Kerala: Haze over illegal buildings put homebuyers in a spotThe state government has submitted an affidavit before the Supreme Court regarding the buildings that have violated CRZ norms. But details ...
ABC of CRZ: Lessons for homebuyers from the Maradu flats demolitionThe recent demolition of illegal apartment buildings in Kerala shows the risks homebuyers are taking in India. In addition to coastal regul...
Maradu flats demolition: Restoring the faith of homebuyersIt could have been avoided if there was a detailed coastal zone map, which clearly identified such areas in municipal areas and panchayats ...
SC to hear pleas against quashing CRZ clearances to Mumbai coastal road project after DiwaliThe Supreme Court said it will hear the pleas challenging the Bombay High Court order that rejected clearance to coastal road project in Mu...
Coastal Regulation Zone rule tweak may get Sahara Rs 40k crore windfallConstruction industry sources said almost one-third of Sahara’s portion near the creek fell under CRZ, where no construction is permitted.
Government approves CRZ notification 2018; gives impetus to promotion of tourismThe move comes in the backdrop of a series of representations received by the Environment Ministry from various coastal states/UTs and othe...
Shah Rukh Khan's Alibaug bungalow attached, labelled 'benami'Khan needs to file a reply before the authority within 90 days. Once the adjudication authority confirms the attachment, I-T authorities ca...
Coastal Regulatory Zone regulations causing hurdles to beach tourismThe Coastal Regulatory Zone Act should be relaxed as it is causing hurdles to various tourism projects in Karnataka.
- Adarsh Housing scam: Files go missing from Environment Ministry, Delhi office too
The construction of the building allegedly violated CRZ norms, and it allegedly got additional FSI in breach of many rules.
- Maha Govt mulls scrapping Worli-Haji Ali sea link
The proposed alternative is a coastal road along the stretch, which can be built with just Rs 500 crore compared to the sea link's Rs 4,500...
- Theme park violates environment rules: HC
Holding that the acitivities of the CPM controlled Pappinessery Eco Tourism society in the Theme Park at Kannur, violates the CRZ notificat...
- Adarsh society flouted CRZ, FSI norms: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh says that if the society doesn’t act in the three months given to them, the ministry could ask the state govt to pull it down.
- Revised gazette notification on CRZ
Terming the 1991 regulation on Coastal Regulatory Zone as an "invitation to corruption", union environment and forests minister Jairam Rame...
- Navi Mumbai airport: HC allows amendment to CRZ rules
In a major boost to the proposed Navi Mumbai airport, the Bombay High Court has allowed the state government to seek an amendment to the Co...
- MOEF can decide on mangroves removal to build new airport: HC
The Bombay High Court has made it clear that no authority, including the MOEF, has been restrained from exercising its statutory authority ...
- Centre to consider Nayachar for chemical hub in Bengal
The dream of Rs 10,000 crore chemical hub at Nayachar in West Bengal by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is still alive with Union Ch...
- HC dismisses PIL against construction of car-park
The petitioner's contended the plot could not be put to commercial use.