Ken-Betwa river interlinking project under consideration of NBWLThe ambitious river-linking projects will be implemented only in those states which favoured it while those opposed would be left out, govt...
26 Jul, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Companies to shell out 2% of project or 10 year impact costThe Prakash Javadekar-led ministry has decided this will apply to all new industrial, mining and developmental activities and even linear p...
06 Nov, 2015, 05.03 AM IST
Brace for more elephant deaths as NBWL gives nod for extension of Siliguri to Sikkim trackAn existing rail link from New Jalpaiguri to Sevoke, which passes through a part of Mahananda, had earlier seen several elephant deaths.
06 Sep, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Centre grants expansion of NH7 through Kanha-Pench tiger corridorStanding Committee of NBWL chaired by Javdekar gave green nod for 4-laning a near 40 kms stretch of the NH 7 through the Kanha-Pench tiger ...
19 Aug, 2015, 11.14 AM IST
Forest Ministry okays Navi Mumbai airport on condition it will make adjoining area unattractive for birdsThe NBWL standing committee has noted that the BNHS study has also stated that “adjoining NMIA site should be made unattractive to birds in...
29 Jun, 2015, 03.50 AM IST
- Forest, ecology, wildlife clearances through single portal now
In order to bring more transparency and accountability in the forest, environment and wildlife clearance process, the ministry of environme...
13 Mar, 2015, 06.53 AM IST
Neyveli Lignite gets nod to set up thermal power plant in Tamil NaduThe Tuticorin project, being set up through NMDC Tamil Nadu Power Ltd formed in joint venture with TANGEDCO, is in advanced stage of comple...
23 Jan, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
Centre forms National Board for Wildlife, flouts normsThe Narendra Modi government has approved the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), which according to experts has flouted the norms laid dow...
26 Jul, 2014, 05.14 AM IST
Wildlife panel unhappy with Oil India Limited for violating green normsDays after Moily took over additional charge of Environment Ministry, a wildlife panel has come down heavily on Oil India Limited for viola...
27 Dec, 2013, 08.10 PM IST
- Centre rejects Satpura tiger reserve denotification proposal
The Environment Ministry has rejected a proposal seeking denotification of land inside Satpura tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh for religiou...
06 Apr, 2013, 02.31 AM IST
Apex wildlife panel to have say only over parks, tiger reservesThe NBWL is the apex wildlife body headed by the PM. Under various provisions and Supreme Court orders, development projects falling in des...
20 Dec, 2012, 05.40 AM IST
- 27 forest land diversion proposals come up before National Board for Wildlife
At least 17 fresh proposals for diversion of forest land of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries and 10 fresh proposals for taking up no...
26 Oct, 2012, 11.08 AM IST
No radar units in hornbill habitat, says govtThe Union environment and forests ministry has denied permission to the Coast Guard to set up a radar installation on one of the Andaman an...
07 Sep, 2012, 06.47 PM IST
- Experts to write to PM Manmohan Singh against green ministry
In a move that could further embarrass the government, they are also considering using the letter to the PM later in the Supreme Court to o...
03 Sep, 2012, 11.16 AM IST
- Experts to write to PM against green ministry
Non-government wildlife experts on board the PM-chaired National Board of Wildlife are planning to write a joint letter to PM Manmohan Sing...
03 Sep, 2012, 12.23 AM IST
- Non-govt wildlife experts preparing fireworks for Sept 5 meeting
Conservationist Valmik Thapar, a non-government member of the NBWL, has asked for a review of the ministry's eco-tourism guidelines .
30 Aug, 2012, 03.31 AM IST
Supreme Court red flags move to translocate African cheetah in IndiaThe Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the ministry of environment and forests by staying its ambitious cheetah reintroduction projec...
09 May, 2012, 05.43 AM IST