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 …
Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh warned that no mining activities will be allowed in the name of development at any place in the nation including Kudremukh. Speaking to mediapersons after visiting the prominent rehabilitation centre in Asia, Bhadra Rehabilitation Centre at M C Halli near here, Ramesh …
Hyderabad, June 7 A Central legislation will be enacted soon to pave way for the establishment of an independent environmental protection authority to ensure effective implementation of the Environment Protection Act, according to Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment and Forests. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Ramesh said this …
Whereas, the Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80 kilometers from West of Delhi) attracts around 35,000 variety of migratory birds belonging to over 250 species during winter and water problem at Bharatpur National Park of Rajasthan, this Sanctuary provides an alternate wintering site to the migratory water fowls which has enhanced …
Petitioners have raised the issue of land subsidence Submergence of Krishna, Godavari deltas feared HYDERABAD: A Division Bench of the High Court on Monday directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) to produce the applications made by proponents who are seeking to exploit the gas and oil in the …
The Government of India has been implementing the National Wetlands Conservation Programme (NWCP) in close collaboration with the State/UT Governments since the year 1985-86. Under the programme, 115 wetlands have been identified till now by the Ministry which require urgent conservation and management interventions. Conservation of wetlands in the country …
New Delhi: The environment ministry may finally be able to unlock the Rs 9,760 crore fund lying unutilised for afforestation with the environment minister committing that the once-rejected Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill will be revamped and reintroduced in Parliament by the end of the budgetary session. In an interview to …
Environment Minister Says Finance Ministry Report Insensitive To Ecological Concerns New Delhi: Rejecting the secret finance ministry report recommending dilution of environmental clearance process and calling it insensitive to ecological concerns, environment minister Jairam Ramesh told TOI that he was not in favour of tinkering with existing norms but would …
In conversation with Mr R.K. Sethi, Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests. Mr Sethi's association with CDM goes back to 2001 when he was given the responsibility of the Climate Change and CDM initiative: It was under his guidance that the Designated National Authority (DNA) was established in the country.
Pune Centre for Environment Education (CEE) in collaboration with steel maker Arcelor Mittal along with the Ministry of Environment and Forest and United Nations has organised a nationwide campaign titled- Kaun Banega Paryavaran Ka Ambassador (KBPKA) with a motive to generate environmental awareness in the country. Talking about the campaign, …
The draft EIA report on expansion of Jindal Power Ltd’s 2400 mw thermal power plant at Tamnar in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. Ministry of Environment and Forests has now raised objections on the project and withdrawn the terms of reference saying that the required land for such a large project was not …
Whereas, the Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80 kms from West of Delhi) attracts a large number and variety of migratory birds, and situated at a distance of about 1.5 km from Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary; And Whereas, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area upto five kilometers from the …
This latest report focuses on the threats to biodiversity, status of implementation of the National Biodiversity Action Plan and progress achieved towards meeting the 2010 biodiversity target. India takes its commitment to preserving biodiversity very seriously. This is not only because of India
No problems with Goa project, Environment Appellate Authority says THE National Environment Appellate Authority last month dismissed an appeal that had challenged environmental clearance to a high-grade iron ore plant in Sanguem taluka in Goa. In September 2008, Sushant Naik, a Sanguem resident, had filed the appeal and alleged discrepancies …
KOLKATA: Cals Refineries, a part of the Spice Energy Group of industries, has received environmental clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for its project in Haldia, West Bengal. The company proposes to set up a five million tonne per annum refinery. The West Bengal Cabinet, at its …
Latha Jishnu / New Delhi May 28, 2009, 0:58 IST A secret report aims to make environmental clearance a standardised exercise that bypasses critical requirements. Environmental safeguards, whittled down as they are, are coming under strain once again as the government attempts to fast-track statutory clearances for industrial and infrastructure …
