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Green Court NGT Fines Noida Builder Rs 15 Crore For Illegal Construction
- Tuesday October 4, 2022
- Noida News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal or NGT has directed a builder in Noida to pay a compensation of Rs 15 crore for building extra floors in violation of the environmental clearance (EC) conditions, saying it placed an extra pollution load on the environment
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Central Vista: Delhi Panel Gives Green Nod To Enclave With New PM's Office
- Friday September 2, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi State Environment Impact Assessment Authority has granted environmental clearance to the proposal for the construction of the 'Executive Enclave' which will house the new Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet Secretariat.
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India Allows Coal Mines To Hike Output Without Feedback: Report
- Wednesday May 11, 2022
- Business | Reuters
India's environment ministry has allowed coal mines with clearances to increase output by 40% to step up production by up to 50% without seeking feedback from locals, it said in a memo reviewed by Reuters.
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Centre To Rank States Based On Time Taken To Grant Environment Clearances
- Thursday January 20, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Union Environment Ministry will rank states based on the time taken in granting environmental clearances to developmental projects to encourage "transparency, efficiency and accountability".
- www.ndtv.com
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Centre Proposes Forest Conservation Act Amendments, Exemptions On Land Clearance
- Wednesday October 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Environment Ministry has proposed to amend the Forest Conservation Act to do away with the requirement of prior government approval for the development of border infrastructure on forest land.
- www.ndtv.com
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Green Court Issues Directions To Demolish 2 Luxury Projects In Bengaluru
- Saturday July 31, 2021
- Bangalore News | Asian News International
The National Green Tribunal quashed the environment clearance granted to high-rise luxury projects by Godrej Properties Limited and Wonder Projects Development Private Limited in Bengaluru and issued directions for their immediate demolition
- www.ndtv.com
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Vedanta Mining Plant In Goa Can't Run Without Environment Clearance: Green Court
- Tuesday March 9, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that Vedanta's mining plant in Goa's Dharbandora area cannot operate without obtaining Environment Clearance (EC).
- www.ndtv.com
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Panel Recommends Environment Clearance For Central Vista Project
- Tuesday December 29, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The environment ministry's expert appraisal committee has recommended granting environment clearance to the government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project, but directed that its developer should ensure no air pollution is caused during the demolition of existing structures.
- www.ndtv.com
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Green Panel Questions Environment Ministry Over Clearances For Projects
- Saturday August 1, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) over compliance of conditions mentioned in environmental clearances granted for projects, saying the mechanism for monitoring environmental norms is inadequate.
- www.ndtv.com
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Proposed Chambal Expressway To Be Game Changer For Madhya Pradesh, UP, Rajasthan: Nitin Gadkari
- Saturday July 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Asserting that the proposed Rs 8,250 crore Chambal Expressway could be a game changer for the poor and tribals living in far-flung areas of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday urged these states to expedite land acquisition, environment clearances and tax relief for the project.
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Row Over 2 Environment Clearances In Protected Wildlife Areas In Assam
- Thursday May 21, 2020
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
There is a controversy brewing in Assam over environment clearances given for two separate projects. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has given clearance for hydrocarbon drilling to Oil India Limited at seven locations under the Dibru Saikhowa National Park in Assam's Tinsukia district at time when there is already a lot of cr...
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291 Activists Write To Environment Minister Over Impact Of Lockdown On Clearances
- Wednesday May 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Nearly 300 wildlife activists and conservationists have written to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to express "serious concerns about the lack of due diligence for (project and industrial) clearances" during the coronavirus lockdown
- www.ndtv.com
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Top Court Order On Mumbai's Coastal Road Project "Unjust": Activists
- Wednesday December 18, 2019
- India News | ANI
Environment activists from Mumbai are unhappy with the Supreme Court's ruling that stayed the Bombay High Court order quashing the Coastal Road Zone clearances granted to the city civic body's Rs 14,000 crore coastal road project.
- www.ndtv.com
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Environment, Development Have To Go Side By Side: Nitin Gadkari
- Thursday December 5, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed regret in the Lok Sabha today over hurdles like land acquisition and environment clearance faced by various road projects, saying the country must have a positive approach towards development.
- www.ndtv.com
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Goa Chief Minister Demands Withdrawal Of Consent To Kalasa-Banduri Project
- Friday October 25, 2019
- Goa News | Indo-Asian News Service
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar, urging him to withdraw green clearance to Karnataka's controversial Kalasa-Banduri dam and water diversion project, across the Mhadei river.
- www.ndtv.com
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Green Court NGT Fines Noida Builder Rs 15 Crore For Illegal Construction
- Tuesday October 4, 2022
- Noida News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal or NGT has directed a builder in Noida to pay a compensation of Rs 15 crore for building extra floors in violation of the environmental clearance (EC) conditions, saying it placed an extra pollution load on the environment
- www.ndtv.com
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Central Vista: Delhi Panel Gives Green Nod To Enclave With New PM's Office
- Friday September 2, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi State Environment Impact Assessment Authority has granted environmental clearance to the proposal for the construction of the 'Executive Enclave' which will house the new Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet Secretariat.
- www.ndtv.com
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India Allows Coal Mines To Hike Output Without Feedback: Report
- Wednesday May 11, 2022
- Business | Reuters
India's environment ministry has allowed coal mines with clearances to increase output by 40% to step up production by up to 50% without seeking feedback from locals, it said in a memo reviewed by Reuters.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Centre To Rank States Based On Time Taken To Grant Environment Clearances
- Thursday January 20, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Union Environment Ministry will rank states based on the time taken in granting environmental clearances to developmental projects to encourage "transparency, efficiency and accountability".
- www.ndtv.com
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Centre Proposes Forest Conservation Act Amendments, Exemptions On Land Clearance
- Wednesday October 6, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Environment Ministry has proposed to amend the Forest Conservation Act to do away with the requirement of prior government approval for the development of border infrastructure on forest land.
- www.ndtv.com
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Green Court Issues Directions To Demolish 2 Luxury Projects In Bengaluru
- Saturday July 31, 2021
- Bangalore News | Asian News International
The National Green Tribunal quashed the environment clearance granted to high-rise luxury projects by Godrej Properties Limited and Wonder Projects Development Private Limited in Bengaluru and issued directions for their immediate demolition
- www.ndtv.com
-
Vedanta Mining Plant In Goa Can't Run Without Environment Clearance: Green Court
- Tuesday March 9, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that Vedanta's mining plant in Goa's Dharbandora area cannot operate without obtaining Environment Clearance (EC).
- www.ndtv.com
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Panel Recommends Environment Clearance For Central Vista Project
- Tuesday December 29, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The environment ministry's expert appraisal committee has recommended granting environment clearance to the government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project, but directed that its developer should ensure no air pollution is caused during the demolition of existing structures.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Green Panel Questions Environment Ministry Over Clearances For Projects
- Saturday August 1, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) over compliance of conditions mentioned in environmental clearances granted for projects, saying the mechanism for monitoring environmental norms is inadequate.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Proposed Chambal Expressway To Be Game Changer For Madhya Pradesh, UP, Rajasthan: Nitin Gadkari
- Saturday July 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Asserting that the proposed Rs 8,250 crore Chambal Expressway could be a game changer for the poor and tribals living in far-flung areas of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday urged these states to expedite land acquisition, environment clearances and tax relief for the project.
- www.ndtv.com
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Row Over 2 Environment Clearances In Protected Wildlife Areas In Assam
- Thursday May 21, 2020
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
There is a controversy brewing in Assam over environment clearances given for two separate projects. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has given clearance for hydrocarbon drilling to Oil India Limited at seven locations under the Dibru Saikhowa National Park in Assam's Tinsukia district at time when there is already a lot of cr...
- www.ndtv.com
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291 Activists Write To Environment Minister Over Impact Of Lockdown On Clearances
- Wednesday May 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Nearly 300 wildlife activists and conservationists have written to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar to express "serious concerns about the lack of due diligence for (project and industrial) clearances" during the coronavirus lockdown
- www.ndtv.com
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Top Court Order On Mumbai's Coastal Road Project "Unjust": Activists
- Wednesday December 18, 2019
- India News | ANI
Environment activists from Mumbai are unhappy with the Supreme Court's ruling that stayed the Bombay High Court order quashing the Coastal Road Zone clearances granted to the city civic body's Rs 14,000 crore coastal road project.
- www.ndtv.com
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Environment, Development Have To Go Side By Side: Nitin Gadkari
- Thursday December 5, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed regret in the Lok Sabha today over hurdles like land acquisition and environment clearance faced by various road projects, saying the country must have a positive approach towards development.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Goa Chief Minister Demands Withdrawal Of Consent To Kalasa-Banduri Project
- Friday October 25, 2019
- Goa News | Indo-Asian News Service
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar, urging him to withdraw green clearance to Karnataka's controversial Kalasa-Banduri dam and water diversion project, across the Mhadei river.
- www.ndtv.com