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 …
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government is anticipating investments of nearly Rs 46,000 crore in the mining sector by 2022, a senior Mines department official said on Wednesday. The state government is committed to promote mining related industries in the state at par with other sectors, Secretary, Mines Department, Girija Shankar said …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clearance for diversion of forest land for coal mining, 14/12/2015. The Government of India grants prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to use forest land for the purpose for various development projects. During the period of last six years i.e. 2010-2015, the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Forest clearances for mining projects, 07/12/2015. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has received 518 proposals, involving forest area more than 40 ha, seeking prior approval of the Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 including coal and iron ore mining …
Blocks with a tree canopy of less than 10 per cent of the area may not need any clearance The Union Environment and Forests Ministry is considering a proposal to allow mineral exploration in blocks with a tree canopy of less than 10 per cent of the area without any …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/S Athena Deme Power Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/11/2015 regarding the 1750 MW Demwe Hydro Electric Project on river Lohit in Lohit District of State of Arunachal Pradesh.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Bharat Jhunjhunwala Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/09/2015 regarding Vishnu Prayag Hydro Electric Project located on the upper reaches of River Alakananda in Uttarakhand. The Applicant prays for restitution of the environmental damage resulting …
EC comes after forest clearance from chief wildlife warden; three leases apply for consent from GSPCB PANJIM: The iron ore mining lease belonging to Geetabala Parulekar (currently operated by Fomento), located on the forest land, has been granted an Environment Clearance (EC) by the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests …
The chances of work for setting up a soluble salt mining project at Darang in Mandi district have brightened with Hindustan Salt Limited (HSL) finally submitting its proposal for Rs 190 crore to the State Industry Department. Despite a letter of intent having been issued to the HSL last year, …
The notification issued by the environment ministry says that the general approval to hold forest land will not automatically confer the right to mine it Environment ministry okays lower levy for destroyed forest land The Union environment ministry's decision to charge a levy for future mining at current rates for …
Calcutta: Coal India's production road map for 2019-20 may take a hit following the suggestions of an environment ministry panel, which said the miner should not be given clearances for one-time capacity expansion by 50 per cent in existing projects without public hearing. The state-run miner, however, hopes that the …
An expert panel of the environment ministry has recommended forest clearance for three crucial hydro projects located in the Siang river basin, Arunachal Pradesh, that will collectively denude 200 hectares of biodiversity rich forests. The three projects – Pauk, Heo and Tato-I, are all proposed on Yarjep River, a tributary …
More than 450 projects in various sectors are presently being considered by the government for environmental clearance while more than 200 are awaiting forest clearance, Lok Sabha was informed today. "The number of projects under consideration for environmental clearance in the Ministry (of Environment) are 475 and for approval under …
Environment ministry clears 229 projects in a month, up from 217 in a quarter. Wary of the perception that his ministry is clearing too many projects too fast, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has asked ministry officials to replace the word ‘diversion’ of forest land with ‘reforestation’ in all communications. An …
It would take nearly 91 years for the Chhattisgarh water resources department to achieve the ambitious target of irrigating 75 per cent of the gross sown area (GSA) given the pace with which it had been implementing the plan, pointed the report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental/Forest Clearance for Major Projects, 21/07/2015. The offshore and on-shore oil and gas exploration, development & production activity listed at item no. 1(b) in the Schedule of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Notification 2006 requires prior Environmental Clearance (EC). While granting EC,4 stage processes namely …
This report tabled by Parliamentary standing committee on Science and Technology in the Rajya Sabha has asked the Ministry of Enviroment and Forests to appoint a new high-level committee to review environmental laws Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests present this Two Hundred and Sixty-third …
Projects stuck on land, environment, forest clearances Three months after the conclusion of the first two rounds of coal block auctions, 12 out of 28 awarded blocks are awaiting green clearances and State-level approvals to begin mining. State-level problems relating to environment and forest clearances in some cases and handing …
NAGPUR: Two days before the principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Delhi will hear the NH7 tree felling case on Friday, the state government has issued guidelines on July 1, for linear projects such as widening of roads, installation of transmission lines and laying of railway lines within …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has lost round one in his fight against Jual Oram-led tribal affairs ministry on easing rules for projects in tribal areas. The law ministry has, through a legal opinion, told Javadekar's ministry that this subject falls in the domain of the tribal affairs ministry, which alone …
India's largest hydroelectric project has been given all the requisite clearances by the environment ministry in spite of repeated rejections by its own experts. The 3,000-Mw Dibang river valley mega dam in Arunachal Pradesh, once fully built, will wipe clean 4,577 hectares of forest that is also the homeland of …
