According to ONGC's proposal initially five exploratory wells will be drilled at the Kutch-Saurashtra offshore block
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd has got environment clearance (EC) for its Rs 580 crore project to drill seven exploratory wells in Kutch Saurashtra offshore block GK-OSN-2009/2 on west coast of Gujarat.

Korean steelmaker says the original size of the plant will remain unchanged

An expert panel has recommended renewal of environment clearance for Posco’s proposed steel project in Odisha, raising hopes that the Korean company will be able to start work on its much-delayed plant.

Committee asks company to submit compliance report

The experts appraisal committee (EAC) of the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has deferred Tata Power's application for green note for converting a 500 -Mw oil-fired unit at its Trombay plant here to a coal-fired one.

Both required fresh clearance as coal availability was an issue

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry has reiterated its recommendation, given three years ago, for granting environmental clearance for the Rs. 8,400-crore Udangudi supercritical thermal power project.

An environment panel has recommended that Tata Steel be allowed to expand its production from the Sukhinda chromite mines in Odisha, paving the way for the company to resume operations that were suspended in January.

The expert appraisal committee for mining decided to recommend clearance for enhancing production from the chromite mine and to allow change in technology from open cast to underground mining at its meeting on April 16. The recommendation now awaits a final nod from the environment minister.

PANJIM: Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has constituted 11 members Expert Appraisal Committee to examine issues relating to both, environment clearances of iron ore mining leases and illegal handling of dumps in Goa.

The Appraisal Committee, chaired by ex-secretary MoEF, Vishwanath Anand, has been directed to submit its report within three months by making case to case recommendations to MoEF.

PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests told the Supreme Court that “it had no choice” but to consider the area within 10 km of all national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in Goa, as ecologically sensitive zones, thus bringing a majority of mining leases in the State within the zone.

In an affidavit filed in the SC, the MoEF argues that they have been forced by the non-cooperative attitude of the State government despite it pursuing the matter, and wants the Apex court to ask the government to comply.

The regional office of ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), Bangalore, has completed the inspection reports of 40 mines of which 10 reports have been submitted to the MoEF's expert appraisal

A high-level environment ministry panel has recommended coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance for setting up a desalination unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu.

The green revalidation for the Korean major is stuck with the expert panel

Minister for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan has said the government has not firmed up its views on green clearance for the Rs 52,000-crore Posco project in Odisha. The expert appraisal committee (EAC) was yet to submit its report to her ministry. “It is only after they submit the report that we can think about the final clearances,” Natarajan told Business Standard.