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Pvt Secretary, 3 Additional PSs removed from Union min Bhupender Yadav’s office

All three members have been a part of Yadav’s office for multiple years now. (PTI file photo)

Published 11 days ago

Centre seeks report from Odisha over claim that 2,000 trees may be felled at NIT

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav. (Sansad TV)

Published 116 days ago

Centre backs panel to define Aravalli range

The court also laid down a fresh assessment of the Aravalli definition to be undertaken by HPEC. (HT Archive)

Published 125 days ago

Aravalli hills row: Supreme Court to hear suo motu case on Monday | 5 Key facts

An aerial view of Aravalli Range as the Supreme Court of India takes suo motu cognisance of matter over Aravalli Hills and a three-judge vacation bench headed by Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant will hear the matter on December 29, on Sunday.

Published 201 days ago

JNU students protest against SC-backed Aravalli definition, call it a blow to environment protection

Students display banners during a protest for protection of the Aravalli Hills at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Saturday. (PTI)

Published 202 days ago

‘MoEFCC should explain steps it took to restore Najafgarh drain’

Polluted Najafgarh drain merges in the Yamuna. (HT Photo)

Published 278 days ago

Khadakwasla-Phursungi tunnel project cleared by Centre

Uttarkashi, Nov 20 (ANI): Rescue operations are underway after a portion of the Silkyara Tunnel collapsed and a number of workers got trapped under it, in Uttarkashi on Monday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

Published 324 days ago

Madh versova bridge gets Forest clearance, HC remains

Madh versova bridge gets Forest clearance, HC remains

Published 356 days ago

Train in Jharkhand stops for 2 hours as elephant gives birth on tracks

The train remained stationary for over two hours, allowing the elephant to safely deliver her calf

Updated 373 days ago

No independent member in key environment panel: Experts

No independent member in key environment panel: Experts

Published 379 days ago

Environment ministry says committed to tribal rights in forest management

Environment ministry says committed to tribal rights in forest management

Published 379 days ago

Sukhna sanctuary: Supreme Court directs green ministry to finalise Punjab’s ESZ draft in 3 months

During a hearing on Wednesday, the Punjab government informed the Supreme Court that the state cabinet had approved the ESZ limit ranging between 100 metres and 3 km around different parts of the sanctuary, as stated in the affidavit submitted during the previous hearing on March 19, 2025. (HT)

Published 457 days ago

CPCB recruiting for various vacancies; direct link and other details

CPCB Recruitment: Apply for various vacancies; direct link, eligibility and more

Published 459 days ago

NGT directs district collector to clarify status of encroached reserve forest land in Pune

In some areas, permanent buildings and slums have been set up ,and hence, it has become very difficult to obtain possession of such pa portion due to litigation. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 499 days ago

SC stays order exempting green clearance for construction sites

The pan-India impact of the notification was noted by the SC bench. (PTI)

Published 508 days ago

PAAH writes to MoEFCC, CPCB raising concerns over data discrepancies in PMC’s Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan self-assessment

Under the category of ‘abatement of road dust’ where the PMC claims that the roads are 100% pothole free, the letter mentions that citizens have been pleading for road repairs and that even President Draupadi Murmu called to attention the bad condition of roads in December 2024. (HT)

Published 518 days ago

HC strikes down Centre’s clearance of illegal constructions in coastal regulation zones

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Updated 660 days ago

Plan to improve road through Western Ghats deferred due to eco concerns

One of the wildlife protected areas in the Western Ghats. (HT File Photo)

Published 690 days ago

Forest dept receives 16 applications seeking registration of exotic birds in last five months

Pune division forest department receives 16 applications in the last five months after MoEFCC made it compulsory for citizens to get licence to possess and breed exotic wild species in captivity. (REUTERS (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Updated 693 days ago

Ghaziabad: Environment ministry seeks ATR about degradation at city forest

The issue was raised by Rajendra Tyagi, a former councillor, who approached the Allahabad high court with a public interest litigation in 2012 highlighting the alleged destruction of hundreds of green trees due to an overflowing city drain passing through the city forest. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated 720 days ago

Pramod Sawant asks Centre to relax 2014 restriction on ore transport

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant at the Parliament House complex in New Delhi (PTI)

Published 752 days ago

NGT admits plea seeking IIMP for Mumbai “island”, seeks MoEFCC response

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Published 905 days ago

Environment ministry orders probe into ‘vanishing trees’ at Surajpur wetland

Spread over 308 hectares, of which 60 hectares is a lake, the Surajpur Wetland is city’s largest reserve forest and one of three major birding hot spots. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Updated 907 days ago

Goa CM urges Centre to drop 40 villages from list of eco-sensitive areas

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant. (PTI File Photo)

Updated 1003 days ago

EAC puts off decision on request to greenlight Goa mining block plan

Vedanta Ltd won the right to exploit the Bicholim Mineral Block, the first mining block that went under the hammer in auctions held last year (sesagoaironore.com/Representative Image)

Published 1019 days ago

Wildlife Bureau issues ‘red alert’ against poachers, hunters in all tiger reserves

The red alert was issued a few days after a beheaded carcass of tiger was found in Satpura Tiger Reserve (Representative Photo)

Updated 1111 days ago

Business-friendly green clearances must be eliminated: Citizens write to environment ministry

Responding to this call, the Area Sabha Association Of Pune (ASAP), a citizens group which consists of experts and green activists, has submitted its view to the committee. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 1152 days ago

Greens cry foul as govt maps only 1,243 wetlands in National Atlas

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Updated 1169 days ago

HC raps MCZMA, SEIAA for procedures in clearing Navi Mumbai Coastal Road

The bench noted that in view of such lacunae in the permissions of the concerned authorities, the CIDCO could not go ahead with the project and hence MCZMA and SEIAA needed to reconsider CIDCO’s proposal for the clearance. MCZMA has been asked to consider CIDCO’s proposal in the first week of May and SEIAA to decide the same by May 15. (Getty Images)

Updated 1176 days ago

Water sports pose fresh threat to Haiderpur Wetland

Haiderpur Wetland attracts tens of thousands of birds, including many migratory species, which arrive and stay here between October and February . (Representative photo)

Updated 1186 days ago

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