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 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution in ground water by industries, 23/07/2015. As per ground water resources assessments (as on March 2011), gross ground water draft for all uses in respect of Sirohi district is 310.61 MCM (Million Cubic Metre), which includes cumulative ground water withdrawal for Domestic/Agriculture/Industrial use. …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on nuclear safety, 22/07/2015. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has well established policies governing regulation of nuclear and radiation safety and has all the necessary functional autonomy for conducting the safety reviews and regulatory control of the nuclear and radiation facilities in India. AERB has …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on nuclear fuel, 22/07/2015. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research (AMD), a constituent Unit under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has carried out survey and exploration of Uranium resulting in establishing 2,25,936t in-situ U3O8 (1,91,594t U) reserves as of June, 2015. 21 nuclear power …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of packaged food items and milk products, 21/07/2015 . From time to time, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) takes up the matters relating to safety and standards of all food items with the State authorities concerned including through written …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on air pollution, 21/07/2015. The ambient air quality is monitored by various State Pollution Control Boards, Pollution Control Committees for UTs, Central Pollution Control Board and NEERI at 593 locations in 249 cities, towns and industrial areas in 28 states and 5 UTs. The parameters …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on check on adulterated food items, 21/07/2015. As per reports from the States/UTs, samples of Nestlé’s Maggi noodles have been found to be containing more than the permissible limit of 2.5 ppm of lead. The samples have also been found to be violating the labelling …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on impact of climate change in incidence of diseases, 21/07/2015. No increase in incidence of contagious diseases due to unprecedented changes in environment and climate has been documented by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi. There is increasing concern, globally as well as in …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of monsoon on agriculture, 21/07/2015. India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its 2nd stage Long Range Forecast for 2015 South-West Monsoon released on 2nd June, 2015 has predicted the season rainfall for the country as a whole is likely to be 88 + 4% …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Threatened/Endangered Species, 21/07/2015. Decline in species diversity is a global phenomenon as habitats of wild animals and plants that are increasingly coming under human use. The country''s biodiversity faces a variety of threats, from increasing pressure by land use changes in natural habitats, demand …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on air pollution by particulate matter, 21/07/2015. The Government has taken various measures to control air pollution in the country which inter alia include, Clean India Mission, supply of cleaner fuels as per auto fuel policy, use of gaseous fuel for public transport, stringent source …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on air quality, 21/07/2015. The ambient air quality is monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with various State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) for UTs and NEERI at 249 cities, towns and industrial areas under National Air …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on climate smart agriculture, 21/07/2015. The Government has taken a major initiative by launching National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) in 2011 to adapt and mitigate the impact of global climate change on Indian agriculture. Besides, the Government is also addressing the issue of …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests under the Chairmanship of Shri Ashwani Kumar had decided to take up the issue of pollution levels of some of the Tier-II cities of the country. In that series, the Committee undertook its study visit to Ludhiana and …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution of Ganga and Yamuna rivers, 21/07/2015. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under the Pollution Inventorization Assessment and Surveillance Project has inventorised 764 Grossly Polluted Industries (GPI) along the main stem of River Ganga. The CPCB has issued directions under Section 5 of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on emission norms for thermal power plants, 21/07/2015. Actions against the defaulters are taken as per the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986 and so far, Central Pollution Control Board has issued directions under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to …
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred and Sixty-fourth Report on "Environmental issues in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam". Pollution and environmental degradation is affecting all but its adverse effect is more in metropolitan cities and many of the Tier-II cities. In that context, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of climate change, 21/07/2015. A scientific study to assess the impact of climate change has been undertaken and a report entitled “Climate Change and India: A 4X4 Assessment - A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s” was published in 2010 by the Ministry. …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution in Metro cities, 21/07/2015. World Health Organisation (WHO) released Ambient Air Pollution Database-update 2014 considering only two pollutants, namely PM10 (particulate matter having size equal to or less than 10 micron) and PM2.5 (particulate matter having size equal to or less than 2.5 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Food Security Act, 21/07/2015. Central Government enacted the National Food Security Act 2013 (NFSA) to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a …
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre’s response after farmers’ bodies challenged the government’s re-promulgation of the land acquisition ordinance as “a mockery of the Constitution and running the country through ordinances.” The government recently re-promulgated the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …
