NGT refuses to quash green nod to Vizhinjam port
PTI The National Green Tribunal on Friday refused to quash the environment clearance granted to the Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd, being developed by Adani Group in Thiruvananthapuram city of south Indian state of Kerala. A bench comprising NGT Chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice R S Rathore, however, constituted an expert committee of seven members to look into compliance of conditions of environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance. The green panel, while disposing of the pleas seeking withdrawal of environment clearance given to the venture, also directed the project proponent Adani Group to maintain fisheries harbour on the port for the welfare of local fishermen. The tribunal's order came on pleas by Thiruvananthapuram- based environmental activists, Wilfred J and V Marydasan, ...
'The Budget is a far sighted one'
The budget can be termed as a far-sighted one that focused on infrastructure and investment, agriculture, rural sector, health social, job creation, financial sector reforms, saysY.R. Singh, Exec Dir, Indias Chamber of Trade and Industry (affiliated to Assocham) Jasleen Kaur | The Dollar Business Y.R. Singh, Exec Dir, Indias Chamber of Trade and Industry (affiliated to Assocham)Indias national budget 2016-17 was announced on Monday by Finance minister Arun Jaitley in the Lok Sabha. The budget can be termed as a far-sighted one that focused on infrastructure and investment, agriculture, rural sector, health, job creation, financial sector reforms etc. In an exclusive interview to The Dollar Business,Ravinder Singh detailed the positive points that the budget carried. These being: Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks- The ...
