The following are excerpts from the final order of MoS, envrironment & forests, Jairam Ramesh, on the Posco steel plant:
Clearance for steel-cum-captive power plant
Environmental clearance for the steel-cum-captive power plant is being accorded with 28 additional conditions over and above that stipulated in the original environmental clearance of July 19, 2007.

KOLKATA, 12 JAN: The School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, in a study found that water level in the Bay of Bengal off the Sunderbans coast has risen four times over the past nine years. The sudden rise is posing a real threat to the Sagar Island among other islands in the Sunderbans.

THERE is more trouble in store for South Korean steel maker Posco

New Delhi: The environment ministry on Friday notified the long-pending Coastal Zone Regulations, changing the regime that manages development and construction along the 7,500 km coastline of the country.

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh announced the notification and said state-level authorities would be given four months to identify all contraventions of CRZ rules and another four months to

State Says Already Complying With Green Norms
New Delhi: No new infrastructure projects will be allowed in the high-erosion coastal zone in the country, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has said.

Ramesh said that the coastline is undergoing changes due to various anthropogenic and natural interventions.

rising sea:High tide induced erosion off Nambiayar Nagar fishing habitation in Nagapattinam.

NAGAPATTINAM: High tide induced erosion caused concern among fisher folk in certain parts of Nambiayar Nagar hamlet in Nagapattinam .

Surprise

On Wednesday morning, residents woke up to find large chunks of sand being washed away from shoreline close to their habitation.

Ordinarily, the shallow

A think tank, comprising experts from around the world, including India, is meeting in the city tomorrow to find sustainable solutions to various problems related to the Brahmaputra.
The think tank, christened Core Professional Group for the Brahmaputra, is a registered body of international and national professionals seeking to address the issues connected with sustainable water resource plannin