New Delhi: Facing a crippling electricity shortage, the government on Tuesday sought to speed up the start of production at nearly a dozen power projects that have been stalled due to regulatory clearances
Alarmed by the rampant misuse of its direction on the grant of Temporary Working Permits (TWPs) for mining projects in forest areas, pending final clearance from the Centre, the Supreme Court has
The Bombay High Court at Goa stated that mines listed by the government for closure need not shut down as the mining operators are in the process of obtaining an environmental clearance from the
Less than a week after taking additional charge of the ministry of environment and forests, M Veerappa Moily has decentralised decision-making by empowering senior officials to expeditiously clear hundreds
The Union Home Ministry has given its “security no-objection certificate” to the $8.71 billion share sale by Cairn India (CIL) to Vedanta on the national security angle but highlighted eight areas of concern,
A committee under the ministry of environment and forests has given coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to Indian Oil Corporation for setting up a 5-million-tonne LNG terminal at Ennore in Tamil Nadu. The Expert Appraisal Committee, which met last month, said all the issues raised in the public hearing held in September were addressed by the PSU.
With Ramesh and Natarajan ousted, many fear the MoEF may go back to being a puppet ministry Is the suspected expulsion of Jayanthi Natarajan from the environment portfolio for purportedly halting projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore a step back from the nascent effort made by the UPA government to give teeth to the Ministry of Environment and Forests?
Dumping of waste into drains, saving flora and fauna and adherence to environmental norms by industries were issues that engaged National Green Tribunal which gave a blow to the construction sector by
While deciding the fate of over 30 proposed coal mines, thermal power plants and industrial projects across the country on Tuesday, which have sought green clearance, the Environment Ministry’s expert
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anil Kumar Nanda & Anr. Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 20/12/2013 regarding coal tar refineries in India. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/173-2013(OA)_20Dec2013.pdf
साउथ दिल्ली नगर निगम (एसडीएमसी) ने नैशनल ग्रीन ट्रिब्यूनल (एनजीटी) के सामने माना कि राजधानी में स्टॉर्म वाटर ड्रेन्स (नाले) को ढंकने या लाइनिंग से पहले कोई पर्यावरणीय मंजूरी (एनवायरमेंटल क्लीयरेंस) नहीं
Nod Must For Mines Over 20-Ft Deep, Employing Over 50 A law that requires central government clearance for operating quarries that use explosives should be strictly implemented in the state, the high court has directed.
A single-window system for speedy clearance of hydel power projects will soon be set up in Himachal where the mandatory clearance required from different departments will be given on the
The company's mining lease is spread over 162 hectares with an approval to mine up to 2.3 mn tonnes, about 38.3% of original capacity, after the CEC approved the company's reclamation and rehabilitation plan Sesa Sterlite, the largest private largest mining company in Karnataka, is a step away from restarting its iron ore mines in the state.
2010 Saw Most Clearances Since Forest Act Came Into Force New Delhi: Has environment become an impediment to growth? Government data brought out by the Centre for Science and Environment on Thursday paints
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Friends of Nature Charitable Society Vs State of Kerala represented by its Chief Secretary dated 05/01/2016 regarding
The Union environment ministry has deferred clearance to the proposed cast steel wheel project of the Indian Railways at Saran district of Bihar, and has sought a slew of clarifications before a reconsideration.
Work on preparation of Master Plan over The Chennai River Restoration Trust will soon make an application seeking environmental clearance for the second phase of Adyar Poonga from the Union Ministry of
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh on Thursday met Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh
Patnitop passenger aerial ropeway project JAMMU: In a significant decision, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has recommended environment clearance
