The National Board for Wildlife, headed by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, rejected some big projects, including a port project in Gujarat, signalling that the ministry would not clear projects in ecologically sensitive zones.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/ramesh-denies-nod-projects-eco-sensitive-zones
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gulf-kachchh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/majathal-sa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cement-industry
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jamnagar-d
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-regulation-zone-notification