CSE volunteer barred from filming public hearing for Ultratech cement plant

The public hearing for the first phase of Ultratech's proposed cement plant in Tamil Nadu on Thursday appeared to be a stage-managed event. Officials and police at the event did not allow a volunteer from Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Senthil, to film the proceedings. He was detained at the venue and his cassette was snatched away.  

India bans use of dolphins for commercial entertainment

Environment ministry revokes stop work notice on Dhari Devi temple relocation

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) today revoked its ‘stop-work order’ to relocate a temple dedicated to deity Dhari Devi on the banks of the river Alaknanda in Uttarakhand. The ministry issued this revocation after the Supreme Court of India castigated it for issuing this notice, saying that the final order on this relocation case has been reserved by the court.

MoEF halts civil work to raise level of Dhari Devi temple for Alaknanda dam

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Friday issued orders to stop the work to raise the level of the Dhari Devi temple. The temple will be submerged when the Shrinagar Hydro-Electric Project gets completed. The stop work notice was issued to the developer, Alaknanda Hydro Power Co Ltd (AHPCL).

Green tribunal panel finds ash from Okhla plant 'truly hazardous'

The local commissioner appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to oversee investigations into pollution caused by the municipal waste incinerator at Okhla in south Delhi has submitted a report which says that ash from the plant can be “truly hazardous”.

Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused to consider two Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) projects in Buldhana, Maharashtra, for environmental clearance for violating EIA Notification (2006) and Environment (Protection) Act 1986.

Adani project in Mundra has violated environmental norms: MoEF committee report

The committee set up by the environment ministry to inspect the contentious port and special economic zone (SEZ) project in Mundra, Gujarat, has found clear evidence that developer Adani Enterprises has violated certain environmental norms.

Protect ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats: high level MoEF panel

Gir lions get a second home

Rajasthan's amended mining rules could spell fresh legal trouble for state mining department

Last year, the mining department of the Rajasthan government amended the rules governing grant of permits to lessees of mines and quarries, which allows them to evade environmental clearance.