Forest Clearance

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Renewable Power Plants, 17/11/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Renewable Power Plants, 17/11/2016. The major difficulties faced in the installation of Renewable Power Plants in the country include :

Publication Date:

17/11/2016

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Renewable Energy, India, Parliament, Small Hydro Power, Biomass, Forest Clearance

Environment

How effective are environmental regulations to address impacts of industrial and infrastructure projects in India

This report is the outcome of a research project undertaken to understand the efficacy of conditional compliance, institutional monitoring and enforcement of environmental regulations to address the impacts faced by communities living around industrial and infrastructure projects.

Publication Date:

04/11/2016

Source: CPR-Namati Environmental Justice Program

Tags:

Environment, Environment Clearance (EC), Industry, Infrastructure Development, India, Forest Clearance, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Management

Environment

Environment, forest clearance won't hinder infra devp: Dave

Environment and forest clearances will not hinder infrastructure development, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Anil Madhav Dave said today.

Publication Date:

29/09/2016

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Infrastructure Development, Ecotourism, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), NGO, Environment

Environment

Utkal Alumina draws NGT ire over forest clearance

BHUBANESWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the forest department to inspect Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) at Rayagada to check whether its refinery unit and mines are

Publication Date:

19/09/2016

Source: Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Utkal Alumina International (UAIL), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Forest Act 1980, Environmental Security, Environment

Environment

Green nod to Aravali car rally ‘under pressure’

After initially denying permission, the district forest department has reluctantly given its nod to a four-day car rally through a 30-km track in the Gurgaon-Faridabad Aravali forest.

Publication Date:

09/09/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Gurgaon (D), Faridabad (D), Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Ecology, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Forests, Wildlife, Environment

Forests

Congress govt in Himachal challenges tribal rights in SC

Runs contrary to party and Rahul Gandhi's pro-tribal pitch

Publication Date:

05/09/2016

Author(s): Nitin SethI

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Himachal Pradesh, Forests, Tribals, Forest Rights Act 2006, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Hydroelectricity, Forest Clearance

Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Dibang Multipurpose Project (DMP) in Arunachal Pradesh, 01/09/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Pradip Kumar Bhuyan & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 01/09/2016 regarding Dibang Multipurpose Project (DMP) in Arunachal Pradesh. NGT in its Order states that the question facing them at this stage is as to whether MOEF OM No.

Judgement Date:

01/09/2016

Tags:

Dams, Arunachal, Rivers, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Dihang, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Biosphere Reserves, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance

Industry

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pending Projects, 09/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pending Projects, 09/08/2016. A list of 17 projects for Environment Clearance (EC) and 2 projects for Forest Clearance (FC) from North Eastern States, including Arunachal Pradesh, pending in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is annexed.

Publication Date:

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Industry, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, India, Statistics, Parliament, North East

Environment

Civic works stopped temporarily

MYSURU: Even as the state government is facing opposition to the works on the multi-level parking lot and other facilities atop Chamundi Hills, authorities have temporarily halted the civil works.

Publication Date:

01/08/2016

Source: Times Of India (Mysore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Mysore (D), Environmental Health, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, Environmental Security, Environment

Forests