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 …
Q&A;: Jairam Ramesh, environment and forest minister Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi July 5, 2009, 0:35 IST Jairam RameshWe pay lip service to environment protection and have to learn to say no, Jairam Ramesh, environment and forest minister, tells Sreelatha Menon. Over the last five years, the environment ministry was …
NEW DELHI: Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde seeking to put an end to laying of foundation stones for projects without proper and formal clearances and advising all state power PSUs like National Thermal Power Corporation, National Hydro Power Corporation , Sutlej …
Environment Ministry Moves Cabinet For Setting Up Tribunal Mahendra Kumar Singh & Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: In a move to reduce the burden on judiciary as well as address the increasing number of environment-related litigation, the government has proposed to set up a National Green Tribunal along with …
In a significant development, Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh has confirmed that no changes will be undertaken in Coastal Regulation Notification without first consulting fishing and other communities and assuring that the controversial draft CZM notification, would be allowed to lapse on July 22. He made this commitment to …
Environmental and health activists who have given a bad name to asbestos are facing the wrath of an industry that pleads that this is the best option for our country--------- FACT: In June 2001. the Supreme Court in Brazil rejected a petition by some activists for ban of asbestos-cement production. …
New Delhi, July 3 In a boost to tiger conservation efforts, the Centre has approved a proposal for implementing the tripartite agreement between the Environment Ministry, State Governments and tiger reserves. The proposal for the MoUs, cleared by the Cabinet on Friday, aims at strengthening tiger conservation initiatives and develops …
Rapid urbanization, destruction of habitat and rampant use of pesticides are some of the factors affecting the population of scavenging birds--------- Vultures in the sky are disappearing very fast. According to statistics of the Bombay Natural History Society, the vulture population has declined by more than 99% and is declining …
Controversial regulatory reforms in the environment sector found their way into the Economic Survey too. The report recommended that housing and real estate sector be taken out of the purview of the central environmental clearances regime. It also recommended the creation of an autonomous environmental regulatory authority, which environment and …
The Indian Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, has confirmed that the controversial Coastal Zone Management Notification will be allowed to lapse. He has also stated that any reform will involve deep consultations with the fishing and other coastal communities. Five national consultations of the Ministry in collaboration …
In what could rouse both suspicion and relief, a State-level committee constituted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of West Bengal on the directions of the Centre to assess the damage caused to the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve by cyclone Aila, has claimed there were
New Delhi, July 1 The Minister for Environment and Forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, on Wednesday announced that the Web site for Environmental and Forestry Clearances has been made more accessible and user-friendly. The status of all pending cases for clearance under the Forest Conservation Act (1980) is being put up …
The environment ministry is working on an independent professional body which is expected to come up in a year. The proposed entity, to be called the National Environment Protection Authority, would be modelled on telecom regulator Trai and market regulator Sebi, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said today. Ramesh said that …
Guidelines for establishing CAMPAs in the States/UTs and putting in place a funding mechanism for enhancing forest and tree cover and conservation and management of wildlife by utilising funds received towards Compensatory Afforestation, Net Present Value (NPV), etc., currently available with the Adhoc CAMPA. The guidelines, prepared are, by and …
Export Basket High In Carbon Content: US Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: Should the industrialized world be allowed to put an import tax on goods from India because it has a
Starting this year, an evaluation of tiger reserves by independent wildlife experts like Belinda Wright, Valmik Thapar and Ullas Karanth besides a host of others could become an annual feature. The Environment and Forests Ministry is expected to take a final decision on the issue along with the dates for …
June 29: The AP High Court on Monday directed the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to find out whether there is any possibility of land subsidence due to exploration of natural gas in the Krishna-Godavari basin. A division bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Anil Ramesh Dave …
