Environmental Clearances

2018 in Wildlife: Gir lions, 'man-eater' Avni, dead elephants echo drumbeats of doom

It’s going to take a lot more than dedicated officers and conservation groups to save India’s wildlife.

Sterlite project received clearances before I assumed charge as environment minister in May 2009, says Jairam Ramesh

Former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday rejected reports in a section of the media that he had a role in granting clearance to the controversial Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin.

Tamil Nadu seeks permanent closure of Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper smelter; 'Govt position is very clear, it doesn't want the plant to run'

The Tamil Nadu government said on Thursday that it was seeking a permanent closure of a big copper smelter run by London-listed Vedanta Resources after 13 people died in protests demanding the closure of the plant on environmental grounds.

Over 2,000 projects given environment clearance in 2 years: Javadekar

Over 2,000 projects involving Rs 10 lakh crore investment have been given environmental clearance in the last two years, Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.

Guidelines to be standardised for environmental clearances, says Javadekar

Environment ministry to standardise guidelines for giving environmental nod to real estate sector to boost the ease of doing business.

With Coal India in record production drive, imports fell for sixth straight month in December

India imported 12.35 million tonnes of coal last month, a 34.3% decline from the same month a year ago

It wasn't 'Jayanthi tax'; it was Sonia-Rahul tax that India paid the price for

Narendra Modi called the delays in environmental clearances during UPA-2 the Jayanthi tax. But as Natarajan's letter to Sonia Gandhi reveals, the delays were the result of honouring Sonia and Rahul's environmental fancies.

Jayanthi's letter exposes Congress but won't help BJP in Delhi polls

Jayanthi Natarajan's letter bomb will damage the Congress vice-president's credibility further on the eve of the Delhi polls, but even though the BJP was quick to capitalise on it, it won't benefit much from it.

Full text: Read what Jayanthi Natarajan said to Sonia Gandhi in her letter

Jayanthi Natarajan had written an exposing letter to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi demanding to know the reasons for her sacking 100 days before the Lok Sabha elections in 2014.

Govt to have policy based solutions for environment clearances: Javadekar

"We are evolving new ways of solutions to the existing problems of environment clearances by evolving policy based solutions," Javadekar told reporters here.