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MoEF forms panel to examine Western Ghats report

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 10:41

Environment Ministry has constituted a high-level Working Group headed by eminent space scientist and Planning Commission member K Kasturirangan to examine the Western Ghats ecology expert panel report.

Govt rejects GVK's request to use high speed diesel

Last Updated: Sunday, August 12, 2012, 21:21

The Ministry of Environment and Forest has rejected the request of GVK Group for using high speed diesel (HSD) instead of natural gas at one of its power generation plants in Andhra Pradesh.

`Demolish Adarsh building as it lacks green nod`

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 21:27

Reiterating its stand on the Adarsh housing society, a former MoEF official told a judicial panel that the building has to be demolished.

Vulture conservation to boost up from 2014: BNHS

Last Updated: Sunday, July 1, 2012, 14:12

MoEF has set up three vulture breeding facilities at Rani, Guwahati (Assam), Pinjore (Haryana) and Buxa (West Bengal).

Check veracity of EIA reports: Green Tribunal to Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 18:50

The National Green Tribunal has suggested that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) evolve a mechanism to check their veracity.

Check veracity of EIA reports: Green Tribunal to Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 17:51

The National Green Tribunal has suggested that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) evolve a mechanism to check their veracity.

Green Tribunal seeks MoEF`s reply on plea on Western Ghats

Last Updated: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 14:36

The WGEEP in its report to MoEF dated August 31, 2011 has designated the entire Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Area.

`Madhya Pradesh leads in forest cover area`

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 19:18

Madhya Pradesh has the maximum area under forest cover among all the states in the country, an RTI query has revealed.

SC stays Cheetah Re-introduction Project

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 20:08

The Supreme Court today stayed the implementation of Cheetah Reintroduction Programme by which the MoEF had proposed to import the African large-sized feline to India.

MoEF panel refuses clearance to SAIL's 3 iron ore mines

Last Updated: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 16:21

The mines, Jhillingburu-I, Jhillingburu-II and Topailore, are located in Gua iron ore reserves and are estimated to hold 82,812.6 million tonne of deposits.

`Inspect industries around Kaziranga`

Last Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 11:08

Kaziranga National Park is home to three-fourth of total Rhino population and largest concentration of endangered species .

'MoEF panel recommends land diversion for Tata Steel's plant'

Last Updated: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 18:49

The decision was taken in the meeting of a Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) held recently.