Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said he has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging ex post facto environmental clearances, asserting that such approvals are illegal, harmful to public health, and undermine governance.
The state government, which claims to be a people’s government, is completely insensitive towards the people of Malkangiri and Odisha, alleged Debi Prasad Mishra, Senior Vice President, BJD while briefing reporters here today.
CJI Gavai and Justice Chandran allowed the review plea, while Justice Bhuyan delivered a strong dissent, refusing to reopen the earlier judgment.
The department nod clears the decks for one of India’s most significant infrastructure projects in the pharmaceutical sector, aimed at reducing dependency on imported Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and Key Starting Materials (KSMs).
The Central government accepted the demand of the industry to remove dual compliance of Environmental Clearance (EC) and Consent to Establish (CTE) for setting up new industries.
“ Environmental clearance is accorded to the proposed new “Secretariat Complex” of Telangana State by Ministry of Environment Forests and climate Change, Government of India,” according to a notification issued by Engineer-in-chief (R&B), NH & Buildings, Hyderabad.
The proposed 2020 EIA Notification released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change spells doom for Environmental Regulation in India, say NIKITA KANSAL and MADHULIKA REDDY.
The Odisha government had raised objections to the project in the apex court by way of a petition and had challenged the environment clearance accorded to the project.
Clearing the hurdles in the construction of Andhra Pradesh’s new state capital Amaravati, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday…
