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Govt frames rules for imposing penalties on projects violating Forest Conservation Act
Union environment ministry frames guidelines for imposing penalties on projects started without forest clearance and those violating Forest Conservation Act
3 min read7 Nov 2017Green panel nod for Kutch wind power project despite member’s objection
One of the members of the expert panel of the environment ministry warns that the Kutch wind project could pose risk to migratory birds and bats
4 min read19 Jul 2017Forest panel recommends clearance for Madhya Pradesh’s Chutka nuclear project
The environment ministry's expert forest panel recommends clearance for Madhya Pradesh's Chutka nuclear project having two 700 MW indigenous reactors
1 min read26 May 2017Green ministry rescues tree fern species, rejects NMDC clearance in Chhattisgarh
Environment ministry's forest advisory committee panel holds that the area is dominated by 'pristine forests' and opening it may have an adverse ecological impact
3 min read23 Mar 2017Forest panel gives nod to RIL’s methane gas exploitation project in Madhya Pradesh
The panel has recommended diversion of about 85 hectares of forest land for RIL's project
2 min read23 Dec 2016Environment ministry sets up four new regional offices
Officials at these offices will inspect sites where forest land is being diverted for industrial use, before forest clearance is granted
3 min read30 Jan 2014R-Power Tato-II project: Environment ministry waits for power ministry’s report
FAC says forest clearance can be considered only after the power ministry submits interim findings
2 min read12 Sep 2013Forest advisory committee strikes down Tipaimukh hydroelectric project
Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan to take final decision on the project that has been criticized for its environmental, social costs
3 min read26 Jul 2013MoEF clearance for highway project that GMR exited
GMR Infrastructure had pulled out of the highway contract with NHAI citing delay in clearances
2 min read23 Jan 2013Clearances halt at forests ministry on panel formation
Clearances halt at forests ministry on panel formation
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