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18th June 2020 saw the launch of the auction process for 41 coal blocks where coal can be mined for entirely commercial purposes in India. Of the total, 9 mines were from the state of Chhattisgarh. Following strong resistance from…
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The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), in its meeting held on 23rd April 2020 discussed the issue of diversion forest land for the proposed 3097 MW Etalin Hydro Electric Project (EHEP) in Dibang valley of Arunachal Pradesh. Before taking a decision,…
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पर्यावरणीय प्रभाव आकलन (EIA) अधिसूचना, 2020 के प्रारूप में अंतर्देशीय जलमार्ग संबंधी विशिष्ठ प्रावधानों पर टिप्पणियाँ EIA नोटिफिकेशन 2020 के प्रारुप में अंतर्देशीय जलमार्गों को प्रवर्ग ख 2 (B2 श्रेणी) में शामिल किया गया है;कैपिटल ड्रेजिंग की परिभाषा में नदियों…
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) published the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2020 on its website for public comments on 12th March 2020. The new draft weakens an already weak environmental assessment and clearance regime…
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Critique of the Loktak Inland Waterways Improvement Project The Loktak Inland Waterways Improvement Project was approved by the Ministry of Shipping in November 2019. This project is being pushed with the claims of promoting tourism and hence creation of jobs,…
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Manthan Adhyayan Kendra in collaboration with the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) and The Research Collective (TRC) is organizing a consultation and strategic discussion on National Inland Waterways on 21st January 2020, from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM at…
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Monthly Updates on National Inland Waterways of India Update-15: Developments in November 2019 In continuation with the ongoing analysis of National Waterways of India, Manthan has decided to compile, on a monthly basis, major news updates from various media reports,…
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Monthly Updates on National Inland Waterways of India Update-14: Developments in October 2019 In continuation with the ongoing analysis of National Waterways of India, Manthan has decided to compile, on a monthly basis, major news updates from various media reports,…
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Monthly Updates on National Inland Waterways of India Update-13: Developments in September 2019 In continuation with the ongoing analysis of National Waterways of India, Manthan has decided to compile, on a monthly basis, major news updates from various media reports,…
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प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा साहेबगंज मल्टी मोडल टर्मिनल(बंदरगाह) के निर्माण में हुई सामाजिक–पर्यावरणीय प्रावधानों की अवहेलना की अनदेखी कर उद्घाटन – एक निंदनीय क़दम यहाँ पढ़ें