Prakash Javadekar
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai), state unit, come forward demanding an increase in the project sizes that need environment clearances. As per their needs, the size should be increased from the current 20,000 sq. m to 1 lakh sq. m. The chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Union environment minister, [...] Continue Reading »
The government on Thursday decided to institute a committee of four ministers to prepare a framework for creating an independent environmental regulatory authority to monitor the compliance of green laws in the country. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar, transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, power minister Piyush Goyal, and chemicals and fertilisers minister Ananth Kumar have been told [...] Continue Reading »
In a move which will give a massive push to stalled highway projects worth Rs. 50,000 crore, the Union Government has reached a decision on Tuesday with regard to giving forest and mining clearances for road projects. According to the details shared by Government officials, the move will benefit a number of big ticket road projects. Some [...] Continue Reading »
Deforestation and land erosion had reduced the forest cover in the last few years. However the afforestation moves taken by the government and the forest officials had helped to improve the situation and the country has recorded an increase of 5,871 square km in its forest cover in the past two years. West Bengal alone [...] Continue Reading »
If the forest area exceeds 33 % of the total land area, then the States may now be allowed exemption from compulsory afforestation in lieu of land acquired for industry. Under the current circumstances this leeway is available to a state only if its forest area was above 50% of the total land. If a certificate [...] Continue Reading »
The construction of 14 strategic line projects, chiefly in border areas, will be expedited by the Railways Ministry. The border projects on which construction work will be speeded up have not taken off thus far due to paucity of funds. The Railways Ministry has stuck to its stance that the construction of the lines will [...] Continue Reading »
With Prakash Javadekar swearing in as the Minister of State, and also handling the esteemed positions with Information and Broadcasting, along with Environment and Forests, there are plenty of hopes by the Maharashtra pinned on him, especially on projects that haven’t seen the light of the day for a very long time. Along with Prakash [...] Continue Reading »
