Environment Impact Assessment

Environmental Impact Assessment: Navigating the development-environment dilemma

September 24, 2024 10:31 am

Has the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process helped India strike a balance between the demands of growth and development and the need to protect the environment?

EIA rules amended: projects near LoC, those of strategic value won't need green nod

July 20, 2022 6:53 am

The EIA is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development.

Karnataka forest department recommends environment, wildlife clearances for tourism development at Jog Falls

May 02, 2022 1:22 pm

The recommendation is not just for the five-star hotel proposal for which forest diversion was sought but also for the mega tourism activities proposed on the revenue land.

Multi-crore river front plan Aji project inches towards securing green clearance

July 06, 2021 1:48 am

The Rajkot Municipal Corporation had submitted an application to the SEAC in 2014, proposing to develop a riverfront along the 11-kilometre long stretch of Aji river, beginning from the National Highway 27 bridge downstream Aji dam to the Morbi bypass road bridge near Railnagar.

Central Vista project: New PM residence to be ready by Dec 2022

May 04, 2021 8:24 am

Approval was given on April 12 for the 10 buildings comprising the office complexes and the conference centre, the 10 buildings which will comprise the Prime Minister’s residence, one special protection group building, and 29 buildings making up the Vice-President's enclave.

Pandemic’s other scourge

March 17, 2021 8:56 pm

Plastics and other medical waste created while dealing with COVID-19 could prove to be environmental hazards.

Draft EIA translation: Don’t take combative stand, Delhi HC tells Centre

February 26, 2021 7:32 am

“There is that impression that for some reason the Union is resisting very hard that there should be this consultation with those who do not speak Hindi and English…,” said the court.

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Prima facie inclined to strike down Centre's notification on EIA for projects, SC

February 18, 2021 8:54 pm

A committee of four experts, appointed earlier by the apex court, had valued at Rs 220 crore the 300 heritage trees which were to be chopped for the construction of five railways over bridges in West Bengal in terms of oxygen and other products they offer.

In fresh letter to Javadekar, Ramesh explains his objections to draft EIA

Draft EIA notification "deeply anti-democratic": Jairam Ramesh

August 19, 2020 3:31 pm

Jairam Ramesh also accused Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of seeing his job as being an accelerator for project clearances and not as a guardian/protector of India's natural resources.