Experts say some of the changes introduced & proposed by environment ministry are similar to those in the draft 2020 EIA notification, which never saw light of day post heavy criticism.
The letter by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change follows a Forest Advisory Committee meeting in October, which took the decision after receiving a request from Coal India.
This means clearances required for additional roads, railway lines, and conveyor belts attached to mining projects need not come from the central government
In Episode 709 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta decodes the new MMDR Amendment Bill and explains why it is sorely needed to breathe life into the mining industry.
According to the Index of Industrial Production data, manufacturing sector output shrank by 1.7%, mining output declined 7.3%, while power generation grew 3.5%
Companies from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan have participated in public auctions and won leases to mine J&K’s reserves of coal, marble and limestone.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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