Curse of the urban boom

Real estate sector in India has serious environmental implications. How effective are regulatory agencies?

NGT wants environment compensation regime for non-complying CETPs

NGT directives to CPCB to develop environmental compensation regime for non-complying CETPs may act as deterrence against non-compliance

No sand mining without environment clearance: NGT

Green tribunal reiterates apex court order in the wake of controversy over suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal

Gujarat High Court stays construction work at Mundra SEZ

12 companies had gone ahead with construction of individual units despite court questioning commencement of work without environment clearance

Will Adani ever pay for the destruction at Mundra?

The environment ministry says it cannot impose a fine but the company is not let off the hook. Lawyers say it can approach NGT

Is an environmental apocalypse approaching India?

The Union government scarcely conceals its contempt for the environment working assiduously to dismantle environment protection.

Joshimath sinking: National highway construction in 100-km range of border now has riders

Environment ministry issues new SOP for national highways earlier exempt from environmental clearance

Costly push to mega projects

Cabinet Committee for Investment may dilute environmental and forest clearances

MoEF gets stick for failing to respond to green tribunal notices

No counsel appeared before NGT on behalf of environment ministry for a month-and-a half, leading to delays in a number of cases

CBI recovers Rs 1 crore from deputy director of environment ministry

Neeraj Kumar Khatri is technical officer whose opinion is considered by expert appraisal committee for grant of environment clearances

Chaos in reforms

The TSR Subramanian Committee report, meant to suggest environmental governance reforms, creates more confusion

Defence projects, border roads will not require green nod from Centre: Javadekar

Activists say this will aggravate environmental problems, especially since borders in Himalayan states are ecologically fragile

Defence projects, roads on border will not require green nod from Centre: Javadekar

Activists say this will aggravate environmental problems, especially since borders in Himalayan states are ecologically fragile

Investment trick

How ecologically damaging projects are perpetuating a fallacy

Coastal area projects got Centre’s nod without proper environmental impact assessment, finds CAG

Projects used outdated baseline data for green assessment, no environmental impact evaluation 

Madras High Court admits petition accusing Tamil Nadu works department of illegal sand mining

'None of the 42 mining sites on the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers have environment clearance'

Green tribunal suspends environment clearance of Scania sponge iron plant in Raigarh

Environment ministry granted clearance even though mandatory public consultations were not held

Gujarat High Court orders shut down of 12 manufacturing units in Mundra SEZ

Earlier court order halting construction without environment clearance was being ignored

Odisha government proposes fresh agreement to expedite POSCO steel plant

People protesting land acquisition for the project say they will intensify stir

Serious inquiry

Environment ministry categorises offences relating to environmental clearances

Turbulence ahead

Green clearance issue solved, Navi Mumbai airport project now faces opposition from people

Clearance rush

Environment ministry clears projects, even those rejected earlier, at an unprecedented rate

Nuclear utility grabs land

Public sector NPCIL encroaches upon mango plantations near its Ratnagiri plant

NHPC cornered over Subansiri

Reports pick apart NHPC’s hydel project in Assam, call for design overhaul

Coal mine expansion made easy

One-time capacity expansion does not require public hearing, says environment ministry