Vedanta to restart iron ore mining operations in Goa

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2015, 11:48

Anil Agarwal-led mining firm Vedanta on Monday said it has received necessary government approvals and will resume operations from today at its biggest iron ore mine at Codli in Sanguem taluka in Goa.

Govt transfers forest clearance from earlier allotee to Essar

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 18:33

Essar Power need not apply for fresh forest clearances for captive coal mines in Jharkhand as the government has transferred to it the approvals granted to the earlier allotee.

Govt transfers green nod of earlier blocks to Hindalco, GMR

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 18:03

In a bid to expedite operations from the recently allocated coal mines, the Environment Ministry had amended EC norms after a request made by the Coal Ministry to facilitate transfer of ECs to successful coal bidders.

Panel for institutional mechanism for implementation of forest clearances

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 23:18

Amid concerns over delays in project approvals over forest land, a central committee has suggested putting in place an institutional mechanism for expeditious implementation of forest clearances.

Environ Min rejects Vedanta's mining proposal in Niyamgiri

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 21:58

Environment Ministry today rejected Vedanta's controversial bauxite mining proposal in Odisha's Niyamgiri, official sources said.

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.

Proposed Haryana nuke plant gets Environ Min`s conditional nod

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 14:10

A nuclear power plant proposed to be set up in Haryana is one step short of getting the green clearance with a high-level panel of the Environment Ministry giving conditional nod.

Environment Ministry yet to get letter from Goa on Western Ghats report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 19:30

The Environment Ministry Tuesday said it is yet to receive any letter from the Goa government on the controversial Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats and will "look at it" once it comes.

Centre bans mining in sensitive zones along sanctuaries in Goa

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 17:53

No mining will be allowed around the Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of six wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in Goa with the Environment Ministry on Thursday imposing a ban on such activities.

Afforestation programme not yielding desired results?

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 17:34

Despite a continuous fall in forest cover in the country over the years, the Environment Ministry has failed to effectively implement its afforestation programme to meet the challenge, an official document has revealed.