The environment ministry is likely to give a blanket approval to the master plans of major ports instead of clearing individual projects, a step that would help avoid delays that expansion works in

The Union environment ministry is set to ease clearance norms for townships and building and construction projects in or close to wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and eco-sensitive zones.

Hopes that Tata Power Company will be able to soon enhance its thermal power production in the city are now in serious doubt with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) having ordered notices to be issu

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called for a single window to provide all the green clearances to industrial projects, a step the tribunal feels can drastically cut down time to obtain variou

Prakash Javadekar, minister for environment, forests and climate change has said that environmental norms would be made more stringent and practical keeping in mind the enormity of the problem and

PIL petitioners today pleaded with the Delhi High Court to quash the environmental clearance given to the proposed Tata Camelot’s high-rise project in Mohali district, contending a state-level comm

The environment ministry plans to further accelerate clearances of coal mining project by assisting miners with a comprehensive list of information they need to provide while seeking approvals to d

The NDA government, in the Supreme Court, blamed the Congress-led UPA regime for the delay in setting up of an independent environmental regulatory authority to monitor compliance of green laws whi

Says this is being done to get environmental clearances

Wants govt view on 20 mt cap on fresh extraction; Union mines ministry directs State to draft transparent mining lease policy by enforcing MMDR Act and Rules