Human Rights Forum (HRF), a voluntary forum of rights activists, has made certain demands on the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) with regard to the process for issue of environmental clearances to thermal power projects.
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Infrascape 2015 – Policy hurdles such as delay…
Policy hurdles such as delay in awarding projects, environmental clearances, land acquisition and lack of cheaper financing options still continue to be pertinent to the sector.
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Pending Bills: Still bill
All hopes are set on the new government that will drive the country's growth in the coming times. While a number of policies and bills were passed towards the end of the last government's term, there are still a number of pending bills that are important for the people,
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Winds of change
This period of lull before the national election is an unfortunate reality that the industry must deal with, with no end in sight to the prevalent cloudiness around the fate and status of the more than 150 post-clearance projects
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Infra companies keen on Africa
The country's infrastructure companies are increasingly taking up projects in Africa to offset the impact of slowdown in domestic orders because of delayed decision-making by the government, hurdles in land acquisition and environmental clearances.
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GoM to review clearance norms
A 12 member Group of MinÂisters (GoM) will review the existing rules relÂating to forest clearance as environmental cleÂaÂÂranÂces were proving to be a hurdle for industrial develoÂpment.