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The National Green Tribunal (NGT South Zone) has given a go-ahead to the ambitious Science City project. This project is proposed to come up on 10,000 acres in Chitradurga district’s Challakere taluk. The tribunal had earlier ordered a stay on proposals by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Indian [...] Continue Reading »
The Chandigarh Administration has written to the Union Government and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) regarding a few issues regarding wild life conservation. They have demanded that the construction adjoining the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, especially in the area north of the Capitol Complex, needs to be regulated. The UT has demanded that the ministry [...] Continue Reading »
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 government turns toward SC to buy 6 months time to establish an independent environment regulator which will check the projects requiring the green clearance and apply conditions for approval and impose fine on defaulters. The government also concluded that it requires minimum 6 months to complete the process. The ministry of environment and forests [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai – Residents staying on private forest land have denied to shell out extra money to the government to regularize their flats. After hearing a forest land appeal last week, the Supreme Court Chief Justice asked the court registry to hire a three-judge bench to hear the matter but the appointment is pending for 18 months. Over [...] Continue Reading »
The impact of fluctuating property prices have left the developers and builders worried! In the same context, the Maharashtra government has sent a request to Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to give nod for green clearance at the earliest. It has been learnt that SEAC and SEIAA are the two major government bodies [...] Continue Reading »
