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 …
Sukhdeep Kaur As many parts of the country see protests over land acquisition for projects, Punjab is sticking to its theory that what counts is the size of the compensation. Setting new benchmarks in land prices, the state government has been offering a much higher compensation than even the prevailing …
The makeover of the international airport in the city needs 60,000 families to be rehabilitated.But the agencies involved in the project have managed to acquire land just enough to accommodate 23,000 families.With adequate acquisition of land yet to be completed, the five-year plan of rehabilitation is expected to be delayed.Two …
The bitter turf war within the government over the proposed international airport in Navi Mumbai seems to have entered its final stage now with the expert committee of the Environment Ministry scheduled to hold a three-day meeting from August 18-20 to decide on its fate.With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself …
THE Navi Mumbai airport proposal, which had triggered a spat between civil aviation minister Praful Patel and environment minister Jairam Ramesh, appears to be heading for a resolution with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh throwing his weight behind the project. The environment ministry has been holding back clearance, saying it could …
Mumbai With Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh doggedly stalling the proposed Navi Mumbai airport citing environmental concerns, an all-party delegation of Maharashtra's MPs today made a representation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his intervention in getting the project environmentally cleared."Everybody is very concerned as it is very important for Mumbai …
This new global study by Carbon Disclosure Project based on survey of 291 largest transport companies which include road, rail, sea and air transport reveals that majority of transport firms are not adapting to the risks and opportunities presented by climate change. Found that only 36 per cent of transport …
This report explores the current methods used to generate air emissions information from all freight transportation activities and their suitability for purposes such as health and climate risk assessments, prioritization of emission reduction activities, and public education. The report highlights the state of the practice, and potential gaps, strengths, and …
RASHME SEHGAL Minister of civi July 26: Minister of civil aviation Praful Patel has launched a fresh salvo against minister of environment Jairam Ramesh whose delay in granting clearance to the Navi Mumbai airport will adversely impact the economic growth of Maharashtra.
Pune Industries Minister Rajendra Darda has assured the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) to take up their demand of an independent airport in Pune, free of IAF restrictions, with Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. The MCCIA has been pursuing it for long and attempts by the official delegation …
Mumbai: Global consultancy firm KPMG on Wednesday said three Indian projects have been featured in its Infrastructure 100 global projects report. The three Indian projects are Reliance Industries
The licence permit raj has morphed into a system which is just as crippling A V Rajwade / New Delhi July 19, 2010, 0:44 IST The recent debate over the freedom of financial regulators from netas and babus needs to be looked at in the context of the remarkable immunity …
In the run-up to the Commonwealth Games, it took a record three years for Delhi to construct Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), which holds the distinction of being one of the world
Mihir Mishra / New Delhi July 12, 2010, 0:38 IST The recent diktat of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) not to allow private helipads on rooftops and in the city would prove detrimental for the Indian helicopter industry, which depends on private sorties for 60 per cent of …
