances and hopes to grant approvals in less than a year, compared to a much longer time period, under a new electronic mechanism proposed to be put in …
Successive state governments in Uttarakhand have pursued economic growth through industrialization without taking into account the fragility of the state’s mountains. A massive rain storm in June 2013 exposed the inherently fragile character of the mountain region. As a battered state began to rehabilitate itself the Supreme Court directed the …
“In the past I was accused of being obsessed with trees, tigers, rivers...” Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has defended his decision to overrule the statutory and expert panel on forest clearances to give the nod for coal blocks in the Hasdeo-Arand forests of Chhattisgarh to the Adani joint venture company. …
The state Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has cleared construction of 14-kilometer long tunnel at Zojilla pass to ensure all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh. Minister for Forest and Environment Mian Altaf said FAC cleared the construction of Rs 9090 crore tunnel last month. The FAC is headed by the Chief …
The National Green Tribunal has cancelled the clearance given by the then Union Environment and Forests Minister, Jairam Ramesh, to the Parsa East and Kante-Basan captive coal blocks in the Hasdeo-Arand forests of Chhattisgarh, overruling the statutory Forest Advisory Committee. The forest clearance was given by Mr. Ramesh in June …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs. State of Chhattisgarh& Ors. dated 24/03/2014 regarding environmental clearance given to Parsa East and Kanta Besan Open cast Coal Mine (a joint venture owned by Adani Enterprises Limited and RRVUNL.), Chhattisgarh. The Counsel …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sudiep Shrivastava Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/03/2014 regarding diversion of 1898.328 hectares of forest land at Parsa East and Kante-Basan captive coal blocks (shortly referred to as PEKB Coal Blocks) situated in Hasdeo-Arand …
THE empowered group of ministers (EGoM) for hydel power projects in Arunachal Pradesh will find it tough to get the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on board for the proposed all-at-a-time clearance mechanism for supporting infrastructure projects. According to sources, at the upcoming EGoM meeting the power ministry will …
The government has decided to give firms, including JSPL and Tata Steel, more time to seek clearances from Environment Ministry and furnish proof on the same to Coal Ministry by December 1, failing which their mines would be deallocated. "Accordingly, you are advised to take necessary steps for obtaining FC …
The state-run miner had received stage one forest nod in January this year, amid a series of clearances expedited by new MoEF minister M Veerappa Moily Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is hopeful of Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) granting the final forest clearance for its largest iron ore …
Jharkhand tribal villagers say their consent to operationalise coal block has been forged In January, the Coal Ministry asked companies to show cause why coal blocks allocated to them should not be taken back for not starting production. Given the threat, companies have scrambled to get clearances in the last …
