Ministry of Environment & Forests has upheld its show cause notice on lavasa Corporation and asked that there be no construction at the Pune site till end of December.The Ministry of Environment & Forests will give a final view on the controversial hill town project, which has been accused of violating green rules, by then.The interim order says no work on site can continue. The Ministry order has listed at...
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Bihar's Super 30 impresses James Cameron
Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron was all ears when Anand Kumar, who founded Bihar's Super 30 free coaching centre for students, narrated the real life stories of hope that his institute has generated year after year. "Cameron told me it was amazing to listen to my real life stories of hope. He was so impressed that he hinted at using such stories with people across the world," Kumar, who shared the...
More »Bombay HC stays Env Min's direction to lavasa to stop construction
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed Environment Ministry's direction to lavasa Corporation to stop construction. However, lavasa Corporation voluntarily agreed not to carry out any work till December 14. On November 25, MOEF issued a show-cause notice to lavasa, demanding an explanation as to why it did not obtain clearances as per rules under Environment Protection Act, amended by notifications in 1994 and 2004. MOEF also asked the corporation,...
More »lavasa case Bench recuses itself
On Monday, the divisional bench of Bombay High Court recused itself from hearing a petition filed by lavasa Corporation against the show cause and status quo notice issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The matter has been adjourned till the Chief Justice assigns it to another bench for hearing. The divisional bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice S. J. Kathawala were hearing the matter. On Monday, the Chief...
More »India Deals Face a Reckoning by Geeta Anand
Jairam Ramesh, India's environment minister, will make a decision in the next week that could define the future of the country: whether to approve a $12 billion South Korean-owned steel plant, the largest potential foreign direct investment ever on the subcontinent. The plant, proposed by South Korea's Posco, has been in the works for years. It already has been cleared by the environment ministry, which Mr. Ramesh runs, and endorsed by...
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