Mumbai: Action has been recommended against several developers by the state environment appraisal committee (SEAC-2) for undertaking construction without prior environment clearance (EC).

Ravi Budhiraja, chairperson of SEAC-2, which scrutinizes construction proposals for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, said there were nearly100 cases over the last year.

Rapid urbanisation in Gurgaon has cast a shadow on the agriculture sector. It adversely affected the rural life in a big way as it has eroded the agricultural base and ruptured traditional values.

MARGAO: Residents of Comba-Paricotto in Cuncolim on Monday demanded an immediate stop to pollution in the adjoining Cuncolim Industrial Estate and firmly opposed plans to construct a housing proje

Maharashtra developers and residents have received a shot in the arm with the Supreme Court on Thursday setting aside the Bombay High Court order that held approximately 9,193 acre and 37 gunthas o

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside a 2008 Bombay High Court judgment that had declared illegal about 5 lakh homes in Mumbai, which it said were built on forest land.

The Supreme Court castigated the state government for its “Rip Van Winkleism”, saying various state authorities had routinely given permissions to construct over a long period of time, and had even collected property tax.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed UP government to initiate within four weeks a process to remove encroachments from water bodies across the state.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed against the issuance of fresh licences to the builders and stall further land acquisition process in its part of the National Capital Region till th

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed the Haryana government not to issue any change of land use (CLU) licence to developers to build colonies in Gurgaon and the National Capital R