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Metro project viability: Month after UMTA meeting, Chandigarh admn still sitting on readying minutes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Metro project viability: Month after UMTA meeting, Chandigarh admn still sitting on readying minutes

Hindustan Times  

Almost a month has passed since UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria directed authorities to assess the financial and economic viability of Metro systems in cities of similar size before proceeding further. In April this year, RITES had recommended a two-coach Metro system as the most viable alternative transport solution for Chandigarh in its Alternatives Analysis Report. Two-coach Metro system most …

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Forest clearance not sought to divert part of Assam wildlife sanctuary, NGT told
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest clearance not sought to divert part of Assam wildlife sanctuary, NGT told

The Hindu  

GUWAHATIThe Assam government did not seek forest clearance for non-forestry activities allowed in a wildlife sanctuary, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has told the National Green Tribunal. In a counter-affidavit submitted on July 30, the Ministry represented by its scientist Hemen Hazarika said any non-forestry activity on forest land requires the Centre’s approval under Section 2 of …

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Wildlife Board will now take 1st call on clearance to projects in protected area: MoEFCC
5 months, 1 week ago

Wildlife Board will now take 1st call on clearance to projects in protected area: MoEFCC

Hindustan Times  

In a shift from a decision in March, to consider projects requiring a wildlife nod only after the project has received a forest clearance, the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change has issued a new sequence of priority: a nod from the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife is a pre-requisite for considering projects in protected …

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Wildlife clearance for projects only after green nod, says panel
9 months ago

Wildlife clearance for projects only after green nod, says panel

Hindustan Times  

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 …

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Yamuna riverbed mining rules tweaked in Himachal district despite guidelines
1 year, 3 months ago

Yamuna riverbed mining rules tweaked in Himachal district despite guidelines

Hindustan Times  

Months before monsoon rains caused mayhem in several parts of Himachal Pradesh, the state government had sought modifications in granting forest clearance to mine minor minerals like boulders, stones and sand in a stretch of the Yamuna river flowing through Sirmaur, a southern district. The FAC declined HP government’s request to expand the capacity in view of recent changes in …

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Proposed infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island a mega folly
1 year, 11 months ago

Proposed infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island a mega folly

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:30 IST In a series of developments that have unfolded with uncharacteristic speed and coordination over the past two years, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has cleared the decks for a mega infrastructure project in Great Nicobar Island situated at the southern tip of the Andaman and Nicobar Island group in the …

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SC Irked Over Mining Activities Continuing Without Forest Clearance in Odisha
2 years, 6 months ago

SC Irked Over Mining Activities Continuing Without Forest Clearance in Odisha

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday took strong note of continuing illegal mining of minerals by some firms in Odisha without obtaining forest clearance from authorities under the garb of status quo orders, and asked the state high court to dispose of such matters in six months. The top court was irked over the fact that the mining companies, which have …

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Government panel approves mining on non-forest land without lease clearance
3 years, 1 month ago

Government panel approves mining on non-forest land without lease clearance

Hindustan Times  

The Union environment ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee has decided to approve mining in non-forest land even before forest clearance is granted to allow the activity in contiguous forest land in blocks where mining involves both types of lands, people familiar with the matter said. The panel ruled that plans for mining in non-forest areas of a coal block will not …

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Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion : Forest Clearance Needed To Cut Trees, Says Supreme Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion : Forest Clearance Needed To Cut Trees, Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday while hearing Delhi Metro Rail Corporation interim application on felling of trees for phase IV expansion plan orally observed that although development could not be stalled but there was a need to balance the environment on one hand and development on the other hand.While the bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna …

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Chocolates could be a product of illegal deforestation
3 years, 7 months ago

Chocolates could be a product of illegal deforestation

Live Mint  

Nearly 70% of tropical forests cleared for cattle ranching and crops such as soybeans and palm oil were deforested illegally between 2013 and 2019, a study showed on Tuesday, warning of the impact on global efforts to fight climate change. "If we don't urgently stop this unlawful deforestation, we don't have a chance to beat the three crises facing humanity …

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Time Taken for Forest Clearance for Coal Blocks May Soon Get Reduced: Secretary Anil Kumar Jain
4 years, 3 months ago

Time Taken for Forest Clearance for Coal Blocks May Soon Get Reduced: Secretary Anil Kumar Jain

News 18  

The coal ministry is in talks with the environment ministry for reducing the time required for obtaining forest clearance for operationalisation of blocks, a top official said on Tuesday. The forest clearance required for operationalisation of blocks takes a lot of time, Coal Secretary Anil Kumar Jain said. In case of forest clearance, we are constantly applying our mind and …

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