Environmental Clearance

Madras HC issues notice to authorities on PIL seeking quashing of environmental clearance to Sterlite copper unit in Tuticorin

The Madras High Court on Monday issued notice to the Environment and Forest ministry and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, among others, on a plea seeking quashing of the environmental clearance given to Vedanta Limited for its copper smelter unit in Tuticorin district.

NBCC sued for contempt in Delhi HC for allegedly violating order to not cut trees till 4 July

A plea was on Wednesday filed in the Delhi High Court seeking contempt action against the NBCC for allegedly violating its undertaking not to cut trees till 4 July for housing projects.

Sail gets green panel nod for Rs 5,419-cr Odisha modernation project

Sail has been asked to ensure green belt cover over 33 percent of the total project area developed within plant premises and to make provision for temporary housing structures for construction labour within the site

NGT slaps Rs 25 lakh fine on MMRDA for not complying with green regulations

The National Green Tribunal imposed Rs 25 lakh on the MMRDA for not following due procedure to obtain CRZ clearance and causing environmental degradation.

Rajasthan: Thousands of quarries shut down as deadline to obtain NGT nod closes in

The NGT had ordered shutdown of all mines in the district which do not obtain environmental clearance (EC) by 31 May.

No environmental clearance given to projects on Ganga in the last two years: Govt

No environmental clearance has been granted to any project on river Ganga in the last two years, government told Rajya Sabha on Monday.

NDA reduced time taken for obtaining environmental clearance from 600 to 190 days: Javadekar

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the NDA government has brought down to 190 days the time taken for obtaining environmental clearance for projects.

NGT vs AOL: How the green tribunal flouted its own order against Sri Sri's organisation

The AOL founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar by taking a U-turn on his earlier statement has given up the idea of going to jail and instead has paid Rs 25 lakh as part of the Rs 5 crore fine on Friday.

‘Stalled’ projects coming down: Good news, but it is partly due to scrapped projects

To get a clearer picture, the unstalling process should be seen along with the trend on new as well as abandoned projects

Govt targeting Rs 1.47 lakh crore revenue from coal block auction

Government is targeting a revenue of Rs 1.47 lakh crore from the allotment and auction of 92 coal blocks out of those being given out in the first phase to private as well as public sector entities.