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Environment

Statue of Unity not same as Statue of Shivaji, doesn’t need prior green nod: SSNNL tells NGT

SSNNL stated that it had consulted state-level Environmental Clearance Assessment Authority in 2010 which stated that no environ mental clearance was required.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2015
Kumar Anand
Indian Express (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Narmada (D), Narmada, Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Arabian Sea, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Disaster Management, Environment Management, Environment
Industry

ISO 14001 final changes will tackle 'broader environmental issues'

The ISO 14001 international standard to environment management systems has been revised in a final redraft.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
Edie (UK)
Tags:
Environment, Industry, Sustainable Development, Environment Management
Dams/ Irrigation

5,000cr water project in arid zone gets nod

MUMBAI: The Ministry of environment and forest led by senior BJP leader Prakash Jawdekar on Friday approved a Rs 4845 crore Krishna-Marathwada irrigation project that will irrigate nearly one lakh

Publication Date: 
29/06/2015
Prafulla Marpakwar
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Krishna, Irrigation, Drought, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Management, Dams/ Irrigation
Environment

Govt exempts educational institutes from prior green nod

The government has exempted builders from obtaining prior green nod for construction of universities, school, college and hostel facilities provided they follow sustainable environment practises.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Construction Industry, Fly Ash, Environment Management, Waste Management, Buildings, Environment Education, Environment
Economy

Odisha Policy for Special Economic Zones - 2015

The Odisha government has cleared its long pending new SEZ (Special Economic Zone) policy aimed at offering incentives to promote SEZs. Under the new policy, developers of multi product SEZs can sub-lease land on the condition that the land has to be utilised within five years.

Publication Date: 
18/06/2015
Government of Odisha
Tags:
Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Orissa (Odisha), Industry, Environment, Environment Management, Land Use, Electricity, Water Resources
Environment

Villagers threaten agitation against proposed Nargol port

SURAT: Villagers of Umbargam taluka in Valsad district have threatened to launch an agitation to oppose the upcoming Nargol port project at the tip of Gujarat.

Publication Date: 
11/06/2015
Himanshu Bhatt
Times Of India (Surat)
Tags:
Gujarat, Valsad (D), Ports, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Land, Disaster Management, Environment Management, Rehabilitation, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

Hamid Ansari stresses on the conservation of ecosystem

SHIMLA: Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, on Tuesday, said that impact of environmental changes and hazards is most significantly felt by those who live on ground zero.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2015
Times of India (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (D), Ecosystems, Himalaya, Environment Management, Floods, Soil Erosion, Landslides, Ecosystem Services, Environment
Transport

Konkan Railway treads the green path

Contributing to energy conservation and environment preservation through its daily operations, Konkan Railway (KR) has now changed all the light fittings in its 91 tunnels to LEDs, thus reducing th

Publication Date: 
06/06/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rail Transport, Energy Efficiency, Environment Management, LEDs, Carbon Dioxide, Afforestation
Industry

Lafarge Sustainability Report 2014

Lafarge has published its fifteenth annual sustainability report, highlighting the acceleration it is making in the field of sustainable development, particularly in tackling the challenges of climate change.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2015
Lafarge
Tags:
Industry, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Environment Management, Carbon Dioxide, India, Global, Governance, Economy
Environment

Establishing China's green financial system

China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, launched a report that sets out in specific and practical terms an ambitious agenda of how China can green its rapidly developing financial and capital markets.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2015
UNEP
Tags:
China, Finance, Industry, Sustainable Development, Environment Management, National Legal Services Authority

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