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  GMR's Rs 16,000cr Delhi airport expansion plan gets environmental clearance

  September 06, 2017 16:48 IST

  An expert committee of the environment ministry has given its nod to GMR's Rs 16,000cr Delhi airport expansion plan

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  NGT slams MoEF for terming cigarette butts as 'biodegradable'

  India | July 19, 2017 18:46 IST

  The National Green Tribunal today slammed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for terming cigarette butts as 'biodegradable' and directed it to clarify its stand on the issue.

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  NGT notice to MoEF on construction of Agra-Lucknow Expressway

  India | March 29, 2016 19:32 IST

  New Delhi: A plea challenging the forest clearance granted to the project to construct the 302 km Agra -Lucknow Expressway today led the National Green Tribunal to seek a response from the Environment Ministry.

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  SC asks Centre to apprise about steps taken for cleaning Ganga

  India | August 05, 2014 21:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to apprise it about the steps taken for cleaning up of the river Ganga for which the NDA government has created a newministry.A bench, comprising justices

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  MoEF may take up Hindalco's coal project for clearance next week

  April 26, 2014 17:08 IST

  New Delhi: The Environment Ministry may meet next week to take up the issue of granting clearance for diversion of forest land pertaining to Hindalco's coal mining project in Odisha.The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting

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  Hazira port's proposal to double LNG capacity moved to MoEF

  India | August 19, 2013 7:52 IST

  Ahmedabad:  Hazira Port Pvt Ltd's (HPPL) proposal to double LNG terminal capacity to 10 MMTPA has been recommended to MoEF for clearance by the Gujarat Coastal Zone Management Authority (GZMA), officials said.HPPL, is a joint

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  MoEF gives nod to Oil India for exploration in KG basin

  May 14, 2013 15:52 IST

  Hyderabad, May 14: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has accorded 'green signal' to Oil India (OIL's) proposed exploration activities in KG-ONN-2004/1 block in the Krishna-Godavari basin. According to an order issued yesterday, the

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  UK-based firm moves application to MoEF for project clearance

  India | September 16, 2012 11:27 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 16: Setting its sight on a diamond mine located in poverty-stricken Bundelkhand, a UK-based mining firm has sought green clearance from the EnvironmentMinistry for the project worth millions of dollars.Rio Tinto, which

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  Posco Satisfied With MoEF Conditions: Korea

  India | February 18, 2011 21:53 IST

  Kolkata, Feb 18: Korean Ambassador to India Kim Joong Keun today said Posco was satisfied with the conditions laid down by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) while according green signal to the project