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Green Court Takes Cognisance of Workers’ Issues in Ship-breaking Yard, Orders Remedial Measures
27 Nov 2020
Gujarat Maritime Board will add 15 new ship recycling plots to the Alang-Sosiya Ship Breaking Yard along Gujarat’s sea coast.
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How Modi Government’s Thermal Power Reforms Aggravate Pollution
20 Nov 2020
The push for the use of domestic coal is directly focused on revitalising coal mining and thermal power companies, including addressing their sluggish response to the coal auctions, said experts
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Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Game Changer’ Coal Mining Project to Face Resistance
13 Nov 2020
The coal block is a unique instance where the top soil is rich in minor minerals and a number of locals are employed in their extraction.
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Tribal Rights Compromised for National Highway in Andhra, Say Locals and Activists
07 Nov 2020
Locals and activists allege no public hearing is being conducted for NH 516-E while officials say full transparency is being maintained since the project is partially funded by the World Bank.
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Proposed Elephant Reserve a ‘Red Herring’ for Those Opposed to Coal Mining in Chhattisgarh’s Dense Jungles?
31 Oct 2020
Experts say elephant reserves in India enjoy no legal status, whatsoever, which could per se prohibit mining activities within their limits.
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Odisha Govt Spares Mining Mafia, But Imposes Environment Damages on Truckers
24 Oct 2020
It's an attempt to hoodwink the Tribunal, says an angry NGT
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Did Odisha Govt Rush Through a Public Hearing for Vedanta’s Aluminium Smelter Expansion?
14 Oct 2020
The government’s haste to hold a public hearing on Vedanta’s expansion project amid the pandemic has raised questions even as locals are opposing the project due to environmental concerns.
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Modi Govt Scraps Corporate Environment Responsibility Fund
09 Oct 2020
This has opened an easy way for corporates to procure prior environmental clearances, but the chances of non-compliance to the environmental commitments are now high.
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Did OIL Conceal Facts to Obtain Environmental Clearance for Hydrocarbon Expansion Project in Assam?
30 Sep 2020
An Oil India Limited spokesperson said all information at hand had been provided to the central government with due diligence and all replies to all queries had also been made.
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Is Govt Losing Revenue on Account of Iron Ore Pellet Exports?
08 Sep 2020
New Delhi: Though a duty of 30% has been imposed by the Union government on export of all grades of iron ore, including fines, which have Fe (iron) content above 58%, no duties whatsoever are impos