environmental clearances

Why Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dissented in Supreme Court’s verdict on retrospective green clearances

November 19, 2025 12:53 pm

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dissent, Supreme Court EC verdict: Supreme Court of India's Justice Ujjal Bhuyan penned a sharp dissent while disagreeing with the majority view taken by Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, recalling the verdict that prohibited the Centre from granting retrospective environmental clearances to projects found in violation of environmental norms

How Centre’s draft notification could benefit proposed Adani cement project in Maharashtra

October 06, 2025 5:00 pm

One immediate beneficiary of exemptions to environmental clearances could be a proposed Adani-owned plant near Kalyan, in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Govt allows splitting of environmental clearance for projects

April 26, 2023 3:07 pm

The move will speed up projects that are stuck over obtaining duplicate EC approvals from the authority concerned, he added.

Limestone mining: NGT quashes clearance to Ultratech, NCC in Amreli

February 24, 2022 4:32 am

NGT panel seeks admin's reply to residents' concerns about dumpyard

July 15, 2021 10:09 am

Justice Pritam Pal, chairman, Monitoring Committee of National Green Tribunal and retired judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, told The Indian Express, "This matter is of importance for the city and its residents.

All-Over India ‘750 projects awaiting environmental clearance’

August 02, 2017 2:03 am

According to an answer given by Union minister Harsh Vardhan to a question in the Lok Sabha last month, 1,877 proposals for environmental clearance were received by the Centre between January 2014 and December 2016, of which 1,168 were given the nod.

Will try (to conserve) but can’t allow something crazy, says Prakash Javadekar

August 03, 2015 5:22 am

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar talks about speedier green clearance and the balance with growth in this interview to Jay Mazoomdaar

Cab Sec panel promises green e-clearances

March 28, 2014 2:05 am

Delay in green clearances are estimated to have held back over 100 projects worth investment of over Rs 4 lakh crore.

Green clearances for five CIL projects postponed

January 22, 2014 2:54 am

Plan panel advises CoalMin not to rush to Cabinet for approval.

CCI to take up three hydro projects at next meeting

January 01, 2014 10:48 pm

The three projects are Tawang and Tato in Arunachal Pradesh and Teesta in Sikkim.