Parliament passes Biological Diversity (Amendment) BillParliament on Tuesday passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which entails provisions for sharing benefits of biodiversity...
01 Aug, 2023, 09.41 PM IST
Karnataka govt committed to implementing Kasturirangan panel reportKarnataka Environment and Forests Minister Eshwar Khandre on Saturday said the state government is committed to the implementation of the K...
29 Jul, 2023, 07.34 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes bill on bio-diversity, proceedings adjourned till 5 pm amid opposition protestsThe Lok Sabha was adjourned amid protests by opposition parties to address the recent ethnic violence in Manipur. However, before the adjou...
25 Jul, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
How green are the green bills?The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021 and Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2023, which will be tabled during India's monsoon s...
21 Jul, 2023, 01.01 AM IST
Nutraceutical industry seeks simplified regulations in the Biological Diversity ActThe Indian nutraceutical industry, which produces exports valued at $1.5 billion annually, has called for a revision of the Biological Dive...
12 Jul, 2023, 08.29 PM IST
EU faces a cliffhanger climate vote after its parliament emerged deadlocked on a key nature billThe bill is a key part of the EU's vaunted European Green Deal that seeks to set the globe's best climate and biodiversity targets and make...
27 Jun, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Centre ready with new Biodiversity BillET gathers that the environment ministry will bring in a clear definition of "codified traditional knowledge", linking it to the Drugs & Co...
02 Dec, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Under opposition attack, Centre to make all Central Vista plans publicThe govt will make public all documents and information relating to the redevelopment of Central Vista and construction of a new parliament...
11 Aug, 2020, 09.17 AM IST
PM's home, office to be shifted opposite new triangular Parliament buildingThe government is considering a triangular design for the new Parliament building and shifting the Prime Minister’s Office and residence ri...
31 Dec, 2019, 08.54 AM IST
Govt’s Lutyens plan on MPs’ table soonThe government is planning a biodiversity park spread across 70 acre near Rashtrapati Bhavan. This is being done to address the criticism t...
18 Nov, 2019, 08.22 AM IST
India rejects move to include non-trade issues in WTOThree members of Indian parliament- Kirit Somaiya, Anurag Thakur and Swapan Dasgupta are in Buenos Aires for the parliamentary meetings whi...
11 Dec, 2017, 10.25 AM IST
Final notification on Western Ghats likely next year: Prakash JavadekarThe Minister stated this after meeting MPs from Kerala Joice George, P K Biju, P K Sreemathi, P Karunakaran and M P Rajesh.
22 Dec, 2015, 08.57 PM IST
Oil extractors from MP get notices to share 2% of their turnover for using biological resourcesThe demand of 2% amount of sales turnover of gross revenue will run into crores and will adversely affect survival of our member units in M...
22 Jan, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar to recommend ban on pesticides hazardous to nature"There is need for holistic green revolution in the country and our motto should be less chemicals-more crops," Kumar said.
25 Aug, 2014, 04.18 PM IST
Nagoya Protocol to help conserve biodiversity: JavadekarThe Nagoya Protocol, which will create incentives to conserve biodiversity, has received the required 50th instrument of ratification on Ju...
17 Jul, 2014, 05.36 PM IST
Create 50 grain storage facilities for food law: MS SwaminathanSwaminathan said the government will require 64 million tonne foodgrain every year to fulfil the commitment under Food Security Law.
19 Sep, 2013, 06.34 PM IST
- Norway to try for an agreement on biodiversity
Ahead of the high-level session of the ongoing UN convention on biological diversity, Norway today said it would make efforts to reach on a...
15 Oct, 2012, 08.59 PM IST