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Kiru HE Project Got Environment Clearance

In a major development, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has accorded environment clearance to 624 MW Kiru HE Project in J&K State.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2016
India Environment Portal
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Hydroelectricity, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Environment Management, Compensatory Afforestation, Energy
Forests

Govt ready for tree felling, but not for afforestation

Forest Department yet to buy land for compensatory plantation

Publication Date: 
24/06/2016
Mohit Khanna
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Ludhiana (D), Compensatory Afforestation, Trees, Environmentalists, Land, Forests
Forests

3,988 trees felled in five years, most in 2015-16...

Nagpur: In the name of improving civic amenities, Nagpur is fast losing its identity as the second greenest city in the country.

Publication Date: 
13/05/2016
Proshun Chakraborty
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Trees, Deforestation, Municipal Corporation, Compensatory Afforestation, Forests
Environment

Environment panel seeks detailed plan on Chandrababu Naidu’s Amaravati

PM Modi laid the foundation for ally Chandrababu Naidu's dream, project — the new state capital at Amaravati — in last October.

Publication Date: 
13/05/2016