SpiceJet files application for Singh's security clearance

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 21:25

SpiceJet on Tuesday said it has filed an application with the Civil Aviation Ministry seeking security clearance for Ajay Singh to be appointed as a director of the carrier.

Govt asks private airlines to give VIP treatment to MPs

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 17:19

As criticism mounted over such privileges, the ministry on Wednesday went into a damage control exercise, saying no fresh directive has been issued to airlines to provide special privileges to MPs.

'Posco green nod will enthuse Korean cos to invest in India'

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 16:41

India's environment clearance to the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel project will inspire other big companies to invest in the country, Korea said today.

Posco gets environmental clearance for Rs 52K Odisha project

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:44

South Korean giant Posco has won environmental clearance to build Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha, ending eight years of wait for a project that would involve the largest-ever foreign direct investment in India.

Environment nod to lift cost of POSCO's India plant to $12.6 bn

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 23:58

The proposed 12 million-tonnes-per-year plant in Odisha has been stuck for more than eight years due to delays in getting various clearances and acquiring land.

Tejas aircraft to get initial clearance Friday

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 00:45

The indigenously-designed Tejas` way to induction into IAF will be cleared after it gets initial operational clearance (IOC-II) on Friday.

I&B Min to support broadcasters' demand on security clearance

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 19:50

The I&B Ministry is planning to support a demand of broadcasters that government reconsider its decision to grant security clearance of only three years to news channels instead of the entire duration of their licence.

Bio-medical waste treatment plants require EC: NGT

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 19:13

The National Green Tribunal Thursday held that biomedical waste (BMW) treatment plants are required to obtain environmental clearance (EC) before these are set up as it is a hazardous waste which can produce large number of infectious diseases.

Neyveli's mining proj in Rajasthan recommended for clearance

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 15:24

An high-level panel has recommended environment clearance to Neyveli Lignite's (NLC) mine in Rajasthan but with certain conditions.

Gadgil report not mandatory for giving clearance in Western Ghats: NGT

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 18:38

The National Green Tribunal Tuesday said that it is no longer mandatory for the environment ministry to refer to Gadgil panel`s report while deciding applications for clearance for projects in permissible areas of the Western Ghats.

Govt clears 15 FDI proposals worth Rs 2,000.5 crore

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 18:08

The 15 proposals were cleared following recommendations by Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on August 27.

3,500 old TNSCB houses to be replaced with new ones

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 11:43

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has given administrative approval for demolishing over 3,500 old houses constructed by Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) in the state.