Political parties pledge to reduce pollution in manifestos Promises to fight the world’s most toxic air have made it to the manifestos of major political parties for the first time in Indian elections. Major political parties such as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the opposition Indian National Congress and the …
The fresh draft notification on demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on September 4 was a technical formality aimed at avoiding the lapse of the earlier notification that was valid only till September 9, officials in …
MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal, in a landmark order, directed a developer to remit Rs 3 crore towards the environmental relief fund and stopped the construction and sale of a slum rehabilitation project at Antop Hill till the amount was paid and plans amended to include additional parking space. The …
aced with complaints about violation of safeguards by quarries that have been granted environmental clearance, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is gearing up to introduce a monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance with the clearance norms. A meeting of the SEIAA held here on August 3 had decided to …
NAVI MUMBAI: The police department has appointed four zonal assistant commissioners (ACP) and 20 inspectors as nodal officers to monitor noise pollution levels during the upcoming festivals of Dahi Handi, Ganesh Chaturthi and Bakri-Eid. The nodal officers, manning 20 police stations under Navi Mumbai police commissionerate, have received 11 noise …
Tribunal cites expiry of the time limit for such a petition. The Pune bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has dismissed a petition seeking ceasing of work on the Garudeshwar weir project for non-compliance of environmental norms. Stating a technical reason, the tribunal said that the case was brought before …
The move comes despite three rounds of inter-ministerial consultations on the Seeds Bill, during which all ministries agreed to its major provisions, including five recent amendments. It’s not just the Land Acquisition Bill, the NDA government has also put on hold proposed amendments to the Seeds Bill, mainly due to …
- Manipur district under curfew Imphal: Seven persons have been killed in Churachandpur district since last night while protesting against amendment to the Manipur land law, prompting the administration to impose curfew till 5am tomorrow. While three protesters died in police firing today, four died during last night's arson and …
The cabinet today approved the much-awaited Jharkhand Food Processing Policy-2015 and Jharkhand Industrial Park Policy-2015 to provide an impetus to the state's growth. The cabinet also approved the Jharkhand Film Shooting Regulation-2015, a move aimed at improving revenue earnings and promoting the state as a favoured destination among filmmakers. The …
DEHRADUN: Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday underlined the need to strike a balance between environment conservation and development, saying both are equally important for the survival of humanity. Addressing the annual convocation of IFS probationers at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Javadekar said, "Environment conservation and development must …
After scrapping product approval process following court orders, including the Maggi case, food safety watchdog Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has invited legal firms to help frame new norms for approvals. Sources say the FSSAI is looking to streamline the product approval process and is expected to …
The National Green Tribunal has objected to the Centre's submission that fitness and not age be the sole criterion in phasing out old vehicles and raised questions over the existing system of issuing pollution under control (PUC) certificates. "What are you going to do about mechanism of checking emissions and …
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has started to regulate cosmetics laced with heavy metals after the Drug Technical advisory Board (DTAB), country’s apex body on drugs, proposed to restrict the presence of mercury in cosmetics. The use of mercury was earlier prohibited in cosmetics. In the amendments proposed …
Close to 75% of Indian solar power projects are built on imported cells from China and the US The current installed capacity of Indian solar cell manufacturing is around 1,386 Mw, of which less than 30 per cent is operational. "India's annual demand for solar cells is close to 4,000 …
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against India in a dispute with the United States over its solar power program, business newspaper Mint reported on Wednesday. The newspaper quoted an unnamed official from the commerce ministry as saying the country planned to appeal the decision, made after the United …
The new draft guidelines cover almost 1,000 items versus the 377 items listed in the 2011 regulations After last week’s setback in the Supreme Court, the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set in motion the process of notifying guidelines for proprietary foods, health supplements and additives, …
Taking a dig at the previous UPA regime, the government today said that it was "unfortunate" that only 15 eco-sensitive zones around protected areas of the country were declared in the last eight years against more than 150 by the present government in just eight months. Noting that it was …
Why strengthening regulatory capacity should be the first step in solving environmental problems It is time we recognised that the current ways of fixing the environment are not working. Rivers are more contaminated; air is more polluted and cities are filling up with garbage we cannot handle. The question is: …
The No sales of Maggi noodles till results from fresh tests in In a major reprieve for Nestle India, the Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the order of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and other state food regulators banning the nine variants of popular …
Keri: The Goa government has been involved in various violations of environmental laws and rules under the guise of development work. If citizens fail to restrain the increasing incidents of environmental violations, then they will have to pay a heavy price for it, said Norma Alvares, an environment lawyer. Alvares …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has made a mockery of environmental norms by discreetly sanctioning the handling of coal on Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) land, the consent for which expired last September. MPCB, which was hearing a petition against coal handling on port land, issued its 'consent to …
