The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the new draft Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2020, on March 23, 2020. This draft EIA notification replaced the earlier EIA notification 2006. The draft … READ FULL STORY
The prime minister’s residence and office are likely to be shifted near the South Block and the vice-president’s new house will be in the vicinity of the North Block as per a blueprint prepared … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on January 4, 2018, directed Environment Ministry to decide within a month, on environmental clearance for the construction of a six-lane Hindon elevated road, connecting NH-24 in Ghaziabad, or … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar, on December 12, 2017, directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to comply with the prescribed decibel limits and directed the Delhi … READ FULL STORY
In a reprieve for the Maharashtra government, the Bombay High Court, on June 9, 2017, vacated a stay granted on allowing an increase in the floor space index (FSI) for new buildings proposed to … READ FULL STORY
A bench headed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson, justice Swatanter Kumar, on January 5, 2017, took the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to task, for not ‘applying its mind’, while amending … READ FULL STORY
Refusing to stay a December 9, 2016, notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), exempting real estate projects from obtaining prior environmental clearance, a bench headed by NGT chief justice Swatanter … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on May 31, 2016, held that all metro rail projects need to obtain an environmental clearance, after conducting proper Environment Impact Assessment. A bench headed by NGT chairperson, justice … READ FULL STORY
