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Forests

Compendium of Forest (Conservation Act), 1980; the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003; GOI guidelines & clarifications

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 had been enacted by the Government of India on October 25, 1980 through an Act of Parliament. Since then, a lot of development has taken place by way of framing of Forest Conservation Rules and issue of Guidelines from time to time.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2013
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Tags:
Forest Act 1980, Forest Rules 2003, India, Andhra Pradesh, Forest Policy, Afforestation, Forest Encroachments, Protected Area Conservation, Net Present Value (NPV), Forest Villages, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Wind Energy, Mining, Forest Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC)
Mining

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining without environmental clearance, 28/11/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Ministry of Environment Forests Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding mining activity or removal of sand from river beds anywhere in the country without obtaining the environmental clearance.

Judgement Date: 
28/11/2013
Tags:
Mining, Rivers, Sand, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Madhya Pradesh, Supreme Court, Environment Clearance (EC)
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environment clearance and consent to establish granted to M/s. Lenzing Modi Fibre India Ltd., 28/11/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nicholas H. Almeida Vs M/s Lenzing Modi Fibres India Pvt. ltd. Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding environment clearance and consent to establish granted to M/s. Lenzing Modi Fibre India Ltd. who has proposed a project for manufacturing of Viscose Fibers (80,000 TPA) with Captive Power Plant (16 MW) at plot No.M-1, M-2 of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Additional Patalganga Industrial Area, village Sarsai, Tqh. Panvel, District Raigad, Maharashtra.

Judgement Date: 
28/11/2013
Tags:
Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Raigad, Maharashtra, Rivers, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Patalganga, Coastal Regulations, Sanctuaries, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Industrial Waste Treatment, Water Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Hazardous Waste

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on bio-medical waste disposal plants, 28/11/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Haat Supreme Wastech Pvt. Ltd. Ors.Vs State of Haryana Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding whether or not the bio-medical waste disposal plants
require Environmental Clearance (EC) in terms of the Environmental Clearance Regulation, 2006 (for short ‘2006 Notification’).

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/63_2012(Ap)_28Nov2013_final_order.pdf

Judgement Date: 
28/11/2013
Tags:
Hospital Waste, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Haryana, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Clearance (EC), Bio-Medical Waste Rules 1998, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Regulations
Environment

Bio-medical waste treatment plants require EC: NGT

The National Green Tribunal Thursday held that biomedical waste (BMW) treatment plants are required to obtain environmental clearance (EC) before these are set up as it is a hazardous waste which c

Publication Date: 
28/11/2013
Zee News
Tags:
Hospital Waste, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Hazardous Waste, Health Effects, Ecology, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Waste Management, Haryana, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Delhi, Waste Disposal
Environment

Green Tribunal dismisses Adani's plea on green clearance issue

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said EC granted to its project raises substantial questions relating to environment

The National Green Tribunal today dismissed the appeal of Adani-Pench Power Ltd for review of its verdict rejecting the company's contention that a challenge to the environment clearance granted to its thermal power project in Madhya Pradesh was time barred.

Publication Date: 
28/11/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Chhindwara (D), Thermal Power Plants, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Medha Patkar, Environment
Environment

Kerala govt, KGS misled Forest Ministry over airport: AHVAC

Council urges Ministry to cancel clearance, send team

The State government and the KGS Group, a private company, managed to obtain environment clearance for the Aranmula airport project by furnishing totally misleading and false information to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council (AHVAC) has alleged.

Publication Date: 
27/11/2013
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Pathanamthitta (D), Environment Act 1986, Environment Clearance (EC), Land, Water Resources, Wetlands, Farmers, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Mining

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance for mining given to Tiroda Iron Ore Mine, 25/11/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of The Gram Panchayat Tiroda & Others Vs The MoEF Ors. dated 25/11/2013 regarding environmental clearance for mining given to Tiroda Iron Ore Mine at village Tiroda, in Sawantwadi Taluka, in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/2_2013(Ap)(WZ)_25Nov2013_final_order.pdf

Judgement Date: 
25/11/2013
Tags:
Mining, Environment Clearance (EC), Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Information, Web, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Iron
Mining

Letter to Ministry of Environment and Forests from M/s Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp.Ltd regarding environmental clearance dated 1st February, 2013

Letter to Ministry of Environment and Forests from M/s Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp.Ltd regarding environmental clearance for proposed Sondiha OC-cum-UG Coalmine Project (1 MTPA peak in an ML area of 810 ha) of M/s Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp. Ltd., located in Dist. Sarguja, Chhattisgarh dated 1st February, 2013.

Publication Date: 
22/11/2013
M/s Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp.Ltd
Tags:
Coal, Mining, Chhattisgarh, Environment Clearance (EC)
Environment

Quarries may find lifeline in Kasturirangan report

5 firms likely to ask for rethink on application to open new quarries

As many as five firms may ask for reconsideration of their application for opening new granite quarries in Western Ghats, invoking an order of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest.

Publication Date: 
22/11/2013
K.S. Sudhi
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Western Ghats, Idukki, Palakkad (D), Pathanamthitta (D), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), Public Hearing, Environment

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