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    Environment Ministry News

    Post-facto green nod: How the law evolved and where it stands now

    The Supreme Court affirmed in its July 29 ruling that the country's environmental law, which lays down prior environmental clearance as the norm, cannot be bypassed by an executive order.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 18 days ago

    SC shut door on post-facto green clearances. Experts say it left a backdoor open

    The ruling spared a slate of projects already given post-facto environmental clearances.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 26 days ago

    Centre: Forest violators must show proof of afforestation

    States have been asked to follow the procedure and submit proof of penal afforestation for regularisation of such projects.
    India News
    Updated 119 days ago

    Gadchiroli project: Panel okays planting trees 1,000 km away – on forested land

    The block straddles a critical wildlife corridor linking the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur district and the Indravati Tiger Reserve across the border in Chhattisgarh.
    India News
    Published 143 days ago

    Unscientific growth risks disaster in Bhagirathi zone: Environment minister

    The Bhagirathi Eco Sensitive Zone.
    India News
    Published 157 days ago

    Single window nod available for diverting tiger reserve land removed

    The tiger is India’s national animal. (PTI)
    India News
    Updated 195 days ago

    Env ministry amends guidelines for industries to cut repeated renewals, compliance burden

    Env ministry amends guidelines for industries to cut repeated renewals, compliance burden
    India News
    Published 209 days ago

    Indian govt amends environmental guidelines to slash industrial red tape

    A plume of smoke rises in an open-cast mine on the outskirts of Dhanbad in Jharkhand. (AFP)
    India News
    Updated 210 days ago

    Ease of doing business at core of environment ministry’s reforms in 2025

    For representational purposes only.
    India News
    Published 237 days ago

    Centre tells states, UTs to hold just one forest survey before mining

    A joint check, experts argued, will not meet these standards, impinge on each department’s autonomy and will water down a crucial process baked into law to safeguard forests and green spaces. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Updated 240 days ago

    Delhi Ridge gets new statutory board to oversee protection, permissions

    The court said the DRMB would focus on the removal of encroachments and also oversee afforestation. (HT archive)
    India News
    Published 258 days ago

    Green clearances for airports set to be made easier

    It has been submitted that under the flagship UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, air travel is being expanded to improve accessibility and affordability, and the Krishi UDAN scheme has facilitated movement of agricultural produce from remote areas to markets.
    India News
    Updated 317 days ago

    Government to extend validity of infra projects cleared under IPZ notification

    The Radhanagar Beach on the Andaman Islands.
    India News
    Updated 411 days ago

    Ministry vs ministry on forest tribes claim

    The intervention comes amid mounting criticism from forest rights activists who accuse the environment ministry of systematically undermining the 2006 law designed to recognise the rights of forest-dwelling tribal communities. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 416 days ago

    Govt increases environment ministry budget by 9% to boost conservation efforts

    Govt increases environment ministry budget by 9 pc to boost conservation efforts
    India News
    Published 570 days ago

    Wake up babe, a new generation just dropped! The era of Gen Beta begins TODAY

    2025 through 2039 marks the Gen Beta baby boom: What kind of world will they inherit from us?
    Htcity
    Published 601 days ago

    India makes history at COP29, rejects NCQG decision, speaks up for Global South

    A man uses his laptop as he sits near the COP29 United Nations climate change conference pavilion, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday. (REUTERS)
    Environment
    Published 640 days ago

    Centre, Amazon.in and Pi Jam Foundation join hands to launch ‘Eco-Hackathon’

    The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Amazon.in and Pi Jam Foundation have joined hands to launch ‘Eco Creativity and Innovation Hackathon’' that seeks to empower students to become eco-problem solvers through technology and creativity.
    Education
    Published 698 days ago

    Green nod details of security projects won’t be put on website, says ministry

    The clarifications came in response to a July query from the Union home ministry on guidelines for projects exempted under the Forest Conservation Amendment Act or Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980. (Wikimedia Commons)
    India News
    Updated 699 days ago

    Deadline to declare and register exotic animals to expire Aug 28, says environment ministry

    A total of 32,645 individuals voluntarily declared that they were in possession of exotic and native species from June to December 2020. (Representational image)
    India News
    Updated 735 days ago

    Govt proposes ‘trust-based’ rules for industrial pollution; experts wary

    The notifications also propose to introduce a new trust-based regime for monitoring industries’ environmental impact. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Updated 739 days ago

    Wildlife nods spiked in 2023; Nicobar plan to cost over ₹81K crore

    The plan includes a port, airport, power plant and trunk infrastructure. (HT PHOTO)
    India News
    Published 747 days ago

    Uttarakhand: Nod likely for hydro project washed away in 2013 floods

    Part of a three storey building is washed away in flash floods in the Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. (AP/FILE)
    India News
    Updated 860 days ago

    Odisha’s leopard estimate declines 25% since 2018

    The leopard population has increased in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh, while a decline has been noted in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana (PTI)
    India News
    Updated 907 days ago

    16 countries to join International Big Cat Alliance: Govt

    The IBCA is headquartered in India and is aimed at conservation of seven cats. (Representative file photo)
    India News
    Published 907 days ago

    New law to prevent water pollution gets President’s approval

    HT Image
    India News
    Updated 913 days ago

    Khajjiar, Rewalsar declared wetlands of national importance

    Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said wetlands play an important role in maintaining the ecological balance and mitigating the effects of climate change (HT File Photo)
    Cities
    Published 936 days ago

    After mining curb, post-facto forest clearances next?

    Representative Image
    India News
    Updated 965 days ago

    SC seeks MoEF’s stand as Mines Ministry refuses cap on mining in Odisha

    The Supreme Court has granted four weeks’ time to MoEF to file its response. (File)
    India News
    Published 995 days ago

    Combating pollution a shared responsibility: Uttar Pradesh minister

    minister of state (independent charge) for environment and forests Arun Saxena (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Updated 1023 days ago
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