Draft guidelines for liberalizing felling and transit regime for tree species grown on non-forest private land
Draft guidelines for liberalizing felling and transit regime for tree species grown on non-forest private land.
Ministry of Environment and Forests
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Consideration of projects for environmetnal clearance based on Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI)
Consideration of projects for environmetnal clearance based on Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) - reimposing of moratorium in respect of critically polluted areas and projects/activities
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Guidelines for diversion of forest for laying transmission lines through forest areas
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has finally notified guidelines for diversion of forest for laying transmission lines through forest areas. It may be recalled that the National Green Tribunal
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Drought conditions and management strategies in India
Drought conditions and management strategies in India - Country Report prepared for the Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific as part of the UN-Water Initiative on “Capacity Development to Support National
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National REDD+ policy and strategy: draft
<p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/national-redd-policy-and-strategy-draft" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(241, 241, 241);" target="_parent">The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has come out with this draft policy on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation'(REDD+ initiative). Read full text of this policy and find more in this package.</a></p>
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India’s fifth national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity 2014
India has made sustained efforts in fulfilling commitments towards conservation of biodiversity, its sustainable use and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of biodiversity
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Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, 2014
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Forest
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Draft notification declaring Ecologically Sensitive Area in Western Ghats in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
<p>The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) issued this draft notification earmarking 56,825 sq km of the Western Ghats as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu keeping it out of bounds for mining, quarrying and major construction and thermal projects. Read the text.</p>
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Letter to M/s Tata Steel Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance dated 24th January, 2014
Letter to M/s Tata Steel Ltd from Ministry of Environment & Forests regarding environmental clearance of Ganeshpur Opencast Coalmine Project (4 MTPA (normative) & 5.5 MTPA (Peak) in 398 ha project area)
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Draft policy for sustainable utilisation of agar wood 2014
This draft policy for sustainable utilisation of agar wood prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests deals with the issues related to trade, current status, export and management of agar wood for sustainable utilisation.