Some projects under the Smart Cities Mission would not be able to meet the June 30 deadline and the respective state governments would be responsible for completing them thereafter, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs. In its report on the …
Environmental clearance (EC) is likely to pave the way for revival of the defunct Ashok Paper Mill. An application to the effect submitted by Assam Government is pending with the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). Government of Assam has submitted the draft terms of reference along with Techno-economic Feasibility …
NEW DELHI: Eight members of Parliament have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing support for the decision to suspend work on the Maheshwar hydel project. They have also criticised the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, who wants the suspension to be revoked. The suspension order was issued …
An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on fuel pricing is likely to meet after the current Parliament session to discuss freeing petrol, diesel and cooking fuel prices from the government control. At present, petrol was sold at a discount of Rs 6.63 a litre and diesel at a deficit of …
The Ministry of Environment and Forest hinted that water flow in the Indian rivers especially Brahmaputra and Ganga rivers were at risk because of shrinkage of glaciers in Tibet. The studies conducted by the Geological Survey of India indicate that the glaciers of Himalaya are receding at varying rates in …
A total of 83 tigers May 2: A total of 83 tigers were poached during 19992004 as forest guards in various reserves were illequipped and untrained to fight wildlife smugglers, a parliamentary panel has said. An audit examination revealed that nine tiger reserves
Nearly half of the total of 173 tigers, which died between 1999 and 2004, had fallen victim to poachers. And this, since forest guards in various reserves were ill-equipped and untrained to fight wildlife smugglers. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by BJP MP Gopinath Munde, has come up with …
New Delhi: The long-pending National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bill was passed in Lok Sabha after environment minister Jairam Ramesh accepted some key amendments to the proposed legislation that parliamentarians cutting across party lines had suggested. The bill, meant to set up special omnibus tribunals that would become the sole adjudicators …
J. Balaji NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Friday adopted the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bill, 2009. It envisages the setting up of a national tribunal, a judicial body exclusively to deal with environmental laws and to provide citizens a right to environment. The main Bench of the tribunal will …
IN A significant development on the Sino-India water front, India and China have agreed to share hydrological data for the river Brahmaputra starting this monsoon season. The implementation plan was signed after the fourth meeting of the India-China expert mechanism on trans-border rivers, which took place from April 26 to …
THE National Green Tribunal Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Bill allows for the setting up of specialised environment laws. There are at present 5,600 environment related cases pending in the courts. The setting up of a National Green Tribunal had been suggested by the Supreme …
April.30 : There is a draft Seeds Bill in Parliament which could be enacted any day now. The new Seeds Bill, drafted originally in 2004, will replace the old Seed Act of 1966 which was meant to set standards for trading in seed. The conditions of seed production have undergone …
New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday admitted that Indian ports were not equipped to check and handle hazardous waste. Expressing concern over the lack of proper enforcement that could have precipitated the radiation exposure in Mayapuri recently, Ramesh said he had written to the finance and commerce ministries …
The Government on Wednesday ruled out a blanket ban on plastic bags and said waste management at the local level should be improved to ensure that the waste did not become an environmental hazard. Replying to a question on plastic waste, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said in the Lok Sabha …
Against the backdrop of concerns over Mayapuri radiation incident, the government on Wednesday said the hazardous waste management rules should be strengthened especially at the port level to ensure that such material was not dumped in the country. Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said in the Lok Sabha during …
Opposes Proposed Clause In Law To Inspect Facilities Of Exporting Countries INDIA is lobbying hard with EU members to block a legislation that will make it tougher for the country
After having deferred the introduction of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill during the ongoing session of Parliament, the government today held out an olive branch to the opposition, which has been critical of the Bill and the compensation clauses in case of nuclear accidents. Minister of State in Prime Minister
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bill that will set up for the first time a network of dedicated environmental courts in the country has been cleared by the Cabinet. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment has proposed certain amendments to the Bill. Now, in the wake of …
Research projects on at least 36 genetically modified crops including rice, okra, brinjal, potato, groundnut and tomato are under process, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The central government has sent advisories to states asking them to phase out tourism in and around tiger reserves, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.
