A committee under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has given the green signal to Cairn India for undertaking drilling works of 64 exploratory and appraisal wells in KG-OSN-2009/3 block in KG basin at Prakasam and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh.
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NTPCĂÂŽs Farakka plant gets green nod for coal imports
An Environment Ministry panel has given permission to state-run NTPC for transporting imported coal to its Farakka Thermal Power Plant in West Bengal via national waterways for another 6 months till January 2017.
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Coal India asked to conduct long-term hydrology study
State-run Coal India (CIL) has been asked by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to urgently conduct a long-term hydrology study of all rivers/river basins where the company has planned more than one mining project.
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SPV will enable ports to execute projects at a faster pace
In a candid conversation with Infrastructure Today, I Jeyakumar, Chairman, Mormugao Port Trust, puts forth the challenges faced by ports and his views on the way ahead.
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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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Vizhinjam port in Kerala: MoEF to decide on EIA report
The Union Ministry of Environment and ForestsĂâ (MoEF) Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) will take up for review of the report of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) on the Vizhinjam seaport project in Kerala. The Kerala government had submitted the Environment Impact Assessment report and related documents in August for obtaining environment clearance for the project.
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No mine leases within 10 km of protected zones in Goa
Pertaining to iron ore mines in Goa, the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) will not clear the environment clearances (ECs) of mining leases lying within 10 km of protected areas until the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) decides on buffer zones or
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EAC clears Cairn's plan
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) gave conditional clearance to the plan of Cairn India to raise crude oil output capacity from its Mangala Processing Terminal in Rajasthan. The approval would enable Cairn India to raise oil production from 175,000 bpd to 200,000 bpd.
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EAC clears Cairn’s plan to raise output
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the union environment ministry gave conditional clearance to the plan of Cairn India to raise crude oil output capacity from its Mangala Processing Terminal in Rajasthan. The approval would enable Cairn India to raise oil production from 175,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 200,000 bpd and associated gas from 35 to 40 million stan
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Link road for airport project
An expert panel of Union Environment Ministry approved a road project connecting the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport to the national highway and another one linking the