637 projects facing delays due to various reasons: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Parliament that 637 road projects, including under Bharatmala Pariyojana, have faced delays mainly du...
26 Mar, 2025, 09.28 PM IST
KIOCL should pay for past violations, says KhandreKarnataka's minister for forests, Eshwar Khandre, mentioned that granting Devadari forest land for mining to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KI...
15 Mar, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
Centre grants in-principle approval to oil and gas exploration in Assam's hoolock gibbon sanctuaryThe Union environment ministry has approved the diversion of 4.50 hectares of forest land in Assam for oil and gas exploration by Vedanta G...
14 Sep, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
Proposed Mirzapur thermal power plant does not involve forest area: GovtThe government informed Parliament that a 1600-megawatt coal-based power project in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh involves no forest land within ...
02 Aug, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
Opposition parties slam govt over reported appointment of Adani Energy advisor on Environment Ministry's committee"Adani Pradhan Sevak appointed Adani employee Janardhan Choudhury as a member of EAC under Environment Ministry. This committee has to appr...
14 Nov, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
Coal ministry launches PIM module of single window clearance systemThe development assumes significance in the wake of the government making efforts to secure domestic fuel supplies amid fear of shortage du...
14 Jun, 2022, 09.47 PM IST
From tax to sector specific initiatives, Budget wants to propel manufacturing growthThe concessional tax regime for new manufacturing companies mandated commencement of commercial production by March 31, 2023.
03 Feb, 2022, 04.16 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman's fourth Budget: The full speechIndia has pledged to spend more to fire up the key engines of economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy, as it stages a world-beating...
03 Feb, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
Scope of single-window portal for giving green nod to projects to be expanded: FMThe government on Tuesday said single- window portal PARIVESH, launched for giving green nod to projects, has been significantly instrument...
01 Feb, 2022, 08.13 PM IST
Centre to rank states based on time taken to grant environment clearancesAccording to the proposed ranking system, a state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) will get two marks for granting environme...
20 Jan, 2022, 06.29 PM IST
Government plans online clearances to coal mining projectsThe coal ministry on Monday said has decided to simplify the process of clearance for coal mining projects to expedite operationalisation o...
16 Dec, 2019, 05.06 PM IST
Lapsing mining leases should be auctioned: Committee of secretariesThe committee’s recommendations, if implemented, will disappoint several incumbent miners who were waiting for an extension of their leases.
30 Aug, 2019, 11.59 PM IST
Environment minister rejects global reports claiming 1.2 million deaths in India due to pollutionThe Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Chandni Chowk constituency in the national ca...
05 May, 2019, 11.58 AM IST
Environment ministry rejects global reports claiming 1.2 million deaths in India due to pollutionUnion minister Harsh Vardhan has discredited the recent global reports claiming over one million deaths in India due to air pollution, sayi...
05 May, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
PM Modi targets Rs 12,000 crore saving in oil import bill from ethanol useThe world's third largest oil consumer is dependent on imports to meet 81 per cent of its needs.
10 Aug, 2018, 07.28 PM IST