Centre proposes to amend Forest Conservation Act to ease norms for border infrastructure projects

The existing norms to obtain approval for non-forestry use of forest land often delay strategic and security projects, the government said.

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· Oct 05, 2021 · 09:45 pm

Centre bans single-use plastic items from July 1, 2022

The items include earbuds, balloons, ice-creams and candies with plastic sticks, plastic flags and thermocol used in decoration.

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· Aug 13, 2021 · 08:12 pm

Centre’s plan to let some environmental violators off the hook is legally untenable, say lawyers

Action against projects that do not have prior green clearance will be taken depending on whether or not they were eligible for it, as per the new SOP.

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· Aug 03, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Indian government allows industries violating coastal laws to get away by simply paying compensation

Environmental experts note that the implementation of a new government order will make it easier for the violators to get their illegal projects regularised.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 03, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Delhi HC asks Centre not to take its order on translating EIA draft in 22 languages ‘combatively’

The court said that people living in remote areas of the country might not understand the contents of the draft EIA.

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· Feb 25, 2021 · 06:24 pm

SC says it is inclined to strike down Centre’s notification on EIA exemption for some road projects

The court said it was concerned about degradation of the environment because of road projects.

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· Feb 18, 2021 · 11:24 pm

Can’t understand why Centre is resisting order to translate EIA draft in 22 languages, says Delhi HC

The government claimed that translating the draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 would cause administrative problems.

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· Jan 27, 2021 · 02:45 pm

Centre files review in Delhi HC against order to translate EIA draft in 22 vernacular languages

The court has sought environmentalist Vikrant Tongad’s response in the case by September 23.

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· Sep 04, 2020 · 01:11 pm

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on plea for 60-day extension to reply to translated EIA draft

The petitioner said the government has translated the draft only in a few vernacular languages and not uploaded it on pollution control board websites.

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· Aug 31, 2020 · 05:39 pm

EIA 2020: Jairam Ramesh says draft part of moves by Centre to dilute environmental laws

He described the notification as ‘deeply anti-democratic,’ ‘anti-public’ and ‘anti-cooperative federalism’.

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· Aug 19, 2020 · 08:43 pm

‘EIA notification should be in consonance with rights of tribals,’ Chhattisgarh CM tells Javadekar

Bhupesh Baghel said the draft notification has ignored the sensitivity required for ecological conservation.

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· Aug 14, 2020 · 06:42 pm

EIA 2020 criticism is premature as draft is not final, says Prakash Javadekar

The minister of environment also took a shot at the Congress, alleging that its erstwhile government did not consult people on such decisions.

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· Aug 10, 2020 · 04:50 pm