The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
World Nature Conservation day is celebrated on July 28 across the world in order to raise awareness about protecting nature and conserving our natural resources. With problems like deforestation and illegal wildlife trade on the rise, nature conservation has gone up on the list of priorities for a lot of …
Retreat of Gangotri glacier will not have drastic influence on the flow of Ganga as the river is not totally dependent on glaciers for its water even in the head-water region, said the government on Tuesday. "The percentage of snow and glacier-fed contribution progressively reduces as one moves downstream. Rainwater …
The poor record of public and private sector industries across sectors to submit the mandatory environmental information on an annual basis reveals the shortcomings of the existing environmental regulatory process. This article attempts to evaluate the current status of firm level environmental information available with the regulators and suggests some …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anand Arya Vs. Mr. Alok Ranjan, Chief Secretary, State of Uttar Pradesh dated 22/07/2016 regarding state of wetlands in Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs State of Uttar Pradesh to file Affidavit giving complete details of the wet lands which are already …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anand Arya Vs. Union of India dated 22/07/2016 regarding state of wetlands in India. Tribunal directs the Ministry of Environment & Forests, & CC to file an Affidavit stating as to how many times till date the Central Wet Lands …
The Bill is critical to the disbursement of Rs. 42,000 crore to the States for afforestation The Congress and the BJP reached a compromise on Wednesday, clearing the decks for the passage of the long-pending Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill, which is critical to the disbursement of nearly Rs. 42,000 …
The High Court of Uttarakhand in Nainital has issued notice to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Uttarakhand State Government in a petition filed regarding the notification declaring wild boar as vermins in Uttarakhand. Stating this, the petitioner and People for Animals, Uttarakhand member secretary, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Thomas Nongtdu & Others. Vs. State of Meghalaya & Others dated 21/07/2016 regarding illegal coal mining, Meghalaya. Counsel appearing for the State of Meghalaya has filed a Status Report which mentions that there is 30,12,309 metric ton of coal lying …
Some of the key projects received for environmental clearances include 67 in mining, 82 in infrastructure, six in nuclear, defence and others and in river valley and hydro-electric sector. The Environment Ministry has received more than 2,300 projects for environmental clearance in the last three years, Lok Sabha was informed …
The government today termed as "inappropriate" the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report which ranked several Indian cities, including Delhi, among top 20 most polluted ones globally, and said the data was based on "extrapolated and estimated values". "A report was brought out by the WHO in May 2016 ranking …
Seeking to put at rest certain controversies pertaining to reports that the central government has allowed "killing" of animals to protect agricultural farms, new Environment Minister Anil Dave on Tuesday said "no such orders" have been given by the union government. "I want to make it clear that neither centre …
The Environment Ministry had earlier this month termed as "incorrect" claims that Adani Port and SEZ Ltd (APSEZ) was spared a hefty fine of Rs 200 crore for environmental damage during construction of Mundra port. The government did not impose any penalty for violation of environment and forest clearances in …
An attempt to improve India's ranking on the ease-of-doing business list of countries has put green activists and realtors on collision course. The Urban Development Ministry had told states as early as March, that they can frame and implement their own green rules to give real estate projects quick go …
A draft National Forest Policy has been submitted by a forest management institute under the Environment Ministry and it is under consideration, Rajya Sabha was informed today. Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave, in a written reply, said "The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal under the Environment Ministry was …
Nagpur: Residents of Koradi and its nearby areas, including north Nagpur will have to suffer ill effects of pollution for some more months as Mahagenco has sought time for installing pollution control equipment at Koradi power plant. An appeal in this regard has been filed with union ministry of environment, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Money Goyal & Akash Seth Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 18/07/2016 regarding discontinuation of use of SMC/non-degradable plastic material. Counsel appearing on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India submits that …
After mooting the move to do away with prior green clearances for big building projects, the Union environment ministry has delayed notifying these major changes even as the urban development ministry went ahead with its Model Building Byelaws 2016 incorporating these points. The bylaws, unveiled in March this year, promise …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar was Tuesday elevated to cabinet rank, a reward for bringing reforms in the green ministry which during UPA regime was projected as a road block ministry by the industry. He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh. Javadekar, 65, was in Berlin attending the Petersberg …
New human resources development (HRD) minister Prakash Javadekar, the only minister of state to be elevated to Cabinet rank on Tuesday, was in Berlin on an official assignment when he got a call asking him to be present here well in time for the oath-taking ceremony that was to be …
India said that it has initiated the domestic process for ratifying the Paris Agreement, the global treaty to tackle climate change adopted by 195 countries in December. Addressing the seventh edition of the informal ministerial meet, Petersberg Dialogue, co-hosted by Germany and Morocco, the chair of the 22nd round of …
