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The environment ministry has asked Uttar Pradesh government to submit a revised proposal for declaring the periphery of Okhla Bird Sanctuary an Eco- Sensitive Zone (ESZ).

Union Minister for Environment Prakash Javadekar assured speedy reconstitution of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), in a meeting with other ministries in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Expansion of the Malanjkhand mine, which is the single largest copper deposit of India with nearly 70% of the country's reserves, has already been delayed by about two years

KVK Nilachal Power Ltd had proposed 1050 Mw power station at Athagarh in Cuttack district

The Odisha government has urged the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) to place the proposal of KVK Nilachal Power Ltd for grant of wildlife clearance to its 1,050 Mw coal-fired plant in the state.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Raghavendra Sewa Ashram Samiti Vs. National Board for Wildlife dated 20/12/2013. The applicant’s grievance is that his proposal for exchange of 19.503 hectares of forest land to be exchanged with the private land belonging to the property of the Ashram for the purpose of putting up a multi-specialty hospital cum research centre with equal area has not been disposed in
accordance with law.

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