Expansion of cargo handling capacity at JSW Dharamtar Port recommended for EC grantA government sub-committee found coal dust and wastewater impacting mangroves at JSW Dharamtar Port. This occurred before an expert panel r...
05 May, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
India permits exports of essential commodities to Maldives for 2026-27India will export essential goods to Maldives for 2026-27. This includes eggs, rice, sugar, and construction materials like sand and stone ...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
SC allows Adani Cementation to cut 158 mangrove trees for captive jetty project along Amba riverThe Supreme Court has upheld the Bombay High Court's decision, permitting Adani Cementation to cut 158 mangrove trees for a jetty project i...
21 Jul, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: Green zones with regulations may not figure in master plan 2040The proposed master plan for 2040 is likely to do away with green zones/strips and may only suggest areas that require conservation althoug...
05 Feb, 2020, 04.38 PM IST
No construction activity within 50m from Ganga edge in hills: NGTA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that keeping in view the topography of mountainous regions, there was a nece...
18 Dec, 2017, 10.36 PM IST
19 states yet to respond to Centre's river regulation planPrakash Javadekar said the government will proceed on the issue after receiving the response of states while asserting that protecting rive...
09 May, 2016, 04.16 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik objects to river regulation zone notificationsChief Minister Naveen Patnaik says the Centre's proposed River Regulation Zone notifications will severely constraint Odisha development.
03 May, 2016, 10.16 PM IST
MoEF proposed River Regulation notification non-implementable: Odisha CM Naveen PatnaikIn a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Patnaik requested him "not to be in haste" in implementing the proposed notification.
03 May, 2016, 04.43 PM IST
Flood alert: 'Yamuna floodplains drastically narrowed'The signs are already there. In recent monsoon seasons, many areas in southeast Delhi have seen basements of buildings getting submerged un...
29 Mar, 2016, 11.56 AM IST
NGT directs MoEF for river policy report on Yamuna, HindonThe National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the Union environment and forest ministry (MoEF) to present the expert committee report o...
21 May, 2015, 12.33 PM IST
We have fast-tracked project approvals, brought in transparency: Prakash Javadekar, Environment minister"MoEF is no longer a licence-permit roadblock but a people-friendly facilitator," he says.
26 Mar, 2015, 05.02 AM IST
Global investors keen on doing business in Maharashtra: Devendra FadnavisIndia was the main attraction at the World Economic Forum and global investors are ready to invest in Maharashtra- CM Devendra Fadnavis
26 Jan, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
MoEF working on policy to protect river banks: Government tells Bombay High CourtThe Government said in an affidavit that construction within 50 metres of the sea coast was banned as it fell within the Coastal Regulation...
22 Aug, 2014, 07.22 PM IST
Panel seeks curbs on commercial activities near river banksThe seven-member panel, set up by the Water Resources Ministry, has also suggested creation of an appropriate mechanism on the lines of Coa...
26 Jan, 2014, 09.14 AM IST
Uttarakhand disaster: National Green Tribunal issues show-cause notice to state governmentUnchecked and unplanned construction is seen to have worsened the disaster caused by the June 16-17 cloud bursts that triggered flash flood...
03 Jul, 2013, 10.44 AM IST
- Environment ministry notifies coastal regulation norms
The notification updates a 1991 iteration of the same law, incorporating the amendments during the intervening period and adding new featur...
08 Jan, 2011, 04.16 AM IST
- Goa to pull down buildings violating coastal norms
The state government has decided to come down heavily and demolish all ‘illegal buildings’ along Goa’s coast that violate the Coastal Regul...
17 Aug, 2006, 02.05 AM IST