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BJD Questions Green Clearance to Polavaram Without Hearing

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday raised the issue of environmental clearance given to Polavaram project without public hearing and asked the Government to explain how the final clearance was

Publication Date: 
24/07/2014
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Polavaram, Orissa (Odisha), Public Hearing, Environment Clearance (EC), Central Water Commission (CWC), Floods, Malkangiri (D), Forests, Land, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction of a road in a reserved forest, Uttarakhand

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Himalaya Environment & Employment Cooperative Society Ltd. Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. dated 23/07/2014. The
Applicant has stated that the project proponent does not have Environmental Clearance (EC) and Forest Clearance (FC) for the construction of the 12 km long road by cutting the hills in the area which is reserved forest and is a virgin area.

Judgement Date: 
23/07/2014
Tags:
Roads, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Environment

Statue of Unity needs no clearance

Environmental assessment needs to be done only if construction area is above 20,000 sq.m.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2014
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Narmada
Environment

Oppn demands clear rules for faster green approvals

New Delhi : The supposed delays in environmental clearance to projects came in for sharp criticism in Parliament on Tuesday as the Lok Sabha discussed budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Enviro

Publication Date: 
23/07/2014
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Parliament, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Development, Sustainable Development, Economy, POSCO, Vedanta Aluminium, Bauxite, Mining, Political Parties
Environment

Government rejigs green clearance rules

New rules: Govt lifts moratorium for such clearances, to "re-assess" Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index on the basis of which 43 polluted areas in the country were being identified.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2014
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ghaziabad (D), Uttar Pradesh, Indore (D), Madhya Pradesh, Jharsuguda (D), Odisha, Ludhiana (D), Punjab, Panipat, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Industrial Pollution
Energy

Nikachu project gets NEC clean chit

Hydropower: Nikachu hydropower project (NHP) in Trongsa can now start acquiring land and develop infrastructure, with the project receiving environment clearance, the latest development.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2014
Kuensel (Bhutan)
Tags:
Energy, Hydroelectricity, Bhutan, Environment Clearance (EC), Land, Land Acquisition, Renewable Energy, South Asia
Mining

Government eases environment clearance procedure for coal mines

NEW DELHI: In keeping with industry's expectations, the environment ministry has eased the clearance process for coal mines planning to increase production from existing mine lease area.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2014
Urmi A. Goswami
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Coal, Mining, Public Hearing, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry of Coal
Environment

Norms for green clearances to be simplified

Promising development without destruction of environment, the Government on Tuesday said it would simplify procedures for green clearances while stepping up efforts to get 35,000 crore, stuck in li

Publication Date: 
23/07/2014
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Government Of India (GOI), Development, Environment, Afforestation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance granted to M/s Dheeru Powergen Pvt. Ltd. by the MoEF to establish 3 x 350 MW coal based Thermal Power Plant at Village Dhanras, Tehsil Katghora, District Korba, Chhattisgarh

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Vinod Kumar Pandey & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.dated 22/07/2014 regarding environmental clearance granted to M/s Dheeru Powergen Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date: 
22/07/2014
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Chhattisgarh, Korba (D), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Fly Ash
Environment

Javadekar to hold 'janata darbar' on green issues

NAGPUR: Minister for environment and forests Prakash Javadekar on Sunday pushed for development by clearing stuck up projects with focus on protecting environment.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2014
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Development, Environment Management, Environment Clearance (EC), Forests, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA)

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