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Rajasthan: SC grants relief to lease-quarry license holders awaiting environmental clearance
Jaipur, March 27: The Supreme Court (SC) has granted a two-month extension for minor mineral lease holders and quarry license holders in Rajasthan up to five hectares to obtain environmental clearance (EC) from the state-level committee.
'Recipe for ecological disaster': Jairam Ramesh praises scientists' body for opposing Great Nicobar project
New Delhi, March 22: Congress leader and former Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh has expressed his support for a scientists' body that has come out against the Great Nicobar mega infra project, warning how it could irreversibly disrupt the island's unique ecosystem and impact its flora and fauna, especially the long-tailed macaque.
Green nod issue: SC offers shield to Isha Foundation's yoga centre against sealing, demolition
New Delhi, Feb 28: In a reprieve to Sadhguru's Isha Foundation, the Supreme Court on Friday put brakes on Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's plan to take coercive steps against the spiritual organisation for undertaking construction in the Coimbatore hills without a green nod a decade ago.