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Greens oppose Kudgi thermal power plant

NTPC had erected chimneys with 30 metre diameter and 270 metre height

Environmentalists and farmers of Basavana Bagewadi taluk of Bijapur district are up in arms against the Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project (KSTPP) that is coming up in the region.

Publication Date: 
05/05/2014
Gururaj Jamkhandi
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bijapur (D), Thermal Power Plants, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Land, Agriculture, Almatti, Farmers, Dams, Environment
Mining

Environment clearance for 26 more sand mines

In a significant decision which is set to provide much needed relief to the construction industry in Chhattisgarh, the State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of Chhattisgarh En

Publication Date: 
02/05/2014
Pioneer (Raipur)
Tags:
Mining, Sand, Environment Clearance (EC), Chhattisgarh, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Dhamtari (D), Durg (D), Bilaspur (D), Raigarh (D)
Environment

Cabinet Nod for Polavaram Authority in Andhra Pradesh

A proposal to set up an authority to speed up environmental and investment clearances for the Polavaram multi-purpose project in Andhra Pradesh today received the nod of the Union Cabinet.

Publication Date: 
02/05/2014
Outlook (New Delhi)
Tags:
Polavaram, Andhra Pradesh, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment, Forests, Chhattisgarh, Orissa (Odisha), Water Supply, Drinking Water, Krishna, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Supreme Court, Dams/ Irrigation
Industry

Plant diversity in and around proposed site for Cheyyur 4000mw coal-fired power project, Kanchipuram

A rapid plant survey was conducted in around the proposed Cheyyur 4000MW Ultra Mega Power Project in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu. The surveys were conducted along Vilambur, Buckingham Canal, Vanjimodu and the Palaiyur Reserve Forest within the project site and the portion of Palaiyur R.F.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
D. Narasimhan, Devanathan Krishnamoorthy
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project (Cheyyur UMPP), Flora, Fly Ash, Kanchipuram (D), Tamil Nadu, Wetlands, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Industry

Best practices to improve the business environment across states/UTs in India

This report prepared by consultancy firm Accenture on behalf of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion showcases the Gujarat model of land acquisition as the best practice, which can be emulated by other states with some modifications, to improve the business environment. It also talks about best practices in Gujarat on implementation of e-governance in pollution and single window clearance mechanism in the states of Rajasthan and Punjab.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Tags:
Industry, Environment, India, Land Acquisition, Environment Clearance (EC), Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Finance, Trade, Rajasthan, Punjab, Pollution
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of Environmental Clearance to Vizhinjam International Multipurpose seaport, 01/05/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Wilfred J. & Anr. Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 01/05/2014 regarding grant of Environmental Clearance to Vizhinjam International Multipurpose seaport.

Judgement Date: 
01/05/2014
Tags:
Ports, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Coastal Regulations, Sea Level Rise, Global Warming, Thiruvananthapuram (D), Kerala, Climate Change
Environment

Environment ministry gets EC nod on green clearances

However, the ambiguous wording of the Commission's reply has left doubt in the ministry about how to proceed on the matter

The Union environment ministry has secured the Election Commission's approval to provide environmental clearances to industries. However, the ambiguous wording of the Commission's reply has left doubt in the ministry about how to proceed on the matter.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Election Commission of India, Industry, Environment Act 1986, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Wildlife Act 1972, Wildlife, Environment
Environment

Vizhinjam: NGT to Consider Petitions

The southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will on Friday take up the petitions filed before it seeking the withdrawal of environmental clearance given to the Vizhinjam seaport project

Publication Date: 
01/05/2014
New Indian Express (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Environment, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Biodiversity, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Kerala, Urbanisation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding dynamite blasting at project site at Gram Singhitarai, Janjgir-Champa District in Chhattisgarh and the resulting pollution, 30/04/2014

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Jayshree Dansena Vs M/s Athena Chhattisgarh Power Private Ltd. dated 30/04/2014 regarding dynamite blasting at project site at Gram Singhitarai, Janjgir-Champa District in Chhattisgarh. The application was moved for the purpose of protecting lives and health of the people of the villages Singhitarai, Katharrapali, Singhitarai, Nimuhi, Odekera, District –Janjgir – Champa and to make villages free from pollution.

Judgement Date: 
30/04/2014
Tags:
Power Industry, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Pollution, Health Effects, Environment Clearance (EC), Afforestation, Sanitation, Drinking Water, Infrastructure Development, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Gujarat villagers of Mundra resist Adani’s Shipbreaking Project

Opposition parties must support villagers of Mundra against Adani’s shipbreaking project; Adani’s proposal for shipbreaking unit in Mundra disregards grave lessons from Alang’s environmental crisis

Tags:
Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Kuchchh, Gujarat, Environment Clearance (EC), Political Parties, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Public Hearing, Coastal Regulations, Pollution, Special Economic Zones (SEZ)

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