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Statue of Unity not same as Statue of Shivaji, doesn’t need prior green nod: SSNNL tells NGT

SSNNL stated that it had consulted state-level Environmental Clearance Assessment Authority in 2010 which stated that no environ mental clearance was required.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2015
Kumar Anand
Indian Express (Ahmedabad)
Tags:
Gujarat, Narmada (D), Narmada, Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Arabian Sea, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Disaster Management, Environment Management, Environment
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Environment Clearance Regulations 2006, 07/07/2015

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 7 July, 2015 quashed two office memoranda of the Ministry Of Environment and Forests (MoEF) dealing with the issue of clearances for major and minor projects, saying they suffered from infirmity of "lack of inherent jurisdiction and authority." Read full text of this 201-page NGT judgement.

Judgement Date: 
07/07/2015
Tags:
Environment, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Act 1986, Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Tamil Nadu
Environment

Move NGT on Builder's Green Norm Violations'

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Monday told a residents welfare association to approach the National Green Tribunal against the alleged environmental violations committed by a promoter of a resid

Publication Date: 
07/07/2015
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Environment, Regulations, Construction Industry, Buildings, Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Industrial Pollution
Wildlife

NGT seeks Centre's reply on construction in Hindon sanctuary

The National Green Tribunal has sought the Centre's response on a plea of an environmentalist seeking demolition of alleged constructions raised in the Hindon Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaz

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Hindon, Sanctuaries, Birds, Ghaziabad (D), Buildings, Housing Construction, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Wildlife
Environment

Environment Clearances for Category ‘B’ projects have been put online

Environment Clearances for Category ‘B’ projects have been put online with launch of new web portal and nineteen states have joined it instantly.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
India Environment Portal
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Natural Gas Exploration, Hydroelectricity, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Waste Management, Environment, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
Environment

85 cases of hill cutting in five years, offenders pay fine in only nine

Quarrying could affect environment, should be regulated, say experts.

Publication Date: 
19/06/2015
Nisha Nambiar
Indian Express (Pune)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Pune (D), Environmental Security, High Court, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Compensation, National Green Tribunal (NGT), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Mining, Landslides, Environment
Environment

Bill to increase penalties for green norms violation under consultation

A bill which will drastically increase penalties for those violating green norms is under consultations and will be tabled in the Winter Session of Parliament.

Publication Date: 
09/06/2015
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment, Regulations, Environment Act 1986, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forest Act 1980, Forest Act 1927, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Legislation
Environment

State Objects to Commission Report Recommendations

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has conveyed its strong opposition to the recommendations by the T S R Subramanian committee report on forests and environment to the Centre.

Publication Date: 
08/06/2015
New Indian Express (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Kerala, Environment, Regulations, Environment Clearance (EC), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Forests, Land, Biodiversity
Environment

Green Tribunal has raised important doubts about EC and CRZ clearances to Tiracol Golf Course project

Legal challenge of EC and CRZ clearance for Golf Course project pending; Mandrem village is a turtle nesting site, fact cannot be overlooked, says NGT; project could be category A and EC from MoEF

Publication Date: 
28/05/2015
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Goa, Environment Clearance (EC), CRZ Clearance (Coastal Clearance), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Act 1986, Maharashtra, Regulations, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), High Court, Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding ban on the work of redevelopment of the existing Central Government Housing project, Kidwai Nagar (East) New Delhi, 28/05/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Rajeev Suri Vs. Ministry of Urban Development dated 28/05/2015 regarding ban on the work of redevelopment of the existing Central Government Housing project, Kidwai Nagar (East) New Delhi, particularly, on the work of digging deep basements in course of such redevelopment on the ground that such work causes damage to the environment within the meaning of Section 2(a) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and virtually amounts to soil mining without obtaining necessary clearances.

Judgement Date: 
26/05/2015
Tags:
Urban Development, Urban Planning, Delhi, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Act 1986, Mining, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Soil Resources

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