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Nandi Hills ropeway gets forest nod, foundation stone to be laid in May
The total cost of the project is pegged at ₹93.40 crore, and construction is expected to take 24 months once all approvals are in place.
Published on Apr 11, 2025 12:24 PM IST
MoEF panel defers decision on Goa’s stalled rail doubling project
The Goa government has sought revocation of an abeyance order on the diversion of 15.6 hectares of forest land along the Kulem-Kalem section of the railway track
Published on Feb 26, 2025 09:45 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Streamline approvals for exploratory drilling, states told
The Union environment ministry has streamlined forest survey approvals to boost mineral exploration, exempting certain projects from prior clearance.
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 06:46 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Green nod for Parsa obtained with fake documents: ST Panel
The Chhattisgarh ST Commission has found that the process of obtaining forest clearance (FC) for the Parsa coal block in Surguja district was tainted with multiple irregularities and fabricated entries.
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 06:42 AM IST
Ritesh Mishra, Raipur
FAC defers decision on police battalions in Assam’s forests
The Forest Advisory Committee has decided to defer its decision on ex-post facto forest clearance to police battalions being constructed in violation of the Forest Conservation Act in Hailakandi.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 07:22 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi