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 …
Sanjay Jog Mumbai: Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh plans to be tough on the power project developers, who fail to initiate the construction work within five years of obtaining the environment clearance. The ministry (MoEF) will make it mandatory for the developers to undertake another environment impact assessment (EIA) …
MUMBAI: The BMC is carrying out soil testing work in the Tulsi lake area, which falls within the core zone of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Interestingly, both park officials and those in the civic body claim ignorance about it initially. No one even has any clue about who …
KOLKATA: The 230-year-old Indian Botanical Gardens are going to be renamed as Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Gardens. Announcing this here, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh described the move as
New Delhi: A Day after The Indian Express reported that all tigers in Panna have been poached as found by a Central Special Investigative Team (SIT) probe, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said
Whereas, Mount Abu area has significant ecological importance comprising of tropical dry deciduous forests at lower altitude and evergreen forests at higher altitude and the flora and fauna of the region comprise of several endemic and rare species; besides Mount Abu has natural heritage such as Nakki Lake and man-made …
Shujaat Bukhari SRINAGAR: A whopping Rs.11,000 crore is being spent in the country on afforestation and for that purpose all the States will have Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authorities (CAMPAs) set up by July 15, Union Forests and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said here on Monday. The amount, he …
Mumbai: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has chosen Attero Recycling, an e-waste recycling company, as a first recycler to be given registration by the ministry of environment and forests. Nitin Gupta, CEO of the Attero Recycling, said, "The registration by the CPCB is in recognition of our commitment to …
June 22: The Union ministry of environment and forests has stepped up pressure on the AP government to expedite the inspection of its borders with Karnataka by taking the support of the Survey of India. The move will impact the mining activities of Obulapuram Mining Company, owned by Mr Gali …
Shujaat Bukhari SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh visited Kashmir
Sujay Mehdudia RAMNAGAR (UTTARAKHAND): Strongly opposing a proposal to depute police personnel in various tiger reserves and other wildlife sanctuaries all over the country as part of the new
The Union government decision to officially allow coal exploitation in degraded forests has invited the wrath of environment activists who fear the move may have an
PWD Minister Durai Murugan on Friday expressed shock over the reported assurance given by Union Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh to Andhra Pradesh government that permission would be given for constructing a dam across the Palar river within 15 days As soon as Andhra Pradesh government announced that …
In a bid to double coal production in the country by ensuring speedy environmental approvals to miners, the government is planning to limit coal mining activities to degraded forest areas. Currently, coal mining is allowed in India both on degraded as well as non-degraded land areas subject to environmental approval …
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it will develop model terms of reference (TORs) for coal projects to bring down the time taken in assigning environmental clearances to such projects from 3-5 years. Coalmine developers use the TORs in assessing the impact of mining projects on environment, and standard …
