The Odisha government has recommended to the Union ministry of commerce & industry to extend formal approval for Tata Steel's multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Gopalpur for one year.

"The state government has been pleased to recommend the proposal of Tata Steel for extension of formal approval for another one year from June 18 this year to June 17, 2014, in respect of multi-product SEZ at Gopalpur.

A seven-member committee formed by the Union Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) has submitted a report before the Gujarat High Court (HC) saying corporate giant Adani's subsidiary Adani Ka

While company claims to have obtained deemed environment clearance under rules of EIA Notification, 2006

While the Adani Group-owned Adani Port and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) claimed that it had obtained deemed environmental clearance as per law, people from Navinal village in Mundra, Kutch where the SEZ is located alleged in a public interest litigation (PIL) that company was flaunting its earlier order of stay on construction and development activities there.

The issue to look at is whether fall in SEZ investment can be addressed by partly restoring MAT and dividend distribution tax.

In what could be the first signs of troubles for the country’s largest car maker, villagers now plan to send a notice to Maruti Suzuki India Ltd to stop work at its site at Hansalpur, Gujarat, wher

HYDERABAD: A mega residential-cum-commercial project coming up on a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Gachibowli is in the spotlight after nearby residents and activists complained of rampant illega

There is incontrovertible evidence that the Adani project – port and SEZ – at Mundra in Gujarat has violated and not complied with environmental clearance conditions says this report of a committee set up by MoEF to inspect the project. The five-member committe was headed by environmentalist Sunita Narain.

The environment ministry is likely to decide on a second set of key changes in green norms meant for SEZs, roads and the real estate sector, especially multi-storey buildings, next week.

The need for achieving food security is felt significantly in the recent years due to enormous pressure from the ever increasing population in India. Owing to the change in preferences in crop production techniques over a period of time, several new challenges draw attention to food security. This article discusses various challenges to food security in India.

The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) seems to be helping to raze green speed-bumps — ruffling the feathers of environment and tribal activists in the process — with environment clearances havi

Pages