Pakistan fumes over UN carbon credits to India
January 2nd, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistan plans to challenge a decision of an UN agency to grant carbon credits to India on a hydropower project.According to Pakistani officials, India secured the ... Read more...
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Mixed response as third round of Kudankulam talks ends
December 15th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) The third round of talks between the central and the state panel on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) at Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu ended Thursday ... Read more...
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Moratorium on new projects in coastal Maharashtra extended
October 31st, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The union environment ministry has extended till December 2011 the moratorium on considering new projects in Maharashtra's coastal Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, officials said Monday.However, ... Read more...
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Coal India awaits environment clearance for 13 projects
August 30th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Thirteen coal mining projects of Coal India Ltd are pending with the environment and forests ministry for approval, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan told ... Read more...
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Apex court asked to extend mining ban in Karnataka
August 19th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Karnataka government and private miners on the report of a court-appointed panel seeking suspension of mining activities ... Read more...
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Court dismisses Vedanta plea for refinery expansion (Lead)
July 19th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) The Orissa High Court Tuesday dismissed Vedanta Aluminum Ltd's petition to quash the central government's notification stalling expansion of its refinery project in the state, ... Read more...
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National policy on environmental impact assessment soon: Ramesh
June 21st, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) A national policy on environmental impact assessment of industrial projects coming up in ecologically sensitive areas will be announced in two to three months, Environment and ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists renew attack on GMR
June 14th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 14 (IANS) Emboldened by government inaction three weeks after they burnt down Indian infrastructure and power major GMR Group's office and site camp in western Nepal, the Maoists, ... Read more...
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Attack on GMR to cost Nepal dear
May 27th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 27 (IANS) The attack on Indian infrastructure and energy major GMR's power project in western Nepal by Maoists Sunday is going to cost the Himalayan republic dear with ... Read more...
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Government pushes for Jaitapur n-project with added safety, higher compensation (Roundup)
April 26th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The government is pushing ahead with the 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra with added safety measures and a new compensation package ... Read more...
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Government steps in to stop demolition of Ringo Starr’s birthplace
April 20th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 20 (ANI): Beatles member Ringo Starr's Liverpool birthplace has been saved after the government stepped-in to block its demolition.In a dramatic 11th hour move, Housing Minister Grant Shapps imposed special ... Read more...
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Pak agencies to probe two ministries over India’s success in getting carbon credits
April 16th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 16(ANI): Pakistani intelligence agencies have seized the records of at least two federal ministries to investigate an alleged institutional lapse in raising objections over India's bid to secure international carbon ... Read more...
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Court notice to Jindal SAW Ltd
March 29th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 28 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to Jindal SAW Limited and others in a litigation alleging irregularities of the company to hold a proposed public ... Read more...
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Environmental impact assessment is a ‘joke’: Jairam Ramesh
March 19th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday termed as a 'joke' the current system of environmental impact assessment of proposed industrial projects.The ministry will soon ... Read more...
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India should learn from Japan episode: Jairam Ramesh
March 18th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) India is not prepared to abandon nuclear power as a source of energy, but should definitely take lesson from the nuclear disaster in Japan and ... Read more...
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India sets up panel to assess tsunami related risks
March 17th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India Thursday said it was setting up an expert panel to assess tsunami related risks for existing infrastructure projects including nuclear power in the wake ... Read more...
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Insecurity dogs ITC’s business safeguard plan in Nepal
February 13th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 13 (IANS) After suffering attacks and disruptive strikes in Nepal's lawless plains for years due to diminishing security and protracted political instability, Indian tobacco major ITC's strategy to ... Read more...
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Moratorium on new projects in coastal Maharashtra extended
January 10th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The environment ministry Monday extended the moratorium on considering new projects in coastal Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra till June 2011, officials said Monday. However, the ... Read more...
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Mumbai JV wins bid for Nepal’s first recycling plant
November 30th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 30 (IANS) Navi Mumbai's Hydroair Tectonic's joint venture with Nepal's Kasturi Trade Link has won the bid for setting up Nepal's first waste recycling plant, pipping five other ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh calls for harmony between corporate houses, displaced locals
October 29th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday called for a harmonious relationship between corporate houses and displaced locals in setting up of mega projects like the POSCO ... Read more...
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Environment ministry stops Vedanta’s refinery expansion in Orissa
October 22nd, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The environment ministry Thursday decided to stall the six-fold expansion of London-based Vedanta's aluminium refinery and captive power plant in Orissa citing violation of environment laws and ... Read more...
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No environmental bar to projects cleared in Konkan
August 26th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Environmental clearance already granted to projects in the Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of coastal Maharashtra will continue to be in force, despite the four-month moratorium imposed for giving ... Read more...
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Centre’s flip-flop on Noida memorial angers apex court
August 20th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The central government came under fire in the Supreme Court Friday for yet another flip-flop on the status of the controversial Noida Park - a dream project ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh says polluter must pay for Mumbai oil spill
August 17th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said today that the 'polluter must pay' for the environmental and maritime losses arising out of the ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh denied permission for Upper Ganga Canal Expressway
August 3rd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 3 (IANS) The central environment and forests ministry has refused Uttar Pradesh permission to build the 148-km-long Upper Ganga Canal Expressway, contending that the project would result in massive deforestation ... Read more...
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No rules to regulate depth of mining pits: Kamat
July 30th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Friday disclosed that the state mining department has no rules in place to regulate the depth of mining pits.
"There are no norms/restrictions ... Read more...
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Goa to frame new mining policy
July 30th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) Faced with increasing civic protests against rampant mining in the state, the Goa government is considering framing a new mining policy.
In a written reply in the ... Read more...
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Mayawati’s park project at cost of trees: Apex court told
July 23rd, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Friday that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's ambitious NOIDA park project dedicated to BSP and Dalit icons was being set up on ... Read more...
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Nuclear power plant to come up in West Bengal
July 16th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) A nuclear power plant is to come up in Haripur in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, despite some people being against the project, said Srikumar Banerjee, chairman of ... Read more...
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Serious issues with Navi Mumbai airport project: Ramesh
July 6th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) There are serious environmental issues with the Navi Mumbai airport project which need to be addressed, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said here Tuesday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan ... Read more...
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SAARC leaders meet to project ‘green and happy South Asia’
April 28th, 2010 - 9:12 am ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Thimphu, April 28 (IANS) Heads of eight South Asian countries, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will on Wednesday seek a joint initiative to tackle climate change threats and ... Read more...
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Idyllic Thimphu hosts SAARC for first time
April 27th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Thimphu, April 27 (IANS) This tiny Himalayan nation with its idyllic beauty and natural simplicity of its people is all set to host for the first time the 16th SAARC ... Read more...
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SAARC to sign pacts on environment, trade
April 23rd, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) In its silver jubilee year, the eight-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) will focus on climate change and sign two pacts on environment and ... Read more...
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Agreements on environment and trade in services to be signed at Bhutan SAARC summit: Rao
April 22nd, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Thursday said that the next week's 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit will witness signing of two important ... Read more...
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Lawsuit pits Andhra sanctuary against SEZ
March 4th, 2010 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
By Rana Ajit
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) An environmental activist is set against a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) coming up near the Pulicat Lake bird sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh. And he has ... Read more...
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