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1 lakh Crores Unspent On Environment, Centre Pulled Up By Supreme Court
Around 1 lakh crore rupees, meant for environmental purposes, remain unspent by the government, the Supreme Court said today, demanding the Centre account for the non-utilisation. The CAMPA, or the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, collects funds from mining industries that have used forest land for their projects.
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Ex-Minister Jayanthi Natarajan's Chennai Home Raided In Corruption Case
Former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan has been charged with corruption in a case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation which raided her home in Chennai on Saturday. She has been accused of abusing her powers to divert forest land for a mining project in 2012 when she was the environment minister in the previous Congress-led coalitio...
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Andhra Pradesh Government Gives Nod to Bauxite Mining on Forest Land in Vizag
In a move that could trigger protests from tribals, the Andhra Pradesh government has given an approval for bauxite mining in 1,212 hectares of forest land in Visakhapatnam district with certain conditions.
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JSPL Slumps 6% on Reports of CBI Probe
Reports suggest that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday has registered a preliminary enquiry against the company and some unidentified officials in the ministry of environment and forest in connection with diversion of forest land for mining between 2007 to 2013.
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Supreme Court stays probe against SM Krishna
The Supreme Court today stayed the lokayukta police probe against External Affairs Minister SM Krishna. Mr Krishna had challenged the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) police on allegations that he had illegally de-reserved forest blocks for mining when he was chief minister 1999-2004.
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1 lakh Crores Unspent On Environment, Centre Pulled Up By Supreme Court
Around 1 lakh crore rupees, meant for environmental purposes, remain unspent by the government, the Supreme Court said today, demanding the Centre account for the non-utilisation. The CAMPA, or the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, collects funds from mining industries that have used forest land for their projects.
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Ex-Minister Jayanthi Natarajan's Chennai Home Raided In Corruption Case
Former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan has been charged with corruption in a case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation which raided her home in Chennai on Saturday. She has been accused of abusing her powers to divert forest land for a mining project in 2012 when she was the environment minister in the previous Congress-led coalitio...
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Andhra Pradesh Government Gives Nod to Bauxite Mining on Forest Land in Vizag
In a move that could trigger protests from tribals, the Andhra Pradesh government has given an approval for bauxite mining in 1,212 hectares of forest land in Visakhapatnam district with certain conditions.
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JSPL Slumps 6% on Reports of CBI Probe
Reports suggest that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday has registered a preliminary enquiry against the company and some unidentified officials in the ministry of environment and forest in connection with diversion of forest land for mining between 2007 to 2013.
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Supreme Court stays probe against SM Krishna
The Supreme Court today stayed the lokayukta police probe against External Affairs Minister SM Krishna. Mr Krishna had challenged the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) police on allegations that he had illegally de-reserved forest blocks for mining when he was chief minister 1999-2004.
