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 Supreme Court had ordered setting up of an independent and powerful environment regulator to weed out corruption in grant of environmental clearances to projects but the Centre on Tuesday told it that it could only set up a body sans power to penalize violators and polluters. While asking that …
The government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking six months' time to set up an independent environment regulator, which will evaluate projects seeking green clearances, enforce terms for approvals and impose penalties on defaulters. Stating that it needs, at least, time of six months to complete the whole process …
As an alternative to the ministry design, group outlines proposal for a more powerful authority Even as the ministry of environment met its March 31 deadline to submit a plan to the Supreme Court for a new environment regulator, a set of academics, activists and environmental lawyers have weighed in …
A panel set up by India's top court recommended lifting a ban on iron ore mining in Goa, albeit with conditions that include lowering production. Miners in the western state, which exported almost all its ore before the Supreme Court order in October 2012, should limit output to 20 million …
The Congress has tried to make a virtue of the inevitable by packaging the Supreme Court’s orders for setting up a national environment regulator as a commitment in its Lok Sabha election manifesto released on Wednesday. The party promises to bring in “a Bill to set up a National Environmental …
An expert group has suggested restricting the availability and consumption of junk food or food high in fat, sugar and salt in schools and in a 50 metre radius around them. It has also called for increasing the availability of wholesome food to schoolchildren across the country. The committee has …
Mineral-rich states should ensure there is adequate staff in departments concerned to curb illegal mining which causes huge revenue losses, the Centre has said. The development comes in the wake of the Centre noting the "woefully poor" conditions in Jharkhand with regard to measures being taken to limit illegal mining, …
Delhiites should not be subjected to a power tariff hike or load-shedding due to liquidation of regulatory assets or non-payment of bills by power distribution companies to generating companies respectively, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity said on Tuesday. It was hearing a plea by power distributors BSES Yamuna Power Ltd …
Decision Will Deprive Farmers Of Free Water: Opposition Lucknow: Residents of Delhi may have got reprieve after its former CM Arvind Kejriwal ordered free water, but people of Uttar Pradesh will in days to come have to cough up for each litre of water flowing out of the tap. The …
Ask Delhi govt to release pending subsidy of Rs 262 cr to stave off crisis; Tata Power rejects reports of taking over BSES areas Reliance Infrastructure-owned power distribution companies, BSES Rajdhani (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna (BYPL), on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against power generator NTPC’s ultimatum on cutting their …
Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that there is a need to strike balance between the interests of all the stakeholders with regard to the country’s regulatory policy on clinical trials, noting that innovation should be encouraged. Pharma firms have complained that India's new regulations for clinical …
The issue of unregulated sand mining has to be tackled by state authorities said National Green Tribunal (NGT) Judicial Member, Justice MS Nambiar on Thursday. Justice Nambiar informed that the Supreme court has not put total ban on sand mining. “We have to understand that sand mining activities are allowed …
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Haryana government to file the latest status report on Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Haryana SEZ, for which 1,383 acre of land in Gurgaon was earmarked. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam directed the government to give details of how much land has …
Cabinet secretariat seeks views of industry chambers on project hurdles by January 23 The government has kicked off a fast-track review of the cumbersome procedures involved in green clearances that often take years and are considered by industry as the single-biggest drag on India’s investment momentum, stalling projects worth several …
India ranks 25th among 43 countries in the Asia-Pacific region Noting India continued to suffer from low but improving levels of economic freedom, the latest Index of Economic Freedom ranked the nation 120th globally and 25th among 43 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Though India is rated a "mostly unfree" …
Cosmetics products in India are regulated under the Drugs and cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 and Labeling Declarations by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). BIS sets the standards for cosmetics for the products listed under Schedule ‘S’ of the Drugs and cosmetics Rules 1945 .
Environmentalists are sceptical of the new institution’s power to expedite projects After the Supreme Court ruling on Monday, it is now clear that India will soon have an independent environmental regulator. What is less clear is whether this regulator will be a watchdog with teeth or without. In environmental circles, …
Fresh Rules To Be Framed Under Newly Enacted Law Gandhinagar: The Gujarat revenue department has issued orders to all district collectors, DDOs (district development officers) and all concerned district and state authorities to put on hold all processes for land acquisition till the Centre and the state government notify new …
For independent, transparent appraisal & approval of projects The Supreme Court on Monday directed the government to appoint a Regulator with offices in States under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for appraising projects, enforcing environmental conditions for approvals and imposing penalties on polluters. A Green Bench of Justices A.K. Patnaik, …
Gives clean chit to Shinde, other politicians; to file charges against 12 bureaucrats Reversing its earlier stand rejecting the inquiry commission report on the controversial Adarsh Housing Society scam, the Maharashtra Cabinet today decided to file charges against bureaucrats, even as it gave a clean chit to politicians named in …
