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There is a 15- 30 centimetre rise in groundwater levels: SPPU study

Under the study, a total 103 villages across 13 talukas of Pune district were selected where trench-cum-recharge shaft structures were proposed to tackle drinking water scarcity issues

SPPU Geology dept submits groundwater recharge study to Pune ZP (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

Published on Sep 10, 2023 11:03 PM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Parliament must rework the data protection bill

The proposed data protection authority must not fall prey to industry capture or misuse legal powers

The Personal Data Protection Bill introduced in the Parliament on December 11 provides a framework to regulate the processing of personal data in India. It gives certain grounds for processing personal data along with obligations on those processing it. It creates and empowers a data protection authority to do the regulation. The success of such a law depends on how its purview is defined and how well it is implemented.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Dec 19, 2019 06:43 PM IST

BySuyash Rai

Jaipur-based firm to conduct soil testing for Halwara airport

As per a senior official of the Airport Authority of India (AAI), the company, Millennium Consulting and Technocrats Private Limited, which placed the lowest bid in the tendering process initiated in October, will assess the existing soil conditions for the proposed structure of the international civil aviation terminal.

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Published on Nov 21, 2019 10:55 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByAneesha Sareen Kumar, Ludhiana

Green norms for project expansion could be relaxed

It has also exempted projects with a proposed capacity expansion up to 40% from the requirement of public consultations, with certain riders.

The environment ministry is considering a number of relaxations in the environment impact assessment (EIA) process that is carried out for development projects, including mining, before they are given the go-ahead(Hindustan Times)

Updated on Sep 30, 2019 07:09 AM IST

New Delhi | ByJayashree Nandi

Draft rules show plan to cut green safeguards

Some of the controversial aspects of the environment draft are actually amendments the government tried to get through, only to be scotched by legal challenges.

The draft was challenged in the NGT because experts said authorities lacked expertise in assessing the impact of mining.(Representative imageAFP/File Photo)

Updated on May 16, 2019 10:45 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByJayashree Nandi

Draft rules show plan to cut green safeguards

Many of the clauses in the zero draft were introduced as amendments by the ministry earlier but challenged in court because of their impact on environmental regulation. But these disputed clauses have found space in the draft notification 2019.

The draft rules give local bodies the authority to grant building permits for projects of built-up area of 20,000-50,000sqm.(Amal KS/HT File PHOTO)

Published on May 16, 2019 07:10 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByJayashree Nandi

Centre nod to Vedanta EIA for oil exploration

The Union ministry of environment said it had cleared the proposed environmental impact assessment for both offshore and onshore exploration in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry.

This development comes in the backdrop of a backlash against Vedanta in Tamil Nadu, where its copper smelter, Sterlite, in Thoothukudi has been closed since May 2018 over alleged environmental pollution caused by the plant.

Updated on May 12, 2019 02:16 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByMC Rajan

The judicial impact needs an urgent assessment

In the realm of judicial impact assessment, we have five core issues to examine

Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on the constitutional validity of the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act. (Sunil Saxena/HT File Photo)(Sunil Saxena/HT File Photo)

Updated on Mar 22, 2019 04:22 PM IST

ByGS Bajpai

Re-grassing to be part of government’s mining policy

Senior advocate Ashok Kumar Panda, appearing for the Centre, informed the court that this would be included as part of the 2019 national mining policy that was being formulated.

Earlier, by its 2017 judgement in the Odisha mining case, the top court had imposed a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>19,174.83 crores on mining leaseholders for environmental and forest clearance violations.(Getty Images/Picture for representation)

Published on Jan 19, 2019 10:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Jharkhand puts proposed merger of over 6,000 middle schools on hold

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ranchi, has been asked to conduct an impact assessment of merged primary schools in Jharkhand.

Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das has asked the HRD department officials to stop the procedure of merging more schools for time being and conduct an impact assessment of earlier merged schools.(Manoj Kumar / HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 09, 2019 01:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey

Like the EU, India must regulate data effectively

India must work towards prioritising collective consultation over siloed responses and a unifying innovation impact principle when evaluating regulatory interventions.

While celebrating the might of the State against unchecked technology giants, it would serve us well to remember that better regulation is not coterminous with micromanaged legislative prescriptions. Often, such prescriptions are counterproductive.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Dec 13, 2018 03:17 PM IST

ByAnanth Padmanabhan

Land acquisition proposal for NCR’s second airport at Jewar submitted to UP CM

In the first phase, the Uttar Pradesh government will acquire 1,257 hectares of land from six villages along the 165-km-long Yamuna expressway in Gautam Budh Nagar.

Land for proposed international airport project in Jewar, in Greater Noida (File photo)(HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 17, 2018 11:53 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Greater Noida | ByHT Correspondent

NGT junks government order easing mining rules

NGT bench noted that the environment ministry’s notifications were in conflict with the 2016 sustainable sand mining guidelines, which said an EIA should address the environmental impacts of minor mineral mining.

A view of the National Green Tribunal in New Delhi .(HT File Photo)

Updated on Sep 27, 2018 12:02 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Uttarakhand govt to challenge high court order on bugyal restrictions

The Uttarakhand high court had ordered removal of permanent structures at high-altitude meadows, banned night stays, and limited the number of tourists visiting the meadows to 200. The government said such steps would give a blow to tourism.

The government has been busy promoting Auli as a winter destination for the tourists, and its measures have succeeded in generating nearly <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4 crore of revenue annually. Besides Auli, Roopkund and Dayara Bugyal are other popular spots.(HT File Photo)

Published on Aug 24, 2018 12:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByNihi Sharma, Dehradun

Noida: Committee constituted to fast track Jewar airport project

The seven-member committee, which consists of two social scientists, two village heads and other officials, is set to begin public hearings with farmers of the villages where agricultural land needs to be acquired for the project.

The Uttar Pradesh government selected the Gautam Budh University to conduct a social impact assessment (SIA) in villages for the project (mandatory a before large-scale land acquisition) on January 10 this year(HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 20, 2018 09:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVinod Rajput, Greater Noida

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