Some projects under the Smart Cities Mission would not be able to meet the June 30 deadline and the respective state governments would be responsible for completing them thereafter, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs. In its report on the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effects of Pollution on Himalayan Glaciers, 13/12/2019. Black Carbon is emitted into the atmosphere as a by-product of combustion processes such as fossil fuel, vegetation burning, industrial effluents, motor vehicle and air craft exhausts. Black Carbon (BC) is monitored on Himalayan Glaciers by various …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effects of Odd-Even Scheme, 13/12/2019. Central Pollution Control Board had conducted an assessment of the odd-even scheme implemented from 1st to 15th January, 2016 in Delhi. The report stated that while some reduction in air pollution is likely to happen due to odd-even scheme, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Street Vendors, 12/12/2019. As informed by the States/UTs, the number of street vendors identified so far is 11,56,460. In order to protect rights of urban street vendors, regulate street vending activities and to ensure uniformity in legal framework for street vending, the Government has …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Polluted Rivers, 12/12/2019. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors the water quality of rivers on a regular basis across the country through a network of monitoring stations. As per latest report …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Energy Generation Through Waste/Garbage, 12/12/2019. A total capacity of 63.50 MW of projects for generation of power from municipal solid wastes/garbage have been set up in the country in recent past by private developers selected by competitive bidding by Local Urban Bodies in various …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Action Plan to Check Water Pollution, 12/12/2019. The Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution of rivers by providing financial and technical assistance through schemes like ‘Namami Gange’, National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), Atal …
Criticising the traffic management in the national capital, a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has noted that the Delhi traffic police is mainly focusing on regulating traffic at red lights and intersections and paying little attention towards violation of rules on roads. The committee also observed that one of …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps to reduce carbon footprint of steel industry, 11/12/2019. The steel industry is a deregulated sector. The steel companies have undertaken expansion &modernisationprogrammes; over the years, thereby adopting state-of-the-art technologies. New green field steel plants have also been set up adopting the best available …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eradication of child labour, 11/12/2019. As per census 2011, total no. of child main workers in the age group of 514 years is 43,53,247. State wise details are annexed at Annexure-I. The number of children who were rescued/withdrawn from work, rehabilitated and mainstreamed through …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electrical Vehicle Policy, 11/12/2019. The Union cabinet has approved the scheme titled 'Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME India Phase II)' for promotion of Electric Mobility in the country. The scheme with total outlay of Rs 10,000 Crores …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Term of Non-captive Mining Lease, 11/12/2019. As per Section 8A (6) of MMDR Act, 1957, where mineral is used for other than captive purpose the period of lease shall be extended and be deemed to have been extended up to a period ending on …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Coal Mines on Environment, 11/12/2019. Coal mining, like any other developmental activity, does have impacts on Environment. However, such impacts in case of coal mining is generally contained within the project area itself.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Estimation of Poverty, 11/12/2019. The report of the Task Force primarily focuses on issues of measurement of poverty and strategies to combat poverty. Regarding estimation of poverty, the report of the Task Force states that “a consensus in favour of either the Tendulkar or …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action Plan for Pollution Free Rivers, 08/07/2019. The 351 river stretches on 323 rivers are prioritised based on BOD values in five classes. Polluted River Stretches of Priority 1 and 2 are located in 20 States and Union Territories, whereas polluted stretches of Priority …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Obesity problem in the country, 10/12/2019. As informed by the Indian Council for Medical Research(ICMR), as per the recent WHO report on “World Obesity 2016”, India was ranked number three with 47 million children (aged 5-19 years) with overweight or obesity, after China with …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on farm incomes, 10/12/2019. The latest available estimates of average income per agricultural household in the country are based on the “Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households” conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during its 70th round (January 2013 – December 2013). As per …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of every village of the country, 10/12/2019. As reported by the States, all the inhabited census villages across the country stand electrified as on 28.04.2019.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Decrease in Agricultural Land, 10/12/2019. As per report on Land Use Statistics for 2014-15 (latest available), agricultural land/ cultivable land in the country has declined only marginally from 182.01 million hectares in 201011 to 181.89 million hectares in 2014-15. The decline in agricultural land …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action on findings of CSE on illegal sale of GM foods in the country, 10/12/2019. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has informed that they had received a communication from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) dated 26.07.2018 informing about the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Sale of BS VI norm vehicles, 09/12/2019. The Government, vide G.S.R. 889(E), dated 16.09.2016 has mandated BS-VI mass emission standard for vehicles throughout the country from April 1, 2020 to curb pollution across the country.