Environment clearance issue for coal blocks to be examined

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 14:56

Senior officials of Coal Ministry on Friday met top officials of Environment Ministry in this regard here and discussed at length the issue of such clearances to mines that are to be auctioned.

Biodiversity conservation to be included in green clearance

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 18:04

Conservation of biodiversity will be soon made a criterion for environmental clearances to industrial and mining projects, Government today said.

West Bengal adopts single window system for agriculture

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 12:33

The West Bengal government has adopted a policy to ensure single-window clearance in agriculture by setting up a coordination committee of various ministries concerned, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Plea in SC against environmental clearance to Kudankulam plant

Last Updated: Friday, September 21, 2012, 19:35

A fresh petition was filed in SC against the environmental clearance given to the controversial Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.

MoEF suspends environment clearance of 93 mining leases in Goa

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 21:21

The mine owners will have to submit their documents which are required for getting the environment clearances, Minister of Environment and Forest Jayanti Natarajan told mediapersons Wednesday.

RBI to banks: Compensate customers for cheque clearance delay

Last Updated: Monday, August 13, 2012, 21:16

In a big relief to the bank customers, the Reserve Bank on Monday asked the banks to compensate them for delay in clearance of local cheques.

`Demolish Adarsh building as it lacks green nod`

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 21:27

Reiterating its stand on the Adarsh housing society, a former MoEF official told a judicial panel that the building has to be demolished.

Govt forms new panel for forest clearances

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 19:09

The Environment Ministry has constituted a new advisory panel to vet proposals related to forest clearances, according to a government official.

Clearance for Kochi Metro expected by June end

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 10:56

Final clearance for the much-awaited Rs 5,181 crore Kochi Metro Rail project was expected by this month-end, a top project official said.

Australian govt raises objection on green nod to GVK project

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 16:24

The Australian government has raised objections to environmental clearance given by a provincial government to GVK Group's USD 10 billion Alpha Coal mine project in Galilee Basin, Queensland.

‘Adarsh Society had no CRZ clearance’

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 23:31

Sitaram Kunte, the newly-appointed Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Wednesday informed the Adarsh judicial panel that the high-rise had not obtained Coastal Regulation Zone clearance.