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Environmental and Forest Clearance accorded from 13.07.2011 to 12.07.2012 by Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment and Forests

Ministry of Environment & Forests from 13.07.2011 to 12.07.2012 accorded environmental clearance to 209 development projects and approved 1126 proposals involving diversion of 15, 639 hectares of forest land.

Publication Date: 
12/10/2012
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, India, Industry, Thermal Power Plants, Hydroelectricity, Coal, Mining, Highways, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Forest Act 1980, Forest Conservation
Environment

Steps taken by various sectors of the Indian economy to control pollution

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this two hundred and thirtieth report on steps taken by various sectors of the Indian economy to control pollution.

Publication Date: 
30/08/2012
Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Tags:
Pollution Control, India, Environment, Coal, Mining, Transport, Occupational Health, Road Transport, Highways, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Noise Pollution, Emissions Inventory, Rail Transport, Energy, Power Transmission, Industry, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Forests

Posco in limbo

The National Green Tribunal's decision to suspend the environmental clearance given to Posco vindicates the project's critics.

Publication Date: 
04/05/2012
V. Venkatesan
Frontline (Chennai)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), POSCO, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forests, Sundargarh (D), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Land Acquisition, Forest Clearance, High Court
Industry

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding the Forest Clearance granted to POSCO in Jagatsinhpur district of Orissa by the MOEF, 30/03/2012

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Praffula Samantra Vs Union of India and Others dated 30/03/2012. This appeal is filed against the final order dated 31.1.2011 of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, imposing additional conditions to the Environmental Clearances in respect of (i) steel cum captive power plant project and (ii) captive minor port project of M/s POSCO India (for short POSCO) during the year 2007.

Judgement Date: 
30/03/2012
Tags:
POSCO, Ports, Iron And Steel Industry, Forest Clearance, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Tribals, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Jagatsinghpur (D), Orissa
Industry

Response of the Ministry of Coal to CSE's fact sheet on environmental and forestry clearance to coal mining projects

Response of the Ministry of Coal to CSE's fact sheet on environmental and forestry clearance to coal mining projects.

Publication Date: 
15/11/2011
Ministry of Coal
Tags:
Coal India, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry of Coal, Sunita Narain, CSE, Forest Clearance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Government Of India (GOI), Coal Industry
Dams/ Irrigation

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding rehabilitation for those displaced by the Narmada projects, 26/07/2011

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Narmada Bachao Andolan Vs State of Madhya Pradesh dated 26/07/2011 regarding allotment of land in lieu of land acquired and non-compliance of R&R Policy for the oustees of the Narmada Projects. Supreme Court notes rejects the appeal of the appellant for granting agricultural land to landless labourers to the extent of 2 hectares.

Judgement Date: 
26/07/2011
Tags:
Narmada Valley Project, Displacement, Landless, Rehabilitation, Supreme Court, Madhya Pradesh, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Khargone, Narmada Bachao Andolan
Energy

Walking the tightrope

A recent order may have exempted PV solar projects from environmental clearance, but experts have their concerns about the rationality of this decision.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2011
R Gupta
Energy Next
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Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Environment Clearance (EC), India, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Power Industry, Thar Desert, Forest Clearance
Forests

Jairam’s steely faith may be belied

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh put his ‘faith’ to the test by giving forest clearance for the 12 million tonne steel plant of the South Korean major POSCO in Odisha last week.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2011
Raman Kirpal
Tehelka (New Delhi)
Tags:
Odisha, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), POSCO, Forest Clearance, Jagatsinghpur (D), Forest Rights Act 2006, High Court, Mining, Supreme Court
Industry

Letter to Principal Secretary (forests) govt of Gujarat to Assistant Inspector General of Forests regarding diversion of forest land in favour of M/s Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited dated 30th Sep 2009

Letter to Principal Secretary (forests) govt of Gujarat to Assistant Inspector General of Forests regarding diversion of 1840 ha of reserved forest land for development of port based Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Mundra and Dhrub villages of Mundra taluka in Kutch East Forest Division in favour of M/s Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Lim

Publication Date: 
30/09/2009
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Kuchchh, Gujarat, Forest Clearance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Act 1980, Afforestation, Land Acquisition, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Act 1986
Industry

Letter to Inspector General of Forests (MOEF) from deputy secretary to the Govt. of Gujarat on diversion of reserved forest land in favour of M/s Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Ltd

Letter to Inspector General of Forests (MOEF) from deputy secretary to the Govt. of Gujarat on diversion of 1840 ha. and 168.41 ha.

Publication Date: 
05/09/2009
Government of Gujarat
Tags:
Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Kuchchh, Gujarat, Afforestation, Compensation, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Forest Clearance, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

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