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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance to a thermal power project, Madhya Pradesh, 04/02/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Khare Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 04/02/2014 regarding a Thermal Power Project in Madhya Pradesh. The NGT orders states "The Learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant submits that he has filed an Affidavit dated 30th January, 2014 making certain suggestions and if those suggestions as stated in the Para 3 of the said Affidavit are accepted, then the Applicant would have no grievance and would not have any objections on the ground of Environmental Clearance to the Thermal Power Project".

Judgement Date: 
04/02/2014
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Environment Clearance (EC), Madhya Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Environment

Uttarakhand power project gets environment clearance

U.P., Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, H.P. will also benefit

A 300-MW hydro power project in Uttarakhand received clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday. The Lakhwar project is located in the Upper Yamuna River Basin in Dehradun district, Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar told The Hindu .

Publication Date: 
04/02/2014
Kavita Upadhyay
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Dehradun (D), Hydroelectricity, Electricity, Environment Clearance (EC), Drinking Water, Irrigation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Environment
Environment

Lack of green nod pinching APSEZ units

This in turn is breeding insecurity among workers, hampering production, expansion of approved plants

A distant view of the Adani Power Plant (left) and incomplete unit of Alstom Bharat Forge Power (right)
Isolated from the mainland, units within the Adani Group-promoted Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd in Mundra, have begun to feel the pinch of pending litigations against the developer despite the interim relief to continue operations granted by the Supreme Court.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2014
Premal Balan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Kuchchh, Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Supreme Court, Environment Clearance (EC), High Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Chemical Industry, Environment
Environment

Activists fear, corporates cheer Moily’s green nods

Veerappa Moily has two seemingly incompatible jobs. As oil minister, he has overseen India’s petroleum and natural gas needs.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2014
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), POSCO, Forest Clearance, Hydroelectricity, Arunachal, Biodiversity, Bauxite, Mining, Orissa, Environment Clearance (EC), Economy, Environment
Environment

Plea to implement SC directions on pollutions by tanneries

Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum appeals to Centre, State

The Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum (VCWF) has appealed to the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to sincerely and expeditiously implement all the directions of the Supreme Court, issued on August 28, 1996, on a writ petition filed by VCWF in respect of the pollution caused by tanneries in the five districts of Vellore, Erode, Dindigul, Tiruchi and Kancheepuram.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2014
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Vellore (D), Erode (D), Industrial Pollution, Supreme Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Act 1986, Compensation, Ecology, Farmers, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Environment
Environment

Environment min turns heat on Orissa miners, digs for info on violations

With the Orissa government levying a fine of Rs 57,904 crore on 27 mining firms for excess excavation, the environment ministry has shot off letters to more than 70 miners seeking information on th

Publication Date: 
30/01/2014
Kirtika Suneja
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Indian Bureau Of Mines, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Environment

Green panel to come under regulator

Ministry to seek more time from SC

The environment appraisal committee (EAC) will shift out of the ambit of the environment ministry once the autonomous regulator is formed, it is learnt. The EAC will come under a regulatory authority which is yet to be constituted for the environment sector. The ministry is finalising a Cabinet note in this regard.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2014
Shine Jacob
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Coal, Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Nuclear Power Plants, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction and completion of barrage in Madhya Pradesh, 29/01/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Khare Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/01/2014 regarding construction and completion of barrage in Madhya Pradesh. The NGT order states that "Construction and completion of barrage does not require environmental clearance as stated by MoEF. To ensure that there is a proper passage of fishes from the barrage to the downstream, the Project Proponent shall construct a fish pass at its own cost".

Judgement Date: 
29/01/2014
Tags:
Dams, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Madhya Pradesh, Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Forest Clearance
Environment

‘Ban on fresh mining, industries in Western Ghats still in effect’

Environment Ministry contradicts Moily’s statements

Publication Date: 
29/01/2014
Nitin SethI
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Ghats, Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Kerala, Environment Clearance (EC)
Mining

Sand mining regulations offer a ray of hope

Ministry of Environment and Forests guidelines stipulate that mining in quarries with lease area of 5-25 hectares should be done only manually.

Publication Date: 
29/01/2014
S. Ganesan
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Mining, Sand, Tamil Nadu, Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Tiruchirapalli (D), Karur (D)

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