HC quashes CRZ clearance to Rs 14000-cr Mumbai road project

The Bombay high court on Tuesday quashed the Coastal Regulation Zone clearances granted to the city civic body's ambitious Rs 14,000-crore coastal road project, saying there was "serious lacuna" in......

Kanyakumari fishermen up in arms over port's location

The Centre has zeroed in on Kovalam village in Kanyakumari district for a new port, but fishermen's protests could derail this plan.A Ganesh Nadar reports. There seems to be no end to India's woes......

Kapil Sharma booked for 'destroying' mangroves near his home

Acting on a court order, an FIR was on Wednesday registered against popular stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma under Environment Protection Act for allegedly destroying mangroves due to illegal......

Action against Adarsh Society in 3 days: Ramesh

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said action against Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai for violation of green norms will be taken in the next two-three days. Ramesh said the......

Jindal, Lavasa projects get nod; Vedanta cries foul

Crying "discrimination", the Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) wants to initiate a fresh dialogue with the environment ministry to arrive at a solution enabling the expansion of......

Mundra Port pulled up for CRZ violation

The Environment Ministry on Thursday issued a show cause notice to Mundra Port & SEZ Limited, a private port and special economic zone being developed on the west coast of the country, for alleged......

Special status to areas in CRZ notice has a rider

The Ministry of Environment and Forests' decision to give special dispensation to ecologically sensitive areas like Greater Mumbai, Kerala, Goa and the Sunderbans in the Coastal Zone......

Mumbai's realty to get a major boost

Mumbai's realty sector, which is slowly recovering from the financial slowdown, is set to receive a major boost. At least 100 million sq ft of additional floor space, valued at Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs......