Goa NGO to challenge junking of Madhav Gadgil report on Western Ghats"The court has given us time to challenge the MoEF order which we will be doing," Goa Foundation's Director Dr Claud Alvares said today.
Panel defers decision on expansion of Western Coalfields mining project"The Committee, after detailed deliberations, sought... information for further consideration of the project," according to an official doc...
Decision on Madhav Gadgil, Kasturirangan panels on June 4: Prakash JavadekarUnion Environment Ministry will take decision on reports prepared by the Gadgil and Kasturirangan panels on the Western Ghat on June 4, Jav...
- NGT slams MoEF and state governments for neglecting solid waste disposal
National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bhopal bench has slammed Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and R...
- Centre lukewarm to Kerala’s concerns on Western Ghats issue
In a move that could have damaging political fallout for the UDF leadership, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has categorical...
- Odisha to seek more time for mining lease renewal process
The decision was taken at the review meeting of the inter-departmental panel headed by development commissioner cum additional chief secret...
National Green Tribunal asks MoEF to finalise Gadgil panel report on Western GhatsA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar has granted the MoEF three weeks time, as a last opportunity, to finalise the rep...
MoEF panel asks Tata Steel to get forest clearance firstWith regard to forest clearance, the approval of the Centre is crucial for diversion of land for non-forestry purposes.
- Western Ghats experts' panel report under review
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has set up a committee under the chairmanship of Planning Commission member K Kasturir...
- Demolish Adarsh as it lacks green nod, says MoEF official
Bharat Bhushan told a two-member inquiry commission set up by the state government to probe into the scam, that the Adarsh building stands ...
- GoM gives green signal to Chhatrasal, Mahan coal blocks
Sources said the Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, took these decisions during their meeting held toda...
- Make Western Ghat report public: HC to MoEF
In a rebuff to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the Delhi High Court has dismissed its plea against making public an ecology...
- Ministerial turf war could render green min toothless
In what could render the Union forests and environment ministry (MoEF) toothless, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has told ...
- MoEF panel recommends NTPC's Tallaipalli project for green nod
A MoEF panel has recommended clearance for the 18-MTPA Talaipalli coal-mine project of NTPC in the Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh.
- Vendanta to meet MoEF officials regarding Orissa refinery
Vedanta Aluminium plans to meet officials of the environment ministry "soon" to chalk out its strategy related to expansion of alumina refi...
- MoEF hears Lavasa on stop-work order
A panel comprising the top officials of MoEF heard both with Lavasa Corporation justifying its project and saying that it required no clear...
- Naveen to push Vedanta with PM today
Patnaik is expected to discuss with the PM not only Vedanta but Posco's integrated steel plant as well, work on which had been ordered shut...