Ranchi, March 21: Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) will organise a series of public hearings between April 18 and May 6 in an attempt to address grievances related to polluting industrial units in the state.

Through the first such exercise of its kind, JSPCB will try to gauge the magnitude of problems faced by residents living in areas where polluting industrial units like mines,

Jamshedpur, March 10: A public hearing on expansion of UCIL

Since I have made a commitment on the floor of the House and I have stressed the need to implement the Polavaram project with the full cooperation of Orissa and Chhattisgarh, I would request for your cooperation in the matter to facilitate conduct of public hearings in Orissa and Chhattisgarh soon Jairam Ramesh, environment minister

SEEKING to mediate in the inter-state dispute over the Polavar

Vijay Arora
Legal Correspondent
What HC said

n Illegal on part of the Centre to waive the condition of holding public hearing on request of then CM Virbhadra Singh
n Sets aside notification issued by state for acquisition of land for project

Shimla , December 13
In a significant decision, the Himachal Pradesh High Court today quashed the

SAMBALPUR: A public hearing was held by regional office of State Pollution Control Board at Rengali tehsil office to elicit views on the proposed expansion of coal mining by Hirakud complex of Hindalco.

PASIGHAT, Dec 6: With the public hearing for the 2700 MW Lower Siang Hydro Project by Jaypee group scheduled to be held on December 20, 21 and 22 at Jeing, Aalo and Ponging respectively, anti-dam protagonists here have geared up to thwart the ‘desperate’ attempt of the government to thrust development by ‘misleading’ the people.

Guwahati, Nov. 28: The Assam forest department will organise a public hearing before burning the rhino horns lying in state forest treasuries, to ensure full transparency in the disposal process.

The public hearing will be held on December 14 on the Assam Forest School campus at Jalukbari here.

The principal chief conservator of forests, V.K.

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing row between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the proposed Polavaram project, the ministry of environment and forests on Monday asked the latter as to why it has not held public hearing in Odisha and Chhattisgarh following changes in the design of the project, even after a letter to this effect was issued by the ministry 18 months ago.

The changes included the const

Taking a serious view of ongoing construction activity at Polavaram multipurpose project in Andhra Pradesh without a suitable environment clearance, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has sought explanation from the state government for not complying with its directions for getting a clearance.

The ministry has asked the Andhra Pradesh government to explain as to why a formal show-c