A decision has been taken to extend the validity of environmental clearance from five to seven years, government told the Lok Sabha today.

MYSURU: BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Sunday demanded the cancellation of iron ore mining lease to 10 companies.

The State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) has been warned not to overstep its brief and strictly implement orders of the Union environment ministry while scrutinising proposals for environm

In a move aimed at easing the path for major building projects, the state environment department has suggested doing away with mandatory eco-clearances for such constructions at the state-level and

To provide environment clearance to various projects in Chhattisgarh, the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India has notified formation of the State Level Environment Impact Assess

The party has objected to certain provisions of Mines and Minerals Development & Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, citing that the Centre has unilaterally decided on these issues without

Under pressure to accommodate concerns of farmers, the government is likely to allow amendments to some controversial clauses in the land acquisition ordinance.

Delhi industries minister Satyendra Jain said on Tuesday that the government has decided to do away with the requirement of consent from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and MCD trade l

Says 17 highly polluted locations detected, and 3,000 industries have been selected for installation of pollution control devices

Environmental organisations and green movements in the district have come out against the State government’s recent decision to “dilute the existing norms” in the mining and quarry sector in the St