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Green Norms for Projects Spread over 5 acres may Hit Cos

Even as industrial output is hitting new lows every passing month, India Inc is belatedly waking up to a major environmental clearance deterrent that is jeopardising investments across manufacturin

Publication Date: 
17/04/2014
Vikas Dhoot
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Housing Construction, Environment Act 1986, Land Use, Environment
Environment

Green tape hurdles pinch investments across manufacturing sector

Even as industrial output is hitting new lows every passing month, India Inc is belatedly waking up to a major environmental clearance deterrent that is jeopardizing greenfield and brownfield inves

Publication Date: 
16/04/2014
Vikas Dhoot
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Environment Clearance (EC), Industry, Housing Construction, Auto Industry, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Act 1986, Land Use, Economy, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding applicability of the EIA notification to the stand alone pellet plant, 15/04/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Ardent Steel Limited Vs. MoEF & Anr. dated 15/04/2014 regarding applicability of the EIA notification to the stand alone pellet plant.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/157-2014(MApp)_15Apr2014.pdf

Judgement Date: 
15/04/2014
Tags:
Iron, Mineral - Based Industry, Orissa (Odisha), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

NEERI to submit optimal mining report by June-end

PANJIM: The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), that was appointed to recommend the optimal quantity of fresh mining that is suitable for Goa, has sought time till June t

Publication Date: 
15/04/2014
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Mining, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Clearance (EC), Iron, Minerals, Environment
Agriculture

GM crops: PM revealed his assertive self to push for trials

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can be assertive when he chooses to. He has certainly imposed his will on the government to push the case for the controversial genetically-modified (GM) food crops.

Publication Date: 
14/04/2014
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, GM Crops, Genetic Engineering, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC)
Environment

Centre to consider Tata Steel's request for green nod in May

The Centre will consider next month Tata Steel's request seeking environment clearance to its coal mine expansion project in Jharkhand.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2014
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Jharkhand, Hazaribag (D), Tata Iron and Steel (TISCO), Environment Clearance (EC), Mining, Coal, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Mining

Delayed clearances result in loss of 12 mt of coal production

Around 12 million tonnes of coal was lost due to the absence of regulatory clearances in 2013-14 The Hindu has learnt.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2014
Indrani Dutta
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Coal, Mining, Coal India, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Mahanadi Coalfields, South Eastern Coalfields, Chhattisgarh
Environment

Coastal authority seeks report from JNPT

The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has asked Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to send an action-taken report within 15 days after observing a kachha bund obstructing the fr

Publication Date: 
08/04/2014
Anjali Lukose
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Ports, Mangroves, Coastal Regulations, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Mining

Sarada Mines closure to hit JSPL's steel, pellet operations

The steel maker was also buying the balance lumpy ore from the stand alone miner to feed its three mtpa steel unitat Raigad (Chhatisgarh)

Publication Date: 
08/04/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Keonjhar (D), Mining, Environment Clearance (EC), Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), Raigad, Mineral-Based Indsutry, Economic Commission For Europe (ECE)
Transport

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding proposed Jalgaon bypass road of the National Highway No.6, 04/04/2014

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Shirish Barve & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2014 regarding proposed Jalgaon bypass road of the National Highway No.6 which has been proposed by Respondent No.2 i.e. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

Judgement Date: 
04/04/2014
Tags:
Roads, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Jalgaon (T), Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Agriculture, Land Resources, High Court, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Public Hearing, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Forest Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC), Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

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