Union Environment Ministry

Environment Ministry asks Jharkhand govt to consider Jain community's representations on priority over Parasnath Hills issue

Sammed Shikharji, located on the Parasnath Hills in Giridih district of Jharkhand, is the biggest pilgrimage of the Jain community.

9,000 hectares of land available in Yamuna floodplains for plantation: Delhi forest department

The DDA has repeatedly raised the issue of ”shortage” of land for greening activities in the national capital. The forest department said it has conducted a detailed analysis of the land available for plantation in the Yamuna floodplains, considering the Centre’s project to rejuvenate 13 major rivers, including the Yamuna, through forestry intervention.

Chhattisgarh govt to hold public hearings on mining in Kente Extension coal block which includes 98% forest cover

The proposed mining in Kente Extension has been opposed by indigenous groups and local activists. A petition was also submitted before the Supreme Court in 2018 seeking cancellation of the coal block allocation.

NGT orders immediate closure of industries near Bengaluru lake

Slamming the local civic bodies for inaction, a bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, on April 19, 2017, directed the closure of all industries located in the &#82

Green panel clears ToR for Rs 224 cr road project in Karnataka

State-run implementing agency Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP) has proposed improvement of 95 km length of state highway-79 from Hanur to Tamil Nadu border, including connectivity from Palar to Hoganakkal falls.

Area around Mumbai‘s Sanjay Gandhi National Park declared eco-sensitive zone

The Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry has notified an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai, covering an area of 59.46 sq kilometres of which 19.25 sq kilometres is &#82

Green panel approves phase-2 of Chennai airport modernisation

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has received the centre‘s approval for preparing the environmental impact study and has been asked to conduct a public hearing, for its proposed Rs 2,587-crore second phase of &#82

Govt lets NTPC dispose of fly ash in mine void for 1 more year

NTPC and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) were asked to conduct additional studies on the impact of backfilling of fly ash in mine voids.

Adani Petronet gets green nod for Rs 464-cr port expansion

The third phase expansion would entail raising cargo handling capacity from 11.7 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) to 23 MMTPA besides development of additional area to store coal, back up equipment's, coal storage silo at railway siding and other supporting infrastructure.

RGPL gets green nod for Rs 1,428 cr Dahej pipeline project

"Based on the recommendation of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), the Union Environment Ministry has given environment clearance and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to the Dahej Nagothane Ethane Pipeline Project of RGPL," a senior government official said.

Mumbai coastal road project set to get Centre's nod

The 35.6km-long coastal road project, to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 12,000 crore, was hanging fire for the past five years and opposed by transport activists and environmentalists alike.

Srijan Steel's Rs 256-cr iron ore proj gets green clearance

Srijan Steel has proposed a greenfield project to produce 0.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of iron ore pellet and setting up of 1 MTPA iron ore beneficiation plant in Jharkhand.

Prime Property: Here's a reality check of realty market

Prime Property discussed the property market with the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley; the show puts spotlight on Noida, nearly 55,000 ready to move in flats are donning a deserted look and thousands of home buyers suffering from a ban from the green tribunal NGT that has followed by policy paralysis at the Union Environment Ministry.