India

 Louder Please

Public hearings for environmental clearance of industry have become a mockery in Karnataka

Publication Date: 
14/10/2000
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Legislation, Environment Court, Right To Information (RTI), Public Participation, Governance, Karnataka, Sustainable Development
Industry

 The written code

Based on public hearings, environmental clearances are given to companies concerned

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14/10/2000
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Legislation, Environment Court, Right To Information (RTI), Public Participation, Governance, Karnataka, Sustainable Development
Air Pollution

 Out of earshot

Who follows the public hearing procedures? Neither the government nor the project promoters

Publication Date: 
14/10/2000
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Legislation, Environment Court, Right To Information (RTI), Public Participation, Governance, Karnataka, Sustainable Development
Industry

 Points to ponder

Right to information and transparency in eia c> are critical for public participation in development projects

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14/10/2000
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Legislation, Environment Court, Right To Information (RTI), Public Participation, Governance, Karnataka, Sustainable Development
Industry

 Loopholes aplenty

Some of the flaws in the current public hearing notification:

Publication Date: 
14/10/2000
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Industry

 The route to environmental clearances

Under the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 1994, amended in 1997, the company seeking environmental clearance submits to the concerned state pollution control board (SPCB) an executive

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14/10/2000
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Legislation, Environment Court, Right To Information (RTI), Public Participation, Governance, Karnataka, Sustainable Development
Poverty

 Wetland protection

the Clinton administration has proposed new rules to protect environmentally sensitive wetlands from rash deve

Publication Date: 
14/09/2000
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Research Agencies, United States Of America (US)
Air Pollution

 MP project opposed

local farmers and residents of Sipat in the Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh have registered a massive protest against the location of a 3,000 megawatt super thermal power station in the

Publication Date: 
29/06/2000
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Irrigation, Displacement, Thermal Power Plants, Madhya Pradesh
Forests

 State of the Great Lakes

a set of environmental indicators used in a Canadian government report gives a clear picture of the health of the Great Lakes. The report, The State of the Great Lakes , gives information

Publication Date: 
14/01/2000
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Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ecosystems, Canada
Water Pollution

 Green business

The Japanese consumer appliance and electronics firm, Sanyo, said recently that a Canadian company

Publication Date: 
30/12/1999
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Pollution Control, Water Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Soil Erosion, Canada, Electronics Industry, Japan

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