MoEF's nod for coal mining in tiger corridor raises eyebrows

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has recommended State Government's proposal for establishment of National Wetland and Coastal Eco-system Research and Training Centre (NWCERT) in the Capital city to the Planning Commission. Chief ...

The Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI), which was constituted recently to fast-track projects stuck due to inter-ministerial issues, on Monday cleared 25 oil and gas blocks, including that of ONGC and Reliance Industries, freeing up investment ...

The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has reviewed the status of twenty projects with investment of Rs.1000 crore or more which were pending for different types of approvals and clearances with a view to expediting decisions on approvals and ...

The apex court said the "Forest Rights Act confers powers on the Gram Sabha constituted under the Act to protect the community resources, individual rights, cultural and religious rights." Vedanta Group's Bauxite Mining Project in Niyamgiri hills of ...

Panaji: The Goa government has taken a few objections to Gadgil committee's report on the Western Ghats, even as it agreed to implement most recommendations. "Some of the recommendations are extreme, considering the small size of the state," Alina ...

Worried by the urgency attached to building key infrastructure on India's border with China, an environment ministry panel has agreed to divert more than 200 hectares of forest land in Arunachal Pradesh for establishment of Indian Army's infantry ...

The government today said it has chalked out a plan for the exploration of 37 coal blocks by 2017, including three forest covered mines, to be put on offer for competitive bidding. "A programme for exploration of 37 coal blocks included in the total 42 blocks ...

Efforts are made to protect and increase the elephant population in the country. The Central Government is releasing funds for protection and conservation of elephants in the country under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ...

Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC), the only thermal power generating utility in the state has urged Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to issue final clearance for laying of railway line on land belonging to the coal major. Construction of ...