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Wildlife boards get back powers to clear projects

NAGPUR: The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has withdrawn the office memorandum that had made getting environment clearance (EC) for development projects within 10km fr

Publication Date: 
14/05/2015
Vijay Pinjarkar
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Wildlife Clearance, Environment Clearance (EC), Legislation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sanctuaries, National Parks, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Forest Clearance, Environment
Environment

Will oppose any move to bring 'diluted' environment law: Cong

Congress today said it will oppose "tooth and nail" any move by the NDA government to bring new environment law by diluting the existing provisions.

Publication Date: 
14/05/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Legislation, Air Act 1987, Water Act 1974, Industrial Pollution, Forest Clearance, Environmental Security
Environment

Centre open to changing rules for advance green clearance

Composite licences' end-use can be reserved, if states ask for it

Publication Date: 
11/05/2015
Deepak Patel
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Act 1980, Wildlife Act 1972, Mining, Forest Clearance, Mineral - Based Industry, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Forests

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on forest land cleared for developmental projects, 07/05/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on forest land cleared for developmental projects, 07/05/2015.The Central Government between 2004 and 2013 has accorded approval for diversion of 3,43,909 ha in 13,891 cases under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for various categories of projects including industrial and development projects.

Publication Date: 
07/05/2015
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Forests, Forest Clearance, Industry, Compensatory Afforestation, India, Parliament
Forests

Green Min Ignores SC Order on Forest Land

Says consent of tribal & forest-dwellers isn't needed before deciding on diversion of forest land for projects

Publication Date: 
29/04/2015
Urmi Goswami
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forests, Land, Supreme Court, Forest Rights Act 2006, Forest Clearance, Tribals, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Mining

Coal India Limited: Committee on Public Undertakings (2014-2015)

The Committee on Public Undertakings (2014-15) present this Fourth Report on Coal India Limited. The Committee on Public Undertakings (2012-13) had selected the above

Publication Date: 
28/04/2015
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Coal India, Coal, Mining, Coal Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Parliament
Forests

RTR: Forest dept told to file report

A day after TOI reported that the Rao Tula Ram flyover project has been held up due to lack of forest clearance for tree cutting, environment minister Asim Ahmed Khan held a meeting with the forest

Publication Date: 
24/04/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Forest Clearance, Trees, Compensatory Afforestation, Delhi, Forests
Environment

Workshop to discuss environmental clearance norms on April 25

The Environment Ministry will hold a brainstorming session here on April 25 to discuss matters related to the process of issuing environmental clearance in the country.

Publication Date: 
23/04/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Forest Clearance, Wildlife Clearance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Forests

Ministry refuses to relax norms for 35 border projects

Days after the environment ministry relaxed rules to help create strategic defence infrastructure, the tribal affairs ministry refused to exempt these projects in the border states of north and nor

Publication Date: 
23/04/2015
JAY MAZOOMDAAR
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Infrastructure Development, Forests, Land, Tribals, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Rights Act 2006
Environment

MoEF dumps single window nod for projects

The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has closed its single window project clearance system and reverted back to the 2009 procedure that meant obtaining environmental, forest and wil

Publication Date: 
17/04/2015
Clara Lewis
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Wildlife Clearance, State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), National Parks, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment

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