Environment Ministry

Air pollution: Industries in Noida, Ghaziabad told to meet emission norms by Dec 31, says Eco Minister Bhupender Yadav

Union minister orders stricter industrial compliance as severe smog disrupts normal life in Delhi-NCR.

Centre directs NCR states to prepare 5-year greening strategy to improve air quality

He asked the states to prepare detailed micro plans for the next five years, covering annual plantation targets, implementing agencies, community participation and funding sources.

Govt exempts mining of critical and atomic minerals from public consultations

Prior to this, the Environment Ministry on August 31 also amended the Forest Conservation rules to create an exclusive category for critical and strategic minerals to fast-track forest approvals for such projects.

Over 90 forest rights groups write to PM, claim environment ministry attempting to 'subvert' FRA

The letter claimed that the ministry makes no reference to the FRA or its statutory body, the Gram Sabhas

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav calls for 'climate justice' in energy use

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav stated that the country will continue to use fossil fuel for energy production, to meet its energy demands citing ‘climate justice’, and has called out developed countries for the climate change world currently faces.

Should India await honeybee tests before consuming GM mustard?

Is GM mustard oil safe? Oils do not contain proteins as they are fatty acids. High temperatures during the solvent extraction process will degrade even those that are present

Govt gives 2-year extension to power companies to comply with SO2 emission norms

The decision comes over three months after the power ministry had written to the environment ministry, seeking a two-year delay for the mandatory compliance of the emission norms.

India's power ministry seeks 2-year delay for emission norms deadline: Report

India initially had set a 2017 deadline for thermal power plants to comply with emissions standards for installing flue gas desulphurization (FGD) units that cut emissions of toxic sulphur dioxide. That was later changed to varying deadlines for different regions, ending in 2022.

Land scarcity in Delhi, allow compensatory afforestation in neighbouring states: DDA urges Centre

Compensatory afforestation can also be carried out on degraded land, twice in extent of the forest area diverted, in case of the projects implemented by the Centre or PSUs.

Centre to rank states based on time taken to grant environment clearances

According to an office memorandum issued by the ministry on January 17, a meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary on November 13 last year on the action taken on "Ease of Doing Business" discussed the issue of "ranking of states based on the time taken in according clearances".

Developed nations failed to meet yearly $100 billion support goal: Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav at COP26

Bhupender Yadav, who is representing India at the UN Climate Change Conference, made the statement on behalf of the BASIC group of countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – at the opening plenary session of the Conference of Parties (COP26), which began on Sunday.

Green nod suggested for Delhi's 1st transit-oriented hub; 143 trees to be felled, transplanted

The proposed project at Karkardooma is "conceptualised to be a new transit-oriented development that imbibes the core values of a sustainable 'Smart City'", the minutes of the 65th meeting of the EAC held on May 27-28 read.

China target to allow air pollution to rise slightly in 2021: Environment ministry

China will seek to keep average levels of small, hazardous airborne particles known as PM2.5 at 34.5 micrograms per cubic metre over the course of 2021, the environment ministry said on Thursday.

From 8,000 in 2014, India's leopard population increased to over 12,000 in 2018: Prakash Javadekar

Releasing the ‘Status of Leopards in India 2018’ report, the minister said, the leopard population has been estimated using camera trapping method.

Delhi-NCR shrouded by haze; air quality enters 'very poor' zone

Delhi recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 312. The last time the air quality hit such a poor level was in February with an AQI 320.

Gujarat expressway project: Environment Ministry panel pulls up NHAI for EIA report 'peppered with errors'

The EIA report for the project had listed a few species which apparently are not found in India, with some of these even being endemic to other parts of the world.

No wildlife clearance required for projects which don't need environmental clearance: Environment Ministry

The ministry said that prior wildlife clearance will be required by projects located within 10 km of national park/wildlife sanctuary where eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) has not been notified and which need environmental clearance.

CPWD removes ban on use of timber in construction of buildings

The CPWD, which comes under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, said the use of timber in the agency works had been banned in 1993.

1.09 crore trees cut in last five years: Environment Ministry

In response to a query in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Babul Supriyo said in the last five years 1,09,75,844 trees were removed and plantation of more than 12,60,00,000 trees has been stipulated under compensatory afforestation.