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The National Green Tribunal has ordered the immediate stoppage of all ongoing illegal and unauthorised constructions in Noida and Greater Noida that are being carried out without mandatory environmental clearances. The order, issued on December 9, came in response to a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former municipal councillor Rajendra Tyagi, who, in March 2024, apprised the …

New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed that building projects in Greater Noida and Noida, not having the requisite clearances, will not be allowed to proceed with the construction activities. Noida building projects without clearances not to proceed with construction: NGT The green body was hearing a plea regarding the alleged unauthorised and illegal construction of houses, shops and …

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has requested the Union government to expeditiously accord technical and financial sanctions for the northern part of the proposed Regional Ring Road, spanning 159 km. Mr. Revanth Reddy, who called on the Union Minister on Thursday evening during his visit to the national capital, reminded the latter that the northern part of the RRR had …

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy urged the Union Minister for Road Transport and National Highways Nitin Gadkari to sanction the required technical and financial clearances for the northern part of Regional Ring Road. Reddy informed the Union road transport minister that the 159-km stretch in the northern part of RRR was declared National Highway 161AA in 2017. Reddy told …

The National Green Tribunal has issued a directive prohibiting construction projects in Noida and Greater Noida that lack requisite sanctions, including environmental clearances. In an order dated December 9, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said authorities concerned have filed their replies which reveal that some of the project proponents are continuing with the construction without obtaining Consent …

The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry will be looking into the forest clearance paperwork of the ₹72,000-crore infrastructure project on Great Nicobar Island that the National Democratic Alliance government has been pushing for, and accordingly determine next steps, Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram has said. While speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Oram, handling the Tribal Affairs portfolio for the third time, …

The Congress party on June 17 demanded the withdrawal of clearances and a ground-up review of the ₹72,000 crore infrastructure project, being championed by the National Democratic Alliance government, at the Great Nicobar Island. The Great Nicobar Project, as it is called, involves developing a trans-shipment port, an international airport, township development, and a 450 MVA gas and solar-based power …

The standing committee of the national board for wildlife has decided that it will consider proposals for wildlife clearance for projects only after they have received forest approvals, a new protocol that officials said were aimed at avoiding conflicting decisions and to enable higher scrutiny of projects in eco-sensitive zones. The policy shift came after the standing committee recently considered …

Vistara hopes to receive various regulatory clearances for merger with parent Air India in the first half of 2024, and then, integrate its operations by mid-2025, Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan said on Monday. The regulatory clearances include a nod from the Competition Commission of India, the National Law Company Tribunal, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Department of Industry …

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National security at 'high risk' as 'old school' methods degrade government security practices

When news broke that 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard airman Jack Teixeira leaked defense documents on the social network Discord, experts and concerned citizens alike began questioning who vetted this low-level service member who potentially caused grave damage to national security. “It's a totally messed up system.” Tracking security clearances the ‘old school’ way A 2023 report from ClearanceJobs, a …

The Great Nicobar Project has come to exemplify a fractious ongoing national debate between strategic and economic imperative on one side, and long-term climate and environmental sustainability on the other. The ₹75,000 crore project, which includes a shipping terminal, power project and township, builds on previously untested economic potential in a geostrategic spot close to major shipping lines, but risks …

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government’s pursuit of constructing two lift irrigation schemes without securing environmental clearances has landed the BRS-led state government in hot water, with the National Green Tribunal penalising it with a hefty Rs. In its decision on a case related to the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme, as well as the Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme, the NGT on …

ANANTAPUR: In view of the Centre’s positive response to AP’s plan to shift the state high court to Kurnool, the state government would speed up its steps to obtain clearances in this respect. The state government also proposes to establish National Law University at Jagannatha Gattu area in Kurnool. Finance minister Rajendranath Reddy, during his visit to Kurnool, said on …

The National Green Tribunal has closed proceedings against the Mekedatu dam project after finding merit in the Karnataka government’s submissions that requisite environmental clearances were pending consideration before the concerned statutory authorities. The observations came when the green panel took suo motu cosgnisance of media reports on allegations of violations of environmental norms in the construction of the dam. A …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On A Petition Seeking Appointment Of A National Regulator To Oversee The Environmental Violations In The Country

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Central Government In Plea Seeking For Setting Up Of National Regulator To Oversee And Give Directions Related Environmental Clearances For Projects The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking for the appointment of a National Environmental Regulator to oversee and give directions pertaining to Environmental Clearances for projects. …