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Judgement of the Delhi High Court regarding grant of prospecting license for iron ore deposits in Boria Tibbu area of Rajnandgaon District, Chhattisgarh, 24/02/2015

Judgement of the Delhi High Court in the matter of Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd Vs Sarda Energy And Minerals Ltd & Ors dated 24/02/2015 regarding grant of Prospecting Licence under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 for the purpose of exploring Iron Ore deposits in Boria Tibbu area of Rajnandgaon District, which initially situated in the State of Madhya Pradesh. By virtue of Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000, State of Chhattisgarh has been formed and thus with effect from 01.11.2000 Boria Tibbu area forms part of State of Chhattisgarh.

Judgement Date: 
24/02/2015
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Mining, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Iron, High Court, Mineral - Based Industry, Mines Act 1957, Rajnandgaon (D), Forest Clearance, Forest Act 1980, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Environment

Govt. taking steps towards cleaner environment: Prez Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has taken several steps for promoting a cleaner environment, adding that environmental cleara

Publication Date: 
24/02/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Environment Clearance (EC), Cement Industry, Air Quality Index (AQI), Coastal Regulations, Forest Clearance, Budget
Environment

Kanhar dam case: Green panel pulls up environment ministry

The National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the union environment ministry in the case of the controversial Kanhar dam in Uttar Pradesh within one week, failing which a Rs 25,000 fine woul

Publication Date: 
23/02/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Kanhar, Dams, Environmental Health, Sonbhadra, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Mining

NDA govt's grouse with Greenpeace: Mahan coal block protests

Greenpeace India has faced a rough time since the National Democratic Alliance government came in.

Publication Date: 
20/02/2015
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Greenpeace, India, Coal, NGO, Madhya Pradesh, Forests, Hindustan Aluminium Company (HINDALCO), Forest Clearance, Tribals
Energy

Uttarakhand dams: Six new projects await apex court review

On Tuesday the SC will review how six new proposed projects can be built on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi tributaries of the Ganga in Uttarakhand

Publication Date: 
17/02/2015
Nitin SethI
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Hydroelectricity, Bhagirathi, Alakananda, Ganga, Forest Clearance, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Energy
Environment

'Illegal' Yettinahole work raises hackles

Work in progress on the Yettinahole project in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2015
Subhash Chandra N S
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Hassan (D), Western Ghats, Water Supply, Drinking Water, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Forest Clearance
Forests

Redefining forest: Govt to consult ADCs again

SHILLONG: Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong said that the State Government will be able to take a call on the demand to re-define ‘forest’ again only after holding a consultation wi

Publication Date: 
11/02/2015
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Meghalaya, Forests, Bamboo, Forest Clearance, Khasi Hills, Forest Products
Environment

NGT to decide the fate of Kanhar dam Wednesday

The National Green Tribunal will take up the final hearing in the case of the controversial Kanhar dam in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
04/02/2015
Zee News
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Sonbhadra, Kanhar, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Dams, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment
Forests

Fresh norm on forest clearance saves closure of key mines

The modification allows all operating mines to obtain clearance for entire forest area before January 31, 2016, extending the earlier deadline by a year

Publication Date: 
30/01/2015
Sadananda Mohapatra
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Forest Clearance, Mining, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Orissa Mining Corporation, Brahmani, Iron And Steel Industry
Forests

Regional panels to push forest clearance to projects

Nagpur: In a bid to simplify forest clearances to development projects, the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has constituted regional empowered committees (RECs).

Publication Date: 
15/01/2015
Times of India (Nagpur)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Forest Clearance, Forest Rules 2003, Forests, Land, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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