Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
A report filed by Chief Secretary E K Bharat Bhushan on a controversial multistory residential riverside building project by DLF has asked for a clarification from the Cochin Corporation on the issue of building permits. The state government had earlier quashed the environmental clearance provided to DLF Riverside on June 18th. The report by the [...] Continue Reading »
The country’s poor infrastructure had brought down the growth of the nation, and after the elections, the entire nation was hoping for the Modi government to expedite growth. However amidst the measures which the new government is taking, they have also started blaming the UPA government for the wrong policies. There were road projects which [...] Continue Reading »
In a highly noteworthy move which will pave the way for major structural changes in the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)’s mechanism for ‘green clearances,’ the Ministry has revealed that it is starting an online clearance system. According to a memorandum released by the MoEF, the online ‘green clearances’ mechanism will go online with [...] Continue Reading »
The people who were displaced due to a steel mill originally planned by Tata Steel at Gopalpur demanded a special package and stage a dharna in front of Ganjam collector’s office. Around 2,500 families who were affected, particularly from eight villages – Sindhigaon, Badapur, Patrapur, Paikapada, Kalipalli, Sindhu Nagara, Braja Nagara and Jyoti Nagara – [...] Continue Reading »
The Bombay high court has directed the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to clarify its stand on the excess allotment of floor space index (FSI) to Hotel Sea Rock. The civic body is being directed by the court after an FSI of 5.5 has been permitted in the reconstruction of Hotel Sea Rock at Bandra when [...] Continue Reading »
The Jammu and Kashmir’s Dal Lake is in a threat being polluted with the dumped untreated sewage and fertilizers. This lake is one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes and very soon this lake will turn into a dirty pond. According to the recent survey, government has learnt that the lake bed is covered with [...] Continue Reading »
The Chhattisgarh High Court booked a public interest litigation (PIL) against the cement plant built on the ‘greenbelt’. The State government regularized on the illegal structure henceforth the court has issued notices to the State secretary of housing and environment and the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and also on the Steel Authority of India (SAIL). [...] Continue Reading »
