Top court says Centre can grant post-facto clearances only through a valid statutory notification under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Ruling will not apply retrospectively.
Brigade Morgan Heights was planned as a high-rise residential development, comprising 3 residential towers reaching up to 18 floors, with 2, 3 and 4 BHK luxury units.
The fully operational airport, with 4 terminals, is expected to have a capacity to handle 90mn passengers annually, slightly more than the capacity of London's Heathrow airport.
39 categories of 'white industries' will no longer need dual environmental permits to start operations. Activist worries it'll weaken pollution monitoring, set a 'dangerous precedent'.
Bench said Centre showed 'undue haste' and failed to provide reasons as to why it issued 2020 notification in public interest during Covid lockdown without inviting public feedback.
Data presented in Lok Sabha also showed that time taken for forest, wildlife, coastal & environmental clearances had also come down thanks to govt's digital clearance platform PARIVESH.
No clearance to project till June as agency didn't have licence for conducting environmental assessment of soda ash units. Villagers want action on other agency involved in review.
Centre's move to grant states the power of clearing large projects was contested by NGO. Earlier, NGT had found 'inadequacy in performance' of authorities in 2 states.
A champion of cross-border diplomacy, the former Army Chief brought together Indian and Pakistani military leaders to celebrate their shared alma mater.
India’s transmission system failed to absorb more than 8 billion kilowatt-hours of power in April to June, when 63 billion actually reached the system.
Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.
Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman
Praiseworthy. In the global index on environmental protections, India is second from the bottom. It is as if, while approving development projects, some very large, like the four laning of the Chardham highways or the proposed mammoth development at Nicobar, the environment does not exist. See what is happening with forest fires in Spain and France. Europe routinely tiuching 40 degrees Celsius in summer, analagous to 50 degrees in India.
Praiseworthy. In the global index on environmental protections, India is second from the bottom. It is as if, while approving development projects, some very large, like the four laning of the Chardham highways or the proposed mammoth development at Nicobar, the environment does not exist. See what is happening with forest fires in Spain and France. Europe routinely tiuching 40 degrees Celsius in summer, analagous to 50 degrees in India.