Spanning 555 km, the project was to cost Rs 7,500 crore.
The Environment Ministry had earlier this month termed as "incorrect" claims that Adani Port and SEZ was spared a hefty fine of Rs 200 crore.
Villagers have been protesting against the Sterlite factory since February 12, with an effigy of Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal as the backdrop. More than 75 days hence, the dharna continues, the summer vacation seeing children joining the protest.
'This is not a Sanjay Baru or Natwar Singh type of book. It's not a memoir. It's not a book to reveal conversations, real or imaginary. This is not a book to position myself at the centre of the world.' Jairam Ramesh on his stint as environment minister.
China has invested millions in Sri Lankan infrastructure.
Adani, which already has mining and environmental licences from the state government, requires the state approvals on management plans on the endangered finch bird and groundwater in order to commence the mine construction.
Is it inconsistency in policy, or the lack of robust support?
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Arunachal Pradesh has urged the union home affairs ministry to pay special attention and expedite 'action-oriented' measures to build defence infrastructure in the state.
He said the country has witnessed a journey from indecisiveness to clarity and decisiveness.
Posco is among several corporations, including Vedanta Resources, to come under scrutiny from Ramesh, putting his ministry in a perceived open conflict with the corporate sector.
Area residents and environmental groups have resisted the coal power plant ever since it was originally proposed in 2006 due to worries about land clearance and pollution
Civil Aviation ministry has cancelled approval to the controversial private airport project at Aranmula in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala.
Public investment is very crucial for GDP growth, says finance ministry.
Tamil Nadu, the best-performing state, managed to do this in 63 days. Land allotment took 156 days nationally and 28 days in Himachal Pradesh. Environmental approval took 91 days nationally and 25 days in Chhattisgarh.
Rajapaksa has blamed India, the United States and European countries for his humiliating defeat.
The Andhra Pradesh government's attempt to ride roughshod over the Environment Protection Act 1986 to allow a massive private thermal power plant on the wetlands of Srikakulam district has failed.
The government on Thursday allowed free inter-state wheeling of renewable energy used in the production of green hydrogen and ammonia as it seeks to boost usage of the carbon-free fuel and make India an export hub. Unveiling the first part of the much-awaited National Hydrogen Policy, Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh said the government is targeting production of 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030. Oil refineries to steel plants require hydrogen to produce finished products.
Permission should be denied before the start of the refinery. To do so now is unfair and damaging to the government's reputation, says Nilmadhab Mohanty.
Ruias to sell Essar Steel stake to strategic partners.
Domestic airports across the country are bursting at the seams. And new ones are stuck.
Due to improvement in business climate, industry chieftains refrain from visiting the North Block.
In the atmosphere created by the reaction to the PNB fraud and RBI's resolution framework, "don't lend, don't resolve" is bound to become the bankers' new mantra, says T T Ram Mohan.
A highly placed source in the know of content of the draft report prepared by the three-member panel told PTI that the ministry team has secured evidence to establish the fact that illegal sand mining is happening in the Uttar Pradesh district.
The sector requires proper implementation of policies, coupled with reasonable taxes and improved basic infrastructure.
Swiss brokerage UBS said Nifty will scale the 8,000-mark by December even though market expectations from government remain "unrealistically" high.
However, the proposal is yet to be placed before the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority. Sources said the environmental 'carrying capacity' study being commissioned by the Orissa State Pollution Control Board in the Sambalpur-Jharsuguda belt and the state government's reported reluctance to provide more bauxite mines to VAL are delaying matters.
Make in India campaign has huge potential.
Offers 12.60% in revenue share to Cidco, while only other bidder GMR offered 10.44%.
Adani's $15-billion Carmichael coal mine is stuck since 2010.
The steps included conservation of Himalayan ecology,regeneration of forest and promotion of cleaner fuels to bring down carbon emission.
Announcing a slew of measures for the sector, he said GST-registered micro, small and medium enterprises will be sanctioned a loan of Rs 1 crore in just 59 minutes through a new portal.
Budget 2016 may hold some answers to start-up cooncerns.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.
Natarajan said she had an unpopular job but she never did anything wrong
India's economy - ranked eighth in 2015 with a GDP of $2 trillion - is projected to climb past Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan and become the world's third-largest in 2030 with a GDP of $7.3 trillion.
Labour unions, with a history of hostility towards management, are pushing back on Coal India's plans, fearing modernization and outsourcing will hit jobs.
'Which one of us would give up our flats for development?' 'We insist that others, who are unwilling but weak, make all the sacrifices on our behalf and then we are puzzled when there is violence against the State,' says Aakar Patel.
The Supreme Court-mandated ban on all mining operations in Goa -- the second in less than a decade -- will disrupt the livelihoods of tens of thousands in the state, points out P K Mukherjee.
The euphoria of Ab Ki Baar Modi Sarkar will fade quickly if the Modi government does not raise its game, and focus significant monetary resources and managerial skills on making India's infrastructure truly world-class, says Ram Kelkar.
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