Welspun Steel Ltd (WSL) has received environmental clearance for setting up an integrated steel plant with production capacity of 3 million tonnes (MT) per annum in Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs 14,690 crore.
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NHAI gets green nod for Rs.1,246-cr UP road project
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received environment clearance for updgrading the 146-km long carriageway of Kanpur (Chakeri) to Allahabad section of NH-2 in Uttar Pradesh at a cost of Rs.1,246 crore.
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Hundreds of mines closed following NGT order
Hundreds of minor minerals mines, which failed to obtain the National Green Tribunal (NGT) mandated environment clearance (EC) in Kota region were forced to discontinue operations, leaving thousands of labourers without work.
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Only 4 road projects need environment clearance: Govt
The Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Sarvey Sathyanarayana has recently said in the Lok Sabha that there are only four road projects for which formal Environment Clearance are awaited.
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Govt to take up issue of Vizhinjam Port in Oct
The issue of environment clearance to the multi-crore Vizhinjam seaport in Kerala is to come up before the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in October. Last month, the Kerala government had submitted the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report to the Ministry.
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Relax rules and regulations without losing control: Experts
It's time for action now, they say. The sector has held promise in attracting investments, both domestic and foreign. But clearances, infrastructure and other bottlenecks continue to slow the pace of implementation down.
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SC delinks forest from environment clearance for h’ways
With the Supreme Court's decision on March 12, about 2,500 km highway projects valued at about Rs 25,000 crore which were stuck pending environment clearances, can now move forward. the apex court permitted de-linking of environment clearance from forest clearance.
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Delay in Posco project may be dealt by IMG
According to some press reports, the union government may form an inter-ministerial group (IMG) for recommending ways to fast-track clearance for PoscoĆās $12-billion investment plans in Odisha. Last year, the National Green Tribunal sought a fresh environment impact analysis for for the entire 12 million tonne per annum (mn tpa
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Govt not responsible for road project delays: Natarajan
Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on January 8 said that there was no delay 'even for a day' in granting clearances from her Ministry. She dinied allegations that delay in getting a green nod is holding up road projects.
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Mining: Free up hi-tech imports
The government should permit duty free import of high capacity equipment reqĆĀuired for underground mining, and faciĆĀlitate land, shifting of utilities, environment clearance, cutting of trees, etc.
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