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5-judge Bench to Hear Plea on Amaravati

National Green Tribunal (NGT) petitioner Pandalaneni Srimannarayana has scored one more victory over Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) when the NGT, on Wednesday, dismissed the argument o

Publication Date: 
10/12/2015
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Krishna, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

NGT bars new projects within 10km of SGNP

MUMBAI: In a landmark order, the National Green Tribunal in Pune has restrained the government and other planning authorities from granting any permissions for new projects within 10 kilo meters fr

Publication Date: 
09/12/2015
Swati Deshpande
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Sanjay Ganghi NP, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environment Clearance (EC), Construction Industry, Environmentalists, Environment
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management in Almora, Uttarakhand, 08/12/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Yadav Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 08/12/2015 regarding municipal solid waste management in Almora, Uttarakhand.

State Government will ensure that there is no burning of Municipal Solid Waste and other waste or any other waste in the entire State particularly the area in question.

Judgement Date: 
08/12/2015
Tags:
Municipal Solid Waste, Almora (T), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC)
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Hydro Power Projects, 08/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Hydro Power Projects, 08/12/2015. The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 provides detailed procedure of appraising various developmental projects including Hydropower projects proposals for granting environment clearance.

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Environment Clearance (EC), India, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Parliament
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Clearance for Hydro Power Projects, 08/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Clearance for Hydro Power Projects, 08/12/2015. Twenty one (21) hydro power projects have been granted environment clearance during
the last 3 years including current year. No hydropower project has been granted environmental clearance in the State of Uttarakhand during the said period. The list of these 21 projects is annexed.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Environment Clearance (EC), India, Statistics, Parliament
Mining

HC quashes amendment to quarry rules

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday set aside an amendment brought in to the provisions of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2015 allowing renewal of permits of quarries wh

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Mining, High Court, Minor Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), Supreme Court
Environment

Environmental Nod Must for Mining Operations: HC

KOCHI: Holding that environmental clearance (EC)is necessary for carrying on mining operations, the Kerala High Court on Monday declared unconstitutional and inoperative the new proviso which provi

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
New Indian Express (Kochi)
Tags:
Kerala, Environment Clearance (EC), Mining, High Court, Environmental Security, Minor Minerals, Environment
Environment

‘No ECs for projects in Western Ghats

Panaji: Those projects or activities that require extensive interference and that have the highest impact on the ecosystem within the ecologically sensitive area in the Western Ghats will not be gr

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Western Ghats, Environment Clearance (EC), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Environment

KVP Raises Fears Over Riverfront Andhra Capital's Safety

HYDERABAD: Even as the AP government is giving final touches to the master plan of the new capital Amaravati, Congress Rajya Sabha member KVP Ramachandra Rao, citing the recent devastation caused

Publication Date: 
07/12/2015
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Floods, Chennai (T), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Environment

NGT notice to Uttarakhand govt on brick kilns in Haridwar

An environment activist has moved the National Green Tribunal alleging that brick kilns in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district were illegally excavating soil, leading the green panel to seek response f

Publication Date: 
07/12/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Bricks, Industrial Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environmental Security, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment

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