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AP expects about Rs 46,000 crore investment in mining by 2022

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government is anticipating investments of nearly Rs 46,000 crore in the mining sector by 2022, a senior Mines department official said on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
24/12/2015
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Mining, Mineral - Based Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance
Mining

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clearance for diversion of forest land for coal mining, 14/12/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clearance for diversion of forest land for coal mining, 14/12/2015. The Government of India grants prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to use forest land for the purpose for various development projects. During the period of last six years i.e.

Publication Date: 
14/12/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Forest Clearance, Coal, Mining, India, Parliament
Mining

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Forest clearances for mining projects, 07/12/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Forest clearances for mining projects, 07/12/2015. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has received 518 proposals, involving forest area more than 40 ha, seeking prior approval of the Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 including coal and iron ore mining projects. Out of total, 423 proposals have been approved by the Central Government under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 while 40 proposals have been rejected by the Central Government.

Publication Date: 
Monday, December 7, 2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Forest Clearance, Mining, India, Statistics, Forest Act 1980, Forest Conservation, Parliament
Mining

Centre mulls over relaxed mining clearance norms

Blocks with a tree canopy of less than 10 per cent of the area may not need any clearance

Publication Date: 
04/12/2015
Vikas Dhoot
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Minerals, Forest Clearance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ministry of Mines
Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the Demwe Hydro Electric Project on river Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh, 14/11/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/S Athena Deme Power Ltd. Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/11/2015 regarding the 1750 MW Demwe Hydro Electric Project on river Lohit in Lohit District of State of Arunachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
14/11/2015
Tags:
Dams, Lohit, Arunachal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Hydroelectricity, Forest Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC), Hydrology
Water Resources

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Vishnu Prayag Hydro Electric Project, River Alakananda, Uttarakhand, 24/09/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Bharat Jhunjhunwala Vs Union of India & Others dated 24/09/2015 regarding Vishnu Prayag Hydro Electric Project located on the upper reaches of River Alakananda in Uttarakhand.

The Applicant prays for restitution of the environmental damage resulting from this project and order payment of compensation to affected parties in accordance with the ‘Polluter Pays Principle’. In the alternative, he prayed to commission a study of this project on various aspects including cost benefit analysis.

Judgement Date: 
24/09/2015
Tags:
Alakananda, Rivers, Dams, Hydroelectricity, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Ecology, Compensation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Floods, Landslides, Himalaya
Mining

HSL submits proposal for Rs 190-cr salt mining project

The chances of work for setting up a soluble salt mining project at Darang in Mandi district have brightened with Hindustan Salt Limited (HSL) finally submitting its proposal for Rs 190 crore to th

Publication Date: 
22/09/2015
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Mining, Salt, Mandi (D), Salt Industry, Forest Clearance
Forests

Lease located on forest land gets clearance from environment dept

EC comes after forest clearance from chief wildlife warden; three leases apply for consent from GSPCB

Publication Date: 
22/09/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Forest Clearance, Forests, Land, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Mines Act 1957, Water Act 1974, Air Act 1981
Forests

Environment ministry okays lower levy for destroyed forest land

The notification issued by the environment ministry says that the general approval to hold forest land will not automatically confer the right to mine it

Publication Date: 
21/09/2015
Subhayan Chakraborty
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Land, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Forest Clearance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Act 1988
Mining

CIL stares at green hurdle

Calcutta: Coal India's production road map for 2019-20 may take a hit following the suggestions of an environment ministry panel, which said the miner should not be given clearances for one-time ca

Publication Date: 
07/09/2015
Pinak Ghosh
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Tags:
West Bengal, Coal, Mining, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Public Hearing, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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