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Green signal for Mumbai airport

An environment ministry committee on Wednesday cleared most green hurdles for Mumbai’s second international airport at Navi Mumbai but imposed tough conditions for the project.

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Green signal for Mumbai airport

An environment ministry committee on Wednesday cleared most green hurdles for Mumbai’s second international airport at Navi Mumbai but imposed tough conditions for the project.

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Demolition of Adarsh housing society an option: Jairam Ramesh

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that it appears that Mumbai’s controversial Adarsh housing society had violated environmental laws and demolition of the building was one of the options before the government.

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Environment, aviation ministries’ nod to Navi Mumbai airport

After considerable wrangles over environmental clearance to the Navi Mumbai airport project, the Ministries of Civil Aviation and Environment on Tuesday reached a compromise.

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Environment panel to re-assess Navi Mumbai airport plan

The environment ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) will visit Mumbai next week to hold talks with the Maharashtra government on the Navi Mumbai airport project, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday.

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These Ganeshas give environment a fighting chance

Ganesha idols made of clay and paper pulp or which use naturally extracted colours have found many takers in Mumbai this year, as environment conscious residents are making sure that the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations do not come at a cost to nature.

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Environment Ministry releases list of demands

As Chief Minister Ashok Chavan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the deadlock over Mumbai’s second international airport, the Environment Ministry released its wish-list for the project.

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Environment Min imposes moratorium on projects in two Maha districts

In a move that could spark yet another controversy after Navi Mumbai airport project, the Environment Ministry has imposed a four-month moratorium on consideration of proposals in two nearby districts in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra.

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Situation grave, says Union Environment Minister

Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, who took a four-hour ride around the Mumbai Harbour and visited Elephanta Island on Saturday, has commissioned reports to assess the environmental damage caused by last week’s ship collision, and the impact on Mumbai’s fishing communities.

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Navi Mumbai airport to cause environmental damage: Ramesh

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday disfavoured the proposed Navi Mumbai Airport saying it would have serious environmental implication and suggested an alternative site for the second airport in Mumbai.

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