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Form ‘land banks’ for afforestation to get faster forest clearances: govt
Environment ministry asks states to form 'land banks' for afforestation for speedy forest clearances, suggests measures for comprehensive compensatory afforestation
2 min read10 Nov 2017PMO tells environment ministry to ease forest clearance rules further
PMO also wants the environment ministry to speed up green clearance of pending cases and regularly follow up with state governments to push such projects
3 min read5 Apr 2017Only 1% of 4,100 projects seeking forest clearance rejected in four years
Projects which got forest clearance or were approved in-principle added up to 3,23578.84% of the total proposals received
1 min read27 Dec 2016States allowed to give forest clearances for roads in sensitive areas
States can now give nod for govt roads in Maoist-affected areas and others within 100km from line of actual control
2 min read15 Jul 2014NDA government outpaced UPA in forest clearances for projects
Data shows the pace of forest clearances dropped sharply during the second term of the UPA government
1 min read30 Jun 2014Essar Ports’ March quarter profit declines 1.37% to `90.80 crore
Sales were flat at `387.74 crore compared with `387.08 crore a year ago
1 min read16 May 2014Environment ministry resumes granting clearances to projects
The government has resumed the process about a week after it got permission from the Election Commission
2 min read7 May 2014Environment ministry wants EC to allow it to grant clearances
The EC is examining projects awaiting clearance to ensure their approval by the govt does not break the code
4 min read31 Mar 2014Environment 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 2014CIL wants immunity from prosecution
Firm wants govt to grant its employees immunity from prosecution for violation of green norms in mining projects
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