Submits channel will become a “valuable asset in terms of national defence and security”

The UPA government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday, saying it wanted to implement the Sethusamudram project through the original alignment, cutting across the Ram Sethu. A Bench, headed by Justice H.L. Dattu, will hear the case on Tuesday.

Western Ghats may be in danger again. This time from a "drinking water" supply project.

The eco groups launch signature campaign against implementation of the scheme

Terming the Yettinahole drinking water project as “ill conceived and skewed,” environment groups have launched a signature campaign, demanding that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) take a re-look at the same.

All that is required in many a case is final letter from ministry which is not being given, govt sources say.

The National Green Tribunal has recently directed the MoEF to revisit the environmental clearance given to the proposal for eight-fold expansion of the Pipavav port in Gujarat.

The expert appraisal committee (EAC) will not clear the ECs of mining leases lying within 10km of protected areas until the Union ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) decides on buffer zones o

Of 54 mining leases surveyed, one mining lease was found to be within the confines of a wildlife sanctuary (WLS), 49 within 10km of WLS and national parks (NP) and four mining leases beyond 10 km o

The Goa government criticised the Centre, the K Kasturirangan Report and the Gadgil Report on Western Ghats for not taking into consideration the ground realities of the State, while reacting to re

Expert Appraisal Committee defers EC, CRZ clearance till final decision by MoEF on allegations

While the Gujarat government seems optimistic on commencing operation of LNG terminal at Mundra by 2016, GSPC LNG Ltd, a joint venture between state-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) Ltd and Adani Group, for setting of the LNG terminal, is facing hurdles to get necessary environment clearance (EC) and costal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance.