forest clearances
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said online submission of applications for environmental and forest clearances and online monitoring has helped ease the process a lot, cutting delays to a great extent. Outlining the ministry’s achievements in the first 100 days of his being at the helm, the minister said powers would be delegated to [...] Continue Reading »
The clauses in the relevant laws for accelerating clearances for road projects will apparently be relaxed by the Environment Ministry, on the instructions of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The PMO has also told the Road Ministry an amendment can be made in the National Highways Act to ensure that the compensation given to the [...] Continue Reading »
