Environmental Clearance

In a huge relief to some...

According to the order 8 applicants are seeking a direction to the respondents restraining them from the sand filling work of the river basin of Baitarani on the South Bank at the place where river Baitarani bifurcates as Old Baitarani and New Baitarani in the Bhadrak District of Odisha.

The tribunal opined this in the application filed seeking quashing of the order of State of Haryana allowing manufacturers of formaldehyde, requiring prior Environmental Clearance (EC), to operate for six months without EC, subject to making application for EC within 60 days.

The National Green Tribu...

The Supreme Court today has constituted a seven-member expert committee to develop a scientific and policy guidelines to govern policy decisions with respect to cutting of trees for developmental projects while stating it is essential to strike right balance between environmental conservation and sustainable development.

The Supreme Court has given a green signal to the proposed project on NH45-A Villuppuram-Nagapattinam Highway while stating that there is no requirement for obtaining Environmental Clearances

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has amended the 2006 Environment Impact Assessment notification while taking into account the outbreak of Covid-19 epidemic.

An NGT report exposed the fact that the oilfield in Assam is operating without mandatory environmental clearances. It also said that a blowout has been spewing gas for 160 days now, impacting 10 km of eco-sensitive land.

New Delhi: The Supreme C...

The Supreme Court has held the National Highways Authority of India liable for the death of a mother and daughter due to the collapse of a hill and the debris left on the highway on account of illegal mining.