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 …
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 …
Prime Minister’s Project Monitoring Group (PMG), set up last year to fast track projects by resolving specific issues, has cleared 147 projects worth Rs 5 lakh crore, Anil Swarup, chairman PMG said on Wednesday. “PMG has facilitated clearance to 147 projects worth about Rs 5 lakh crore in which more …
In a move to fast-track green nods, the government will digitise environment and forest clearances (EC and FC) at both the central and state levels. The new system will help companies file their applications online, track the status and get clearances within the stipulated time period. “While there will be …
Move to digitise green clearance process for projects likely to bring transparency In what could well be UPA’s parting gift for investors harangued by India’s suspense-laden environmental clearances blamed for denting the investment climate in recent years, the government is in the process of digitising all green clearances so that …
Mumbai Metropolitan Region is planning and building over 12 dams in the ecologically fragile, biodiversity rich Western Ghats region. This is a predominantly tribal belt. By very conservative estimates, these dams will submerge more than 22,000 hectares land, including over 7000 of forests and 750 hectares of Tansa Sanctuary. They …
Some changes were ordered on the direct instructions of the Prime Minister The Prime Minister’s office has repeatedly ordered and orchestrated dilution of environment and forest clearances in order to fast-pace industrial projects, documents with The Hindu show. In a series of orders and missives sent to the Union Environment …
Minister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad today instructed the authorities of the Forest Department to expedite the process for disposal of project proposal cases pending with the department for forest clearance, particularly PMGSY and PWD roads of Kishtwar district. The Minister was chairing an officers meeting convened to …
Govt reviewing the allocation of 61 blocks that have not started production The inter-ministerial group, which is reviewing allocation of coal blocks, has decided to give more time to 10 companies to obtain final forest and environment clearance for the eight blocks that have not yet started production. The government …
