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 …
Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan today said that the efforts of experts were necessary to fight climate change but there was also a need for an active involvement of people. He also lauded the long-standing effort in creating a network of Asian countries on GHG inventory by the Japan government. For …
Urges other ministries to follow suit The Secretary for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) CK Mishra was taken aback to find several 250-ml plastic mineral water bottles on delegate tables during a meeting. Mishra picked up one bottle and said the use of small plastic bottles should …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/07/2018 regarding misuse of forest rest houses. Guidelines framed by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for control and maintenance of Forest Rest Houses / Inspection Bungalows …
In a testimony of Government’s absolute non-seriousness towards environment degradation, Environment Policy draft is gathering dust in the official files during the past nearly one year due to lack of coordination between the concerned departments. Moreover, fresh State of Environment Report has not been prepared since 2015 in blatant violation …
Over a month after it closed the window for public comments and objections on the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), the Union Environment ministry has sent an Expenditure Finance Committee note on the plan for Finance Ministry's appraisal and approval, sources from the environment ministry said. The Rs 637-crore plan …
Hitting-out at the AAP for accusing him of 'misguiding' people over the plan to cut down over 16,500 trees, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said the permission to fell trees was not given by his ministry, but through approvals by Delhi government authorities. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) …
Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday released a manual containing guidelines to be followed while setting up zoos in the country, and asked the authorities concerned to develop courses on zoo management. These courses would help the personnel, trained in zoo management, sensitise the visitors as regards various aspects …
NEW DELHI: The Environment Ministry said on Monday a committee of experts would be formed to look into the technological advances, including application of satellite-based measurement, to improve air quality and reduce pollution. Every winter smog causes deterioration of air quality, raising the pollution to dangerous levels in the national …
NEW DELHI: India on the occasion of the World Environment Day on Tuesday pledged to eliminate all single-use plastics (items like carry bags, straws and water bottles among others) from the country by 2022 — the year which coincides with 75 years of the country's independence. "We make a solemn …
NEW DELHI: For India, World Environment Day 2018 is not a "symbolic" celebration, but a mission, Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. The minister told people to take care of their Green Social Responsibility during the World Environment Day celebrations and urged them to take up Green Good …
NEW DELHI: India is the global host of this year’s World Environment Day on June 5. ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ is the central theme of this international event which is to be attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with top officials of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). On …
Union Environment minister Harsh Vardhan today urged school children to become environment protectors and help the government and society overcome the menace of plastic pollution. He was addressing a gathering of more than 10,000 school children from nearly 200 schools of Delhi-NCR here, who had assembled to participate in the …
NEW DELHI: Noting that the world is at a critical stage in combating climate change, environment minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that the response of the developed nations to tackle the issue is still "not adequate". He said this in his intervention at the 26th BASIC Ministerial Meeting of …
In the run-up to World Environment Day celebrations on June 5, the Union Environment Ministry has asked schools to stop the use of plastics in their premises and constituted 19 teams to undertake cleaning of 24 beaches and an equal number of polluted riverfronts and lakes across the country. Environment …
NEW DELHI: The Union Environment Ministry launched its full fledged Green Skill Development Programme(GSDP) today that aims to train over 5.5 lakh workers in environment and forest sectors in the country through 30 courses by 2021. Environment minister Harsh Vardhan also unveiled a related mobile app (GSDP-ENVIS) here, terming it …
Delhi is 6th most polluted city in world: WHO Responding to the air pollution data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, the government claimed that various measures have led to pollution levels actually falling in 2017. At 143 microgrammes per cubic metre, Delhi’s PM (2.5) levels in …
declaring all protected areas in the country 'plastic-free zones' as a "symbolic initiative" and said production of plastics should be controlled to achieve real reduction in such wastes. Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, the environment ministry had recently banned plastics in all protected areas across the country, …
The Environment Ministry today came out with a draft national action plan proposing multiple strategies to reduce air pollution. However, a green body claimed that the draft lacked its earlier set target of bringing down air pollution by 50 per cent in five years. The ministry today put up the …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/04/2018 regarding non-utilization of funds lying with the government for the benefit of the people. Apex Court notes that there is an amount of up to Rs.1,00,000 crores that …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shobhit Chauhan Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2018 regarding environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest for construction of International Exhibition cum Conventions Centre in the sub city of Dwarka, New Delhi on 29.08.2017 without …
