The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to consider allowing Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) to carry out construction work on its projects in Lavasa that would cause minimal environmental damage.

The minutes of a crucial meeting held at the Union environment ministry just before the issue of the show cause notice to Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in Colaba point to the key role played by the Maharashtra urban development department in allowing the scam to take place.

At the meeting, held on November 11 in Delhi between state government officials and the environment ministry, Maharas

In a point-by-point rebuttal to the issues raised by the Environment Ministry, Lavasa Corporation, which is developing a township near Pune, has said that its project was

Rajat Roy & Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata December 16, 2010, 0:45 IST

Questions raised on discrepancies in land rates in West Bengal.

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New Delhi: The union environment ministry has refused to lift its

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The environment ministry on Tuesday refused to lift its

NEW DELHI: The Environment Ministry has refused to lift its

Citing lack of clearance, largescale environmental degradation and

THE Environment Ministry is likely to decide on Tuesday whether or not to allow construction of Rs 3,000 crore-Lavasa hill city project in Pune which has been embroiled in a controversy for allegedly violating green norms.

"In all likelihood, we will issue an interim order in this regard tomorrow as the Bombay High Court has set a deadline for us to decide on the matter by December 16 (the