The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court hearing the allegations of violations of forest protection laws in the multi-crore Orissa mining scam on Monday recommended that the state government should strictly enforce the law prohibiting mining within one km radius of a wildlife sanctuary.
A multi-crore Commonwealth Games project by the Public Works Department (PWD) to widen Siri Fort and August Kranti roads, create separate cycling tracks and plant exotic species after felling 73 trees
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government suffered a setback on Monday with the Supreme Court dismissing its application seeking to recall the order appointing an Empowered Committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India, Justice A.S. Anand, to go into the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam.
New Delhi: Making it clear that the French company Lafarge should comply with Indian laws and get a fresh Environment Impact Assessment done for its limestone mines in Meghalaya forests, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to vacate its stay on mining operations.
NEW DELHI: Is mining activities for the French cement manufacturing company, Lafarge, going the uranium way? It appears so - the Supreme Court while upholding the stay on the ban on limestone mining in Shella, asked the cement giant to get fresh Environment Impact Assessment and also suggested holding of public hearing on the controversial matter.
French cement giant Lafarge may have to wait a while to resume mining, with the Supreme Court asking it to seek fresh environmental and forests clearance from the Centre for mining in the eco-fragile East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya.
TURA: Appreciating the efforts of NGOs for relentlessly fighting against deforestation in Garo Hills and giving a boost to conservation, the Supreme Court
The Madhya Pradesh government remained in denial mode for years about the declining number of tigers in Panna till the wild cat went locally extinct, but its new Forest Minister has brought some hope for the beleaguered Park with his plain speak.
The Supreme Court today stayed all further mining activities of Obulapuram Mining Corporation in Andhra Pradesh, belonging to Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother.
