Centre defends exemptions for strategic, atomic mineral miningThe Centre has rejected Tamil Nadu's request to withdraw an exemption for critical mineral mining projects from public consultation. The Un...
01 Dec, 2025, 07.09 PM IST
Real Estate developers urge Supreme Court for faster environmental clearance evaluationsCredai urges the Supreme Court to expedite the evaluation of pending proposals for building and construction projects under general conditi...
04 Apr, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
Delhi High Court seeks Centre's stand on PIL challenging appointments to Expert Appraisal Committee on environmentIn the plea filed through advocates Ritwick Dutta and Shristi Agnihotri, Mishra has challenged the ministry's July 10 notification constitu...
16 Dec, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Draft EIA notification doesn't give exemptions from public consultations to industries: MinistryIn a separate reply, Supriyo also rebutted the objections raised by the United Nations' Special Rapporteur, an independent expert appointed...
18 Sep, 2020, 07.12 PM IST
500 academicians, scientists write to environment ministry for withdrawal of draft EIA notification03 Sep, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
NGT asks Environment Ministry to revise diluted clearance procedures for minor mineralsThe order will have a significant bearing on the construction sector whose ability to source sand legally, and sustainably, has always been...
27 Sep, 2018, 10.04 PM IST
UPA and NDA governments allowed Sterlite to skip public hearing for green nodVedanta obtained exemption from public consultation for its copper smelter plant expansion project claiming on the ground that it was locat...
25 May, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
Environment clearance exemption: MoEF gets time to file documentsA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked MoEF to file by February 7 additional documents and listed the matter for day-to-da...
02 Feb, 2017, 02.24 PM IST
NGT asks MoEF not to act under new notificationFor smaller projects (less than 20,000 sq metres), it even has a "self-declaration" clause, which will ensure issuance of permission from u...
05 Jan, 2017, 03.20 PM IST
NGT finds green nod exemption for realty projects 'absurd', issues noticesFor smaller projects (less than 20,000 sq metres) it even has a "self-declaration" clause which will ensure issuance of permission from urb...
22 Dec, 2016, 01.57 PM IST
NGT junks review plea seeking stay on Noida Metro workIt had also directed upcoming Noida-Greater Noida metro project to obtain environmental clearance from State Level Environment Impact Asses...
16 Aug, 2016, 07.01 PM IST
349 mining proposals granted environment clearance in last two years: Prakash JavadekarGovernment accorded environmental clearances to 349 mining proposals in the last two years, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
26 Apr, 2016, 04.56 PM IST
Government exempts educational institutionsfrom prior green nodHowever, for construction of medical universities and institutes having hospital facilities, prior environment clearance is required, circu...
25 Jun, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
Two Maharashtra projects issued notices for violating EIA: GovernmentAs per recommendations Environment Ministry, show-cause notices were issued to the project authorities.
19 Mar, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
- Polavaram project likely to submerge 276 villages in Andhra
The government today said that 276 villages in Andhra Pradesh, four villages in Chhattisagarh and eight villages in Odisha are likely to be...
13 Aug, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
- Tribunal cancels environmental clearance to Jindal Steel's Chhattisgarh project
The National Green Tribunal has cancelled the environmental clearance given to the Jindal Steel and Power Company's coal mining and washery...
21 Apr, 2012, 05.28 AM IST
- Environmental clearance for Sesa Goa's Pirna project cancelled
Government has cancelled environmental clearance granted to Vedanta-owned Sesa Goa for the Pirna iron ore mine, accusing it of suppressing ...
29 Sep, 2011, 07.14 AM IST