Environment Minister

India one of most attractive destination for renewable energy investment: Bhupendra Yadav

India with its vast renewable energy resources has an opportunity to produce green hydrogen for the world, the minister said.

Environment minister tables Wild Life (Protection) Bill in Rajya Sabha

The minister said there were two main objectives of the bill which includes bringing the international treaty that India has signed in to the legal framework.

6 months jail for bursting firecrackers on Diwali: Delhi Environment Minister

Production, storage and sale of firecrackers in the capital will be punishable with a fine of up to Rs 5,000 and three years jail under Section 9B of the Explosives Act, the minister told a press conference here.

Will request CM to make provision for recruitment of 'Agniveer' as forest guards: Bihar minister

Neeraj Kumar Singh, the state’s environment minister, said that states such as Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh have already announced supportive measures for the Agniveers’ post-retirement from services, and suggested that the NDA government in Bihar should follow suit.

Delhi govt to plant 35 lakh saplings in 2022 to fight pollution, says Environment minister

The government will also launch a 15-day plantation drive ’Van Mahotsav’ from July 11 here, he said.

'Can environment minister come to SC, explain proposal to introduce non-polluting vehicles'

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde enquired from Additional Solicitor General A N S Nadkarni as to whether the minister can come over for an interaction to assist this court.

IT to bring transparency in pollution control efforts: Harsh Vardhan

Expressing concern over the poor air quality in Delhi, the minister stressed the need for making a holistic action plan for air quality management at the local level, while directing pollution control boards to ensure strict adherence to timeline to achieve reduction in waste generation.

Who was Anil Madhav Dave? Know about the minister who passed away

An expert in river conservation and a member of the parliamentary forum on global warming, environment was a subject close to Dave's heart.

India has 70% of world's lion population: Anil Dave

Speaking on the 'World Widlife Day' organised by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) at the Delhi zoo here, he noted that wildlife conservation in the country goes back in history.

Canada to phase out coal power by 2030: Official

The plants, located in four provinces, produce about 10 percent of Canada's total CO2 emissions, and closing them will remove the equivalent in emissions of 1.3 million cars from roads, or five megatons of greenhouse gas emissions, she told a press conference.

India wants roadmap for Paris deal implementation be finalised

India wants a broad outline or roadmap for the implementation of the Paris agreement to be finalised at the crucial climate change conference here, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said today.

Carmakers should focus on R&D of diesel engines: Environment Min

Close on the heels of Supreme Court allowing registration of 2000cc-plus diesel vehicles, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said that automakers need to focus on research and development of diesel engines. "We cannot think a world without diesel," he said.

Govt planning to expand activities along coastline: Minister

Government is working on a policy to expand various activities along the country's coastline, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said today, asserting that good development and environment could co-exist and were not contrary to each other.

No delay in green clearances to West Bengal projects: Centre

"Neither this government nor the previous governments have given step-motherly treatment to West Bengal, or for that matter any state in the country," Dave said in response to a question by TMC member Kanwar Deep Singh in the Rajya Sabha.

Govt seeks legal opinion on NGT's diesel car ban order

The auto industry though is definitely not happy with the order with Maruti Suzuki's Chairman RC Bhargava saying that a blanket ban on diesel cars will be very detrimental for the entire sector.

Adani benefited from Modi govt's 'largesse': Jairam Ramesh

Adani Group said it was only an operator of the coal mine, which was allocated to Rajasthan government when Congress was in power both at the Centre and the state and Ramesh as environment minister had given the forest clearance.

Green vs growth: Environment Ministry trying a balancing act

The ministry has launched new waste management and demolition rules, by way of which it is aiming to reduce 90 percent pollution in 1000 days, Environment Minister Prakash Javedakar told CNBC-TV18.

Industrial waste flow into Ganga down by 35%: Prakash Javadekar

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told PTI his ministry "concentrated" on 764 "grossly polluting" industries along the river and strict action, including closures as well, was taken against them.

Developed nations should encourage renewable energy programs

Prakash Javadekar added that India has launched the world's largest renewable program and reserved a "very small" part of it for Indian manufacturers.

Centre announces Rs 665 cr aid package to clean Bengaluru lakes

"While Rs 500 crore would be spent on setting up a 74 km trunk sewage line to carry the waste, Rs 165 crore would be spent on establishing four sewage treatment plants at Bellandur lake, which was so polluted that it caught fire," said Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar.