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 …
IF you are concerned about losing the battle against pollution, there's all the more reason to worry. The Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), the national apex body, can hardly be called a regulator for tackling environmental degradation. In fact, it is "near-defunct". This extraordinary conclusion comes from a report presented …
BELLARY: The greenfield Bellary Thermal Power Station (BTPS) may get a third generating unit if the Union Government clears a proposal in this regard by Karnataka. The State-owned Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) is working towards getting statutory clearance for setting up the third generating unit with a capacity of …
Rapid pace of urbanization has led to generation of large quantities of solid waste and hazardous waste in many cities of India. The rate of generation of waste has increased beyond the handling capacities of civic agencies responsible for collection and disposal of wastes. In order to assist MOEF in …
This is a report on the review and assessment of the Lakshadweep Coral reef wetland ecosystem at Agati and Kavaratii Islands included under National wetland conservation and management programme of the MoEF. An Expert Team was constituted by the Planning Commission, Government of India, to review the status of implementation …
The National Biodiversity Action Plan approved in November 2008 to augment natural resource base and its sustainable utilisation. The Plan draws from the principles of National Environment Policy,incorporates suggestions made by a consultative committee and proposes to design actions based on the assessment of current and future needs of conservation …
In view of the observation of Carrying Capacity Study of Teesta Basin as ecologically sensitive North Sikkim, Ministry of Environment and Forests have decided that projects above Chungthang area should not be considered for construction of dams and large scale developmental activities.
2000: Discussion on valuation of forests reached the Supreme Court through an Interlocutory Application in the ongoing forest case of 1995 March 2002: MoEF developed a scheme for compensatory afforestation; CEC suggested recovering NPV April 2004: CAMPA notified September 2005: Supreme Court ordered the constitution of an Expert Committee to …
Rehab centres for burnt-out tuskers Neha Sinha Posted: Oct 27, 2008 at 2334 hrs IST NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 26 : In a first-of-its-kind move, Project Elephant has released funds for setting up rescue and rehabilitation centres across the country to accommodate ill or ageing working elephants. There are an estimated …
Visakhapatnam, Oct. 22: Though Anrak Aluminium Ltd issued a public notice on Tuesday stating that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had accorded environmental clearance (EC) to their alumina refinery, smel-ter plant and captive power plant proposed at Makavarapalem, the clearance letter was not found on the website of …
Mohali, October 13 Tussle within the Punjab Government has once again stalled the development and expansion of Nayagaon, comprising Karoran, Kansal and Nada villages in the periphery of Chandigarh. The forest department has objected to the development and expansion plans envisaged by the Department of Local Government in the Draft …
New Delhi, In an effort to provide more welfare facilities for the Scheduled Tribes, the tribal affairs ministry has sought diversion of forest land for health and education schemes for these communities. According to sources, the ministry of tribal affairs has written to the environment and forest ministry for providing …
THE ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) is preparing model terms of reference (ToR) for mining projects to expedite coal mining activities. Currently, the ministry prepares ToRs for individual project proposals leading to delay in obtaining environmental clearances. The government has, however, specified that the model ToR would not be …
Wetlands have for long remained undefined and there has not been any special enactments for their conservation although they are providing crucial ecosystem services and are sensitive ecosystems with high biodiversity values. In this background the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) effort in drafting the notification on Regulatory Framework …
Short-staffed forest & environment ministry delays clearances The ministry of environments and forests (MoEF) is currently being run by two ministers of state, Sevu-gun Regupathy and Namo Narain Meena. Ever since the dmk's A. Raja replaced Dayanidhi Maran as the telecom and it minister, it has had no full-fledged Cabinet-rank …
on july 31, an expert committee of the union ministry of environment and forest decided not to recommend the construction of rock structures designed to reclaim Puducherry
