A recent notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has left the industry especially the coal sector, worried. Under the curÂrent order, if an applicant is not able to get the clearance for using forest land
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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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Coal India to ramp up investment
Coal India (CIL) is gearing up for around Rs 42,000-crore investment in the next few years.
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Coal transportation norms
Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is planning to reduce the distance of carrying the coal having more than 34 per cent ash content to the power plant from 1,000 km to 500 km from the pit-head.
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Mining: Go mega for energy security and better infra
A shortfall in coal supply can badly affect the power production of the country as over 70 per cent of total power produced in India is from coal-based projects.
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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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Dredging policy: Out of the blue
Trade and commerce on the nation's vast waterways have been hampered by an archaic approach to dredging, as well as monopolistic practices and policies.
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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.
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Nuclear site planning: Site selection is first step in nuke safety
Location of a nuclear power plant is the first step to its safety. Although not a single death has occurred in Fukushima so far because of radiation, questions are raised about why a modern nuclear plant in a high seismic and Tsunami-prone location proved so vulnerable.
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Look what's not moved: The Bill on the biggest immovable
Political expediency seems to be hijacking our land acquisition laws. On the one hand, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have declared that acquisition can only occur by consent, and the Land Acquisition Act will not be invoked.