Highways within 100 km of borders won't need green nod: Govt

The Centre has notified amendments to environmental impact assessment rules, exempting highway projects related to defence and strategic importance within 100 km of the Line of Control or the......

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......

SC clears Chardham highway project; forms fresh green panel

The Supreme Court has cleared the decks for the Chardham highway project, which will connect four holy places in the hills of Uttarakhand through 900-km all-weather roads, by modifying a National......

Govt dismantling India's environment rules: Sonia

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the government of dismantling India's environment rules and demanded that the draft EIA 2020 be withdrawn immediately.   The......

Railways, Delhi Metro don't need green nod for projects, rules SC

SC agreed that if they were forced to seek clearances from the ministry of environment and forest, their projects will get delayed The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the operation of a National......

Jindal SAW under green scanner

After Jindal Steel and Power Plant (JSPL), another group company could face trouble for allegedly violating green norms.This time it is steel-pipe manufacturer Jindal SAW Ltd, which is learnt to......

Green nod on hold for Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg

The ministry of environment and forests, headed by Jairam Ramesh, has put on hold till December 16 environmental clearance for industrial projects across various sectors in the coastal Ratnagiri......

Reimagining environmental governance won't be easy

Successive governments focused on altering the clearance processes but largely gave a pass to the second, and essential, element of environmental regulations for monitoring pollution levels and how......