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Sand mining: NGT slaps Rs 50 cr fine on violators in Saharanpur

The National Green Tribunal today cracked the whip on illegal sand mining and extraction of minor minerals in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh while slapping a fine of Rs 50 crore on five lease

Publication Date: 
19/02/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Saharanpur (D), Mining, Stone, Environment Clearance (EC), Biodiversity, Yamuna
Mining

NGT slaps Rs 50 cr-fine on 5 'illegal' miners

Meerut: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed five persons "involved in illegal mining" in the Saharanpur area to pay an "environmental compensation" of Rs 50 crore, "payable by each for

Publication Date: 
19/02/2016
Sandeep Rai
Times Of India (Meerut)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna, Sand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Act 1986, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Environment Clearance (EC), Compensation
Environment

SEAC keeps EC granted to Fomento in abeyance

Environment clearance was for construction of rail freight terminal at Xic-Xelvona; Assolda panchayat and locals opposed the grant of EC

Publication Date: 
19/02/2016
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Environment Clearance (EC), State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Rail Transport, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Construction Industry, Environment
Environment

Now, DM to issue environment clearance

NOIDA: To avoid hurdle in pace of development due to environmental clearances, Centre has formed district-level environment impact assessment authority (DEIAA).

Publication Date: 
19/02/2016
Purusharth Aradhak
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Act 1986, Mining, Gautam Budha Nagar, Environment
Mining

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining of minor minerals in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 18/02/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gurpreet Singh Bagga & Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 18/02/2016 regarding rampant illegal mining of minor minerals like sand, boulders in Saharanpur and more particularly on the river banks and river bed of river Yamuna.

Judgement Date: 
18/02/2016
Tags:
Mining, Yamuna, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Minor Minerals, Environment Act 1986, Uttar Pradesh, Karnal (D), Yamuna Nagar (D), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Clearance (EC), Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Haryana
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal and unauthorized acts and activities of builders leading to ecological and environmental damage, Tamil Nadu, 18/02/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. SSM Builders & Promoters Vs Union of India & Others regarding illegal and unauthorized acts and activities of builders leading to ecological and environmental damage, Tamil Nadu.

NGT directs SEIAA, Chennai to direct the project proponent (M/s. SSM Builders & Promoters) to restore natural drains, wherever possible and also to make provisions for conduit drainage system to substitute the open natural storm water channels, but only when it is absolutely unavoidable.

Judgement Date: 
18/02/2016
Tags:
Construction Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, Environment Clearance (EC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Energy

Centre to consider 1,980 Mw Ghatampur project in Kanpur soon

According to the latest estimates, the project will cost Rs 16,029.32 crore, up from initial projection of Rs 14,375 crore

Government moots stringent evaluation for power discoms

Publication Date: 
17/02/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Thermal Power Plants, Kanpur (D), Environment Clearance (EC), Coal, Energy
Environment

NGT gives green signal to Hubballi-Ankola railway line

Karwar: Decks have been cleared for the controversial Hubballi-Ankola railway line, cutting across the eco-sensitive Western Ghats, with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its nod to Railways

Publication Date: 
17/02/2016
Times Of India (Hubli)
Tags:
Karnataka, Environment Clearance (EC), Rail Transport, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Western Ghats, Biodiversity, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

New norms for environmental clearance

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recently reconstituted the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC

Publication Date: 
17/02/2016
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Environment

Lanco's thermal plant gets extension of validity for EC

Lanco has received 2-year extension of environment clearance validity, with certain conditions, for its 1,320 MW thermal power plant in Maharashtra.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Thermal Power Plants, Environment Clearance (EC), Coal, Wardha (D), South Eastern Coalfields, Environment, LANCO Infratech

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