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    Forest Clearance News

    Ecologically fragile areas: Himachal HC puts forest clearance proposals for roads in abeyance

    Taking suo motu cognisance of environmental degradation in fragile and eco-sensitive areas of the state, the Himachal Pradesh high court has expressed serious concern over indiscriminate road construction and uncontrolled tourism in high-altitude regions. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 6 days ago

    Nearly 400k trees on block after coal projects get nod

    India News
    India News
    Published 39 days ago

    Nearly 400k trees on block after coal projects get nod

    A representational image of a forest. Three coal mining projects received Stage-I forest clearance involving large-scale forest diversion and tree felling.
    India News
    Published 39 days ago

    Vedanta gets key clearance for Sijimali mine access road in Odisha

    Representational image of a mine. (Reuters)
    Cities
    Published 86 days ago

    SC refuses to interfere with clearance to Adani’s Madhya Pradesh coal block project

    The Supreme Court suggested that the petitioner may raise the matter in a writ petition. (ANI)
    India News
    Published 97 days ago

    MIDC seeks forest clearance for 38.5 hectares for Purandar airport

    MIDC has submitted proposal seeking forest clearance for the upcoming Purandar International Airport near Pune, shared BJP MLA Mahesh Landge in post on X. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
    Cities
    Published 152 days ago

    No final forest nod for Great Nicobar project, govt tells RS

    HT first reported on April 14, 2023 that the Tribal Council of Little and Great Nicobar withdrew the no-objection certificate (NOC) granted for diversion of land. (HT Archives)
    India News
    Published 193 days ago

    Ease of doing business at core of environment ministry’s reforms in 2025

    For representational purposes only.
    India News
    Published 238 days ago

    Green groups seek cancellation of forest clearance in Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Z

    Deodar forest of Bhagirathi Eco Sensitive Zone along Gangotri highway. (HT photo)
    India News
    Published 245 days ago

    Diversion of 68ha protected Aravalli forest approved by env ministry

    (HT Archive/Photo for representation)
    India News
    Published 253 days ago

    Centre seeks action against officials for tribal school built on forest land in Odisha

    Centre seeks action against officials for tribal school built on forest land in Odisha
    India News
    Published 321 days ago

    Nandi Hills ropeway gets forest nod, foundation stone to be laid in May

    The ropeway will start from the base of the hill, requiring about seven acres of land.
    Cities
    Published 502 days ago

    MoEF panel defers decision on Goa’s stalled rail doubling project

    According to the railways, the proposed doubling project would reduce bottlenecks of railway traffic in the ghat section. (Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 546 days ago

    Streamline approvals for exploratory drilling, states told

    Streamline approvals for exploratory drilling, states told
    India News
    Updated 624 days ago

    Green nod for Parsa obtained with fake documents: ST Panel

    Forty-one residents of three villages – Salhi, Hariharpur, and Fatehpur – that fall under the Parsa coal block filed a complaint with the ST commission on August 8, 2021, alleging their consent for mining was fabricated. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Updated 658 days ago

    FAC defers decision on police battalions in Assam’s forests

    The minutes of FAC’s meeting held on August 27, available on Parivesh website, state that FAC has also directed the regional office of Union environment ministry to complete proceedings against the officers responsible for violation. (AFP)
    India News
    Updated 711 days ago

    Locals protest BRO’s green nod for Char Dham road widening project

    Residents said conditions recommended by the high powered committee appointed by Supreme Court have been ignored.
    India News
    Updated 728 days ago

    Wildlife Board will now take 1st call on clearance to projects in protected area: MoEFCC

    One of the wildlife protected areas in the Western Ghats. (HT File Photo)
    Environment
    Published 776 days ago

    Assam CM urged Union minister to allow commando camp in protected forest

    Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has requested the Centre to revisit the matter holistically. (ANI)
    India News
    Updated 825 days ago

    Wildlife clearance for projects only after green nod, says panel

    The policy shift came after the standing committee recently considered a road project in the buffer zone of Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand (HT file)
    India News
    Updated 887 days ago

    Green nod for Karnataka illegal mines to be transferred to new lessees

    Category ‘C’ mines are those that were found to be flouting environmental norms on a large scale in Karnataka. (REUTERS)
    India News
    Updated 1071 days ago

    Yamuna riverbed mining rules tweaked in Himachal district despite guidelines

    Representative image. (HT file photo)
    India News
    Published 1072 days ago

    Centre exempts extended reach drilling from forest clearance

    For representational purposes only. (HT File Photo)
    Environment
    Published 1076 days ago

    Forest bill report likely to be tabled in monsoon session

    The Joint Committee of parliament reviewing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment bill 2023 is set to table its report. (AP)
    India News
    Updated 1150 days ago

    ‘Uninterrupted’ mining can be carried out following partial nod: Centre

    The mining industry has welcome the move although some environmentalists have sounded caution.
    India News
    Updated 1177 days ago

    Business-friendly green clearances must be eliminated: Citizens write to environment ministry

    Responding to this call, the Area Sabha Association Of Pune (ASAP), a citizens group which consists of experts and green activists, has submitted its view to the committee. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Updated 1192 days ago

    SC allows NHAI to restart widening of Pataudi-Rewari-Gurgaon Expressway

    The work on widening the four-lane 43km highway project, connecting Gurugram, Rewari, and Pataudi started in July 2020 but it was halted in September 2022 by the NGT. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1230 days ago

    NGT panel to review green nod for Greater Nicobar project

    The NGT committee has been ordered to meet within two weeks and finalise its proceedings within two months.
    India News
    Updated 1238 days ago
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