Environmental clearances to projects
As per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, prior environmental clearance is mandatory for projects listed in its schedule. To decentralize the work, the power to grant environmental
As per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, prior environmental clearance is mandatory for projects listed in its schedule. To decentralize the work, the power to grant environmental
The Standing Committee on Finance present this Fifty-seventh Report on the Companies Bill, 2011. The Companies Bill, 2011 introduced in Lok Sabha on 14 December, 2011, was referred to the Committee on
This report examines the challenges of achieving food and nutrition security and provides an update on progress in implementing sustainable agricultural policies and practices in line with the Rome Principles.
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) granted clearance for 'Initial Fuel Loading' (IFL) and 'First Approach to Criticality' (FAC) of Unit-1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KK NPP) on August 10, 2012.
Supreme Court gave six months to the Central and the Madhya Pradesh governments to dispose of toxic waste lying in and around the abandoned Union Carbide factory in Bhopal for the past 28 years. Read this order.
<p><span id="itro1">This exhaustive report by the Parliamentary standing committee on agriculture looks critically at various aspects of the impact of GM crops on health and environment & says that
Read draft mining policy for Goa released by the state government. It states that the closure of mines has to be systematically planned and ecological balance will be restored including utilization of existing pits for water conservation and harvesting of crops.
This advisory issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) urges the department of Telecommunications to stop allowing new cell phone towers in a one kilometer radius of existing ones, to avoid any negative effects of EMR exposure on the wild life, especially birds and bees.
The document contains the Order of Tribunal dated 9/8/12 (Apeal No.25/2012). The parties involved are Vinod R. Patel & Ors (Applicant / Appellant) and Gujarat State Level Impact Assessment Authority &
A Bill further to amend the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This Act may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Act, 2012.
This presentation by Naveen Pawar, CDM National Expert, Technical Support Facility in ADB, delivered on "Indian experience on composting" at Third Workshop on Enhancing the Regional Distribution of CDM
<p><span id="itro1">Even as the environment ministry continues to come under pressure to fast track coal mining in forest areas, this analysis by Greenpeace shows how coal mining threatens over 1.1 million
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has completed the Field work of NSS 68th round on 30th June 2012. This round was devoted mainly to Household
This technical report provides practical guidance and recommendations in managing concerns over pharmaceuticals in drinking-water. It emphasizes the importance to prioritize this emerging issue in the overall context of water safety management, which includes microbial and other chemical risks that may threaten the safety of drinking-water.
This report presents the current state of thought on the common path of sustainable diets and biodiversity. The papers contained herein address the linkages among agriculture, health, the environment and
A state-of-art assessment of existing monitoring/early warning systems (EWS) organized according to type of environmental threats is presented. This report focuses on: air quality, wildland fires, nuclear
<p><span id="itro1">This new report released by Greenpeace has found that large clusters of coal fired power plants proposed in Vidarbha may bring down the future availability of water in the Wardha river
<p><span id="itro1">According to this database on global carbon emissions prepared by the Centre for Global Development (CGD), NTPC has moved up the list of highest carbon dioxide emitting companies globally
The traditional knowledge (TK) of India’s people touches many lives within the country and outside it. For the holders of TK, it is their very lives and thus valuable as is. For others who don’t live by
This pollution management sourcebook is intended to provide users with current information on pollution management, including available policy tools for pollution prevention and resource efficiency. The