Exotic pet trade in India: Illegal trafficking, social media surge, and new wildlife lawsAn influencer's unboxing video of live emperor scorpions highlights the booming illegal exotic animal trade in India. Despite recent legal ...
08 Oct, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
Faster approvals for critical minerals, but no green law exemption: CentreThe Environment Ministry has created a new category on its online portal. This will expedite clearances for mining projects involving criti...
18 Aug, 2025, 06.24 PM IST
Gail to invest Rs 5000 Cr in renewable energy facilities in KarnatakaGail and the Government of Karnataka have signed an MoU. This partnership aims to develop renewable energy sources. These sources include s...
09 May, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
637 projects facing delays due to various reasons: Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Parliament that 637 road projects, including under Bharatmala Pariyojana, have faced delays mainly du...
26 Mar, 2025, 09.28 PM IST
KIOCL should pay for past violations, says KhandreKarnataka's minister for forests, Eshwar Khandre, mentioned that granting Devadari forest land for mining to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KI...
15 Mar, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
Centre grants in-principle approval to oil and gas exploration in Assam's hoolock gibbon sanctuaryThe Union environment ministry has approved the diversion of 4.50 hectares of forest land in Assam for oil and gas exploration by Vedanta G...
14 Sep, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
Opposition parties slam govt over reported appointment of Adani Energy advisor on Environment Ministry's committee"Adani Pradhan Sevak appointed Adani employee Janardhan Choudhury as a member of EAC under Environment Ministry. This committee has to appr...
14 Nov, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
This is the bad sort of green coverGoI argues that it has not barred public access but has merely aligned the system with the public oversight law, or Right to Information (R...
24 Apr, 2023, 12.09 AM IST
Coal ministry launches PIM module of single window clearance systemThe development assumes significance in the wake of the government making efforts to secure domestic fuel supplies amid fear of shortage du...
14 Jun, 2022, 09.47 PM IST
Scope of single-window portal for giving green nod to projects to be expanded: FMThe government on Tuesday said single- window portal PARIVESH, launched for giving green nod to projects, has been significantly instrument...
01 Feb, 2022, 08.13 PM IST
Centre to rank states based on time taken to grant environment clearancesAccording to the proposed ranking system, a state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) will get two marks for granting environme...
20 Jan, 2022, 06.29 PM IST
Government plans online clearances to coal mining projectsThe coal ministry on Monday said has decided to simplify the process of clearance for coal mining projects to expedite operationalisation o...
16 Dec, 2019, 05.06 PM IST
Environment minister rejects global reports claiming 1.2 million deaths in India due to pollutionThe Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Chandni Chowk constituency in the national ca...
05 May, 2019, 11.58 AM IST
Environment ministry rejects global reports claiming 1.2 million deaths in India due to pollutionUnion minister Harsh Vardhan has discredited the recent global reports claiming over one million deaths in India due to air pollution, sayi...
05 May, 2019, 11.55 AM IST
High level of heavy metals found in urine samples post-Diwali: CPCBHeavy metals can pose serious health threats. Heavy metal toxicity can damage central nervous, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems.
20 Dec, 2018, 06.50 PM IST
No clear pollution trend during odd-even trial: CPCBThe board has also called for a "comprehensive" set of actions and an "integrated" approach to make substantial improvement in air quality.
24 Jan, 2016, 04.03 PM IST
- Himachal High Court imposes penalty of Rs 100 crore on JAL
The Himachal Pradesh High Court today imposed a penalty of Rs 100 crore on Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) for "violation" of environme...
04 May, 2012, 10.47 PM IST