Mining

Forest clearance must for mining projects

Mining projects will not get environmental clearance without the mandatory forest clearance, the environment ministry has decided.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Forests, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Supreme Court, Forest Act 1980
Mining

Environmental clearance to coal projects (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011)

Environmental clearance to coal projects (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011).

Publication Date: 
01/08/2011
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Coal, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Chhattisgarh, Forests, Forest Act 1980, Wildlife, Forest Rights Act 2006, Jhalawar (D), Rajasthan, Mining Reclamation
Mining

Supreme Court allows mining by Lafarge

Forest Bench issues guidelines for future clearances

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the French cement company Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya.

The Forest Bench, comprising Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia and Justices Aftab Alam and K.S.

Publication Date: 
07/07/2011
J. Venkatesan
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Supreme Court, Cement Industry, Lafarge India, Forests, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Policy, Forest Act 1980, Environment Act 1986, Limestone
Forests

Wanton destruction of forests

What prevents the NE states from enforcing SC directive?
SILCHAR: Hailakandi DFO Salman Uddin Chowdhury has once again brought to the fore how forests and its wealth are being looted by

Publication Date: 
04/06/2011
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Forest Act 1980, Forest Management, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ecology, Trees
Forests

Take action against JSPL for violation of forest laws: Odisha tells MoEF

Bhubaneswar: The case relating to violation of forest laws by Jindal Steel & Power for its six million tonne steel plant at Angul has taken a new turn with the state forest and environment department asking the ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) to take necessary action under Environment Protection Act (EPA)-1986 against JSPL.

It may be noted that the MoEF in March this year had directed

Publication Date: 
03/06/2011
Pragtivadi (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), Forests, Forest Act 1980, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Act 1986
Forests

Press Release: Regarding clearance of projects for critical public utility infrastructure in 60 left-wing extremist affected districts

In response to requests received from various state governments, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Planning Commission, the MoE&F has decided to permit state governments to clear projects of upto 50 hectares of forest land for critical public utility infrastructure projects in 60 left-wing extremist affected districts without reference to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

Publication Date: 
12/05/2011
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Tags:
Naxalites, Forests, Infrastructure Development, Forest Act 1980, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odisha), Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Forests

Govt relaxes forest rule for infra projects in Naxal areas

Making further concessions for creating public infrastructure in Naxalite areas, the government on Thursday ordered that projects like building of roads, schools or hospitals on forest land would not require clearance under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 as long as the total forest land to be diverted is not more than five hectares.

In such cases, the state governments themselves would be au

Publication Date: 
29/04/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Forest Act, Naxalites, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Gadchiroli (D), Maharashtra, Infrastructure Development, India, Forest Act 1980, Rural Development, Rural Roads, Planning Commission
Forests

60 naxal-affected districts to have liberal green norms

The Environment Ministry has decided to

Publication Date: 
29/04/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Forests, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Planning Commission, Forest Act 1980, Forest Conservation, Gadchiroli (D), Maharashtra, Development, People
Mining

Report (interim) of the CEC in writ petition (Civil) No. 562 of 2009 filed By Samaj Parivartana Samudaya and others regarding illegal mining and other related activities in forest areas of Karnataka

Report of the Central Empowered Committeee (CEC) appointed by Supreme Court regarding illegal mining and other related activities in forest areas of Karnataka in response to the petition filed Samaj Parivartana Samudaya and others.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2011
Central Empowered Committee
Tags:
Mining, Karnataka, Forest Conservation, Forest Act 1980, Mines Act 1957, Bellary (D), Central Empowered Committee (CEC)
Industry

No rules broken to benefit Jindal Power and Steel Limited (JSPL)

The environmental clearance for the 6mtpa integrated steel plant at Kerjang in Orissa by JSPL project was accorded on February 22nd, 2007.  Stage-1 forest clearance was given on March 20th, 2010 and final forest clearanc eof 168.232 hectares was given on October 28th, 2010.  In response to a complaint dated November 6th, 2010 recieved from the Wildlife Society of India, Orissa, MoE&am

Publication Date: 
21/03/2011
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Iron And Steel Industry, Environment, Industry, Forest Act 1980, Forest Conservation, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Orissa (Odisha)

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