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Panel for Renewal of Posco’s Green Nod

Korean steelmaker says the original size of the plant will remain unchanged

An expert panel has recommended renewal of environment clearance for Posco’s proposed steel project in Odisha, raising hopes that the Korean company will be able to start work on its much-delayed plant.

Publication Date: 
20/06/2013
Meera Mohanty
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Jagatsinghpur (D), POSCO, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Environment Clearance (EC), Land Acquisition, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Mining, Sundargarh (D), Orissa Mining Corporation, Environment
Mining

MoEF asks CIL arm to take prospecting licence for finding new coal mines

kolkata : The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has asked Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) to obtain prospecting licence for getting easy forest and environment clearances, crucial for increasing exploration activity for identifying new mineable coal reserves.

India, at present, has an estimated proven coal reserve of 118 billion tonne, expected to last 100 years, but CMPDI has to identify mineable coal reserves ahead of the two Plan periods.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2013
Indronil Roychowdhury
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Coal, Mining, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Coal India, Planning Commission, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Ministry of Coal
Environment

Pollution: 3 N’ganj factories fined Tk 50 lakh

DHAKA : Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday fined three business firms a total of Tk 50 lakh for the violation of environmental compliances by their factories in Narayanganj, reports UNB.

Publication Date: 
18/06/2013
Bangladesh Today
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Industrial Pollution, Dhaka, Environment Clearance (EC)
Environment

Panel confirms nod for Udangudi, Cheyyur power projects

Both required fresh clearance as coal availability was an issue

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Environment and Forests Ministry has reiterated its recommendation, given three years ago, for granting environmental clearance for the Rs. 8,400-crore Udangudi supercritical thermal power project.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2013
T. Ramakrishnan
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi (D), Thermal Power Plants, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Land Acquisition, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment Clearance (EC), State Electricity Board (SEB), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), Ministry of Coal, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment
Energy

Green norms for green energy: small hydro power

Publication Date: 
14/06/2013
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Small Hydro Power, India, CSE, Karnataka, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Hydroelectricity, Bhagirathi, River Basin, Netravati, Renewable Energy, Environment Clearance (EC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

DoE realises Tk. 11lakh fine for keeping ETP shut

Directorate of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday realised a fine of Tk.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2013
New Nation (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Bangladesh, South Asia, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Textile Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Hazardous Waste
Habitat And Urbanisation

We will focus on single window clearance for housing projects: Maken

It will allow developers to seek all permissions in a time bound manner

Having paved the way for protection of consumers against inordinate delays in the completion of housing projects through the introduction of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) is now focusing attention on streamlining the process of seeking clearances for the real estate projects.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2013
Smriti Kak Ramachandran
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Housing, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Environment Clearance (EC), Habitat And Urbanisation
Mining

Environment clearance for minor minerals received from District Authorities: minutes of the 61st meeting of the Maharashtra State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) held on 11th & 12th June, 2013

Environment clearance for minor minerals received from District Authorities: minutes of the 61st meeting of the Maharashtra State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) held on 11th & 12th June, 2013.

Publication Date: 
12/06/2013
State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Minerals, Mining, Maharashtra, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
Dams/ Irrigation

Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti rejects design panel report on Subansiri dam

The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) on Monday said that it would not accept the Dam Design Review Panel (DDRP) report on the Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project at Dollungmukh in Arunachal Pr

Publication Date: 
12/06/2013
Times Of India (Guwahati)
Tags:
Dams, Hydroelectricity, Lower Subansiri, Arunachal, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

DLF-HUDA road project doesn't have green nod

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was on Thursday informed by Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) that the road-widening project of DLF and HUDA in Sectors 55-56 of Gurgaon, which is embr

Publication Date: 
07/06/2013
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Roads, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Clearance (EC), Trees, Deforestation, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Gurgaon (D), Urban Roads

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