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Greens slam move to issue permits to 40 granite quarries in Wayanad

Env. orgs. in Wayanad slam govt. for failing to take action against SEIAA for issuing env. clearance to granite quarries in ecologically fragile areas w/o impact assessment. NGT directed govt. to dismiss SEIAA for granting clearance to ₹350-crore project in Kozhikode flouting norms.

NGT asks Centre to initiate action against members of SEIAA-Kerala

NGT asks Centre to initiate action against members of SEIAA-Kerala

NGT orders MoEFCC to take action against SEIAA-Kerala for granting env. clearance to multi-crore realty project in Kozhikode, violating EIA notification of 2006. Tribunal sets aside clearance, directs SEIAA to stop project, KSPCB to impose env. compensation. Tribunal asks MoEFCC to initiate action against SEIAA members for gross violations of…

NGT orders construction of check dams in Salem village to be completed in three months

NGT orders construction of check dams in Salem village to be completed in three months

NGT orders TANMAG to expedite construction of check dams in Thekkampatti village, Salem. Farmer had filed petition citing uncontrolled dewatering & discharge of groundwater by TANMAG. SEIAA granted clearance on condition of supplying water to farmers. TANMAG to release CSR funds & complete work in 3 months.

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NGT moots proposal to bring all State-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities under Environment Ministry’s control

The National Green Tribunal’s southern zone bench in Chennai has recommended that the State-Level Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs) may be brought under the direct administrative control of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to avoid the “eagerness” shown by them to grant environment clearances to…

NGT sets aside Environmental Clearance given by A.P. to Avulapalli reservoir, imposes ₹100 crore penalty

The Chennai Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set aside the Environmental Clearance (EC) given by the State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for the construction of Avulapalli balancing reservoir in Somala mandal of Chittoor district

Bombay HC directs SEIAA to decide in 8 weeks pending pleas for environmental clearance in real estate projects, on merits

MUMBAI: In a major relief to large number of real estate projects stuck for long as the State authority has been deferring pleas for environmental clearance (EC) citing a September 2022 NGT order, Bombay high court on Friday directed State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to decide such requests expeditiously,…

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Isha Foundation cannot escape prosecution for having constructed buildings without environmental clearance, TNPCB tells HC

It says the foundation’s facility in Vellingiri hills will fall under the category of ‘infrastructure development project’ and not ‘educational institution’

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SC rejects plea against Kerala HC judgment in Lulu mall case

SC rejects plea against Kerala HC judgment in Lulu mall case

The HC had rejected the contentions of a public interest litigant that the mall in Thiruvananthapuram violated coastal regulation zone and environment impact assessment notification.

SHRC orders probe into violations by quarries at Vayakara in Kannur

SHRC orders probe into violations by quarries at Vayakara in Kannur

Complainant alleges that mines located in a residential area

Green Tribunal seeks report on illegal mining in Visakhapatnam

Green Tribunal seeks report on illegal mining in Visakhapatnam

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) observed that permits were given for illegal mining projects in Visakhapatnam district without environmental clearances

NGT imposes Rs 33.75 crore cost on Pune builder, Rs 2 crore on PMC

NGT imposes Rs 33.75 crore cost on Pune builder, Rs 2 crore on PMC

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a cost of Rs 33.75 crore on city-based Kumar Urban Developments Private Limited (KUDPL) and another Rs 2 crore on the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for causing damage to the environment and violation of environmental norms at the ‘Kumar City’ project site…

The Times of India

Supreme Court stalls Karwar port expansion work

Supreme Court stalls Karwar port expansion work

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Karnataka government to stop the expansion work of Karwar port, which handles three million tonnes of cargo per annum and services the hinterland of northern Karnataka, Goa and southern Maharashtra.

The Times of India

NGT appoints joint committee to assess harbour proposals near Kazhuveli Sanctuary

NGT appoints joint committee to assess harbour proposals near Kazhuveli Sanctuary

It directs the committee to ascertain the environmental impacts on the sanctuary

Chennai: Green nod for housing facility, furniture park

Chennai: Green nod for housing facility, furniture park

CHENNAI: Nearly two years after the announcement, the industrial housing project for labourers at an industrial park on the outskirts of Chennai, besides the furniture park at Tuticorin have received the nod from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).

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