Union environment ministry frames guidelines for imposing penalties on projects started without forest clearance and those violating Forest Conservation Act
3 min read7 Nov 2017One 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 2017The 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 2017Environment 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 2017The panel has recommended diversion of about 85 hectares of forest land for RIL's project
2 min read23 Dec 2016Officials at these offices will inspect sites where forest land is being diverted for industrial use, before forest clearance is granted
3 min read30 Jan 2014FAC says forest clearance can be considered only after the power ministry submits interim findings
2 min read12 Sep 2013Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan to take final decision on the project that has been criticized for its environmental, social costs
3 min read26 Jul 2013GMR 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
2 min read22 Jul 2012The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared