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Government to expedite grant of forest clearanceThe ministry has decided to hold a meeting with all nodal officer, regional officers as well as project proponents.- Centre assures 'all out help' to Andhra Pradesh in setting up its capitalUnion Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said his Ministry, if necessary, can denotify the forest land as per the state government's as...
- Telangana government to soon get forest clearance for 4000 MW power projectThis step will boost the power sector in the new state which has been facing a crisis following bifurcation from erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
- Don't appoint inexperienced persons in Expert Appraisal Committee: NGT tells MoEFThe EACs are responsible for looking into projects which apply for environmental clearances and giving recommendations to the MoEF.
- Lok Sabha polls 2014: Assocham asks EC to clarify on pending environment approvalsAssocham has asked Election Commission to issue clarifications on pending project approvals sought by Environment Ministry
- EAC may consider NMDC's 2 projects in Chhattisgarh next weekThe two projects are vital raw material link to company's steel plant in the state, through which NMDC is venturing into the steel sector.
- NMDC to shift its proposed power plant location from UPAccording to official sources, Mecon, consultant for the power project has come up with three alternative sites.
- Set up national environment regulator within three months: SC to governmentThe regulator would be created under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, for appraising projects, enforcing environment...
- New green regulator not necessary, Ministry of Environment and Forests tells Supreme CourtThe environment ministry told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a new green regulator was unnecessary.
- Environment ministry streamlines clearance process for hydro projectsThe environment ministry has streamlined the clearance process for hydro power projects to avoid duplication and reduce the time required.
- 20 power projects awaiting environmental clearance: Environment MinistryTwenty power projects are awaiting environmental clearance while another 28 projects are yet to get their clearance for diversion of forest...
- All necessary steps taken before giving nod to power project: MoEFMoEF has claimed before the NGT that it had taken "all necessary steps" before granting environmental clearance to a mega hydro-power proje...
- Green ministry draws flak for using half-baked info to grant mining projectA clearance given by the Union environment and forests ministry on the basis of half-baked information has drawn flak in the maiden judgmen...
- Vedanta gets green ministry panel’s nod to mine in Niyamgiri hillsCongress heir apparent Rahul Gandhi may have campaigned to protect the forests of Niyamgiri hills in Orissa from bauxite mining, but the en...
- Another spanner in Posco's Orissa project: Coast along port site erodingShoreline surveys have found the Orissa's coastline to be highly erosive. Worse still, 50%, that is 4.8 km of the 9.3 km coastline along th...
- Revoke forest clearance for Posco: FACAlarm bells sounded for Posco’s Rs 54,000 crore Orissa project after the forest advisory committee recommended that forest clearance be “te...
- FAC advises Environment Ministry reject forest nod to PoscoIn a setback to South Korean giant Posco's Rs 54,000 crore integrated steel plant in Orissa, a forestry panel has advised the Union Environ...
- Clearance issue related to POSCO plant will be addressed: IndiaThe $12-billion POSCO project of South Korea, the largest foreign investment project in India, has got stuck because of clearances.
- Vedanta Alumina gets violation noticeThe environment ministry has issued environmental violation notice to Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Alumina’s Lanjigarh refinery.
- Coal ministry included in environment appraisal of power projectsAfter the environment ministry was criticised for delaying coal projects, a senior official from the latter will now be part of an environm...
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