China to send air pollution inspection teams to provinces

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 13:15

China`s Environment Ministry said on Thursday it will send inspection teams to provinces and cities most seriously affected by smog to ensure rules on fighting air pollution are being enforced.

River basin carrying capacity test made mandatory for states

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 19:52

Environment Ministry has made it mandatory for state governments to conduct `carrying capacity` studies of river basins before any green clearances are granted for hydropower and river valley projects there.

Oil spill near Mumbai: Show cause notice issued to ONGC

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 13:18

An oil spill was reported at Mumbai-Uran Trunk oil pipeline near Mumbai following a rupture in ONGC`s main pipeline that carries crude from the offshore Mumbai High fields to land.

617 Indian sanctuaries get just Rs 1 lakh each per month

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 13:59

Going by the financial allocation for management of protected areas, each of the 102 national parks and 515 wildlife sanctuaries get only around Rs 12 lakh annually - around Rs 1 lakh per month.

Power Min, Environ Min discuss hydro projects clearances issue

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 15:16

In a bid to foster development of hydro sector, the Power Ministry has taken up the issue of environmental and forest clearances related to hydel projects with the Environment Ministry.

`Desertification affects over 1/4th area of India`

Last Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 12:35

Over one-fourth of India`s geographical area is undergoing the process of desertification despite ongoing efforts to combat the problem, a government report says.

Adani's Mundra project violates environ norms: MoEF panel

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 17:53

There is incontrovertible evidence that Adani project- port and SEZ - at Mundra in Gujarat has violated environmental norms, said an Environment Ministry panel and suggested imposition of penalty on the company for damaging coastal ecosystem.

Will strain every nerve to protect environment: Natarajan

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 19:39

Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Saturday said it was her mandate to protect forests and she would strain every nerve to shield them.

Env Ministry amends rules regarding mining project expansion

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 20:52

The Environment Ministry has amended rules exempting expansion of mining projects from public hearing, sources said.

MoEF`s deputy director granted bail in corruption case

Last Updated: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 19:47

An environment ministry official arrested by CBI along with 2 for taking bribe of Rs 7 lakh for arranging environmental clearance for mining firm in Odisha, has been granted bail by a Delhi court.

GoM members object to MoEF report on "inviolate" areas

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 21:25

The Environment Ministry's report on identifying "inviolate" forest areas has met with strong objections from most of the members of the Agriculture Minister-headed inter-ministerial panel saying that it would restrict many more areas for coal mining.