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MOEF guidelines worrisome for coal sector

MOEF guidelines worrisome for coal sector

A recent notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has left the industry especially the coal sector, worried. Under the cur­rent order, if an applicant is not able to get the clearance for using forest land

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New MoEF, new approach

New MoEF, new approach

If Jairam Ramesh was flexible on the Kyoto Protocol and tough on industries in an endeavour to build overall responsibility towards the environment, his successor Jayanthi Natarajan seems to have a clear brief to tighten the nation’s stand on that issue as she talked tough at her first meeting on climate change issues with 150 environment ministers in South Africa.

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Infra-Landmarks: Few and far between

Infra-Landmarks: Few and far between

The past 12 months have not belonged to infrastructure flag-offs. As the economy turned south in 2008-09, not as many infra projects as targeted were awarded, especially those in road, rail, port and energy; in most cases, the targets themselves took a heavy beating.

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MoEF clears Gopalpur port

MoEF clears Gopalpur port

The decks have been finally cleared for developing the minor, seasonal port at Gopalpur into an all-weather port with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) giving its green signal.