Fear of pollution by bulk drug unit haunts Konaseema people
KAKINADA: The villagers of Konaseema area, during a public hearing organised by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) at Kottapakala village in Tondangi mandal of East Godavari district on
View ArticleClosing the enforcement gap: groundtruthing of environmental violations in...
This document, titled Closing the Enforcement Gap: Groundtruthing of Environmental Violations in Sarguja, Chhattisgarh,is the second in the series of community led groundtruthing exercises carried out
View ArticleJudgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding environment clearance to...
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M/s Electrotherm (India) Ltd. Versus Patel Vipulkumar Ramjibhai & Others dated 02/08/2016 regarding environment clearance to M/s Electrotherm
View ArticleSupreme Court exposes MoEF goof in EC case
Panaji: Considering the file records of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the Supreme Court (SC) has held that an approval was given to Talaulicar & Sons Pvt Ltd for mining...
View ArticleHPCL board gives nod for Visakh Refinery expansion
Visakhapatnam: The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) board has given the go ahead for expansion of its Visakh Refinery in the city. The project envisages expansion of capacity from the...
View ArticleNew power project based on old map zoning worries Yelahanka residents
Karnataka Power Corporation Limited's gas-based thermal power plant is set to come up on a plot in Yelahanka - historically classified as an industrial zone - in North Bengaluru. However, land use...
View ArticleBJD seeks President’s intervention in Polavaram project
BJD leaders staged a dharna in front of Raj Bhavan opposing Polavaram project and a party delegation led by Tribal Development Minister Lal Bihari Himirika submitted a memorandum to President Pranab...
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding plan for a 1320 MW coal...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/S. Empee Power and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Vs Government of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 19/09/2016 regarding plan
View ArticleTSGenco told to re-conduct public hearing for Yadadri plant
Conducting public hearing again could delay the project causing acute power shortage for the State, says TSGenco Chairman and Managing Director D. Prabhakar Rao The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC)
View ArticleForest dwellers struggle for land rights under 2006 Act
JAIPUR: Forest dwellers, social activists and district officials gathered in Banswara on Wednesday to hear out grievances of those who had attempted to submit claims for titles to land under the Forest
View ArticlePublic hearings in environmental clearance process- Review of judicial...
A public hearing is the only medium in the environmental clearance process through which people can interact directly with government officials and the project proponents regarding project-related...
View ArticleMPT to hold public hearing on capital dredging issue
Panaji: After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) quashed and set aside an exemption from holding a public consultation on the issue of capital dredging by Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), a public hearing has
View ArticleGSPCB public hearings for MPT projects rescheduled for March
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has rescheduled the environmental public hearings for three projects proposed by Mormugao Port Trust and will hold the same in the second half of March. The move
View ArticleFirst public hearing held for Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway
"Efforts will be taken to see to it that environment is not affected while constructing the road,” said U J Dabe, Superintending Engineer, MSRDC. THE MAHARASHTRA State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
View ArticleDemand for making environment clearance data public
RTI-cum-environment activist Rohit Choudhury has alleged violation of the order issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Central Information Commission...
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding laying of pipeline in the...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S Prabakaran, Nadu Theru, Sothikuppam, Cuddalore VS Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 24/03/2017 regarding
View ArticleAssessment of EAC and River Valley Projects and Hydro-Electric Projects
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for environmental appraisal for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects is constituted in terms of provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification,
View ArticleLA notification for nuclear plant issued
Left parties allege due procedure was not followed; vow to oppose it The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday issued notification for land acquisition for building India’s biggest nuclear power plant
View ArticleThousands protest against MPT’s coal berth expansion
At the public hearing held at Tilak Maidan, citizens, social & environmental activists from Mormugao and Salcete claim that project proponent made false and misleading claims through draft EIA and...
View ArticleEAC grants environmental clearance for Bhogapuram intl airport
An Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has given environmental clearance for the construction of Bhogapuram International Airport in Andhra...
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