Guwahati ring road faces wildlife scrutiny after HC interventionThe Gauhati High Court has mandated an ecological impact study for the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary. This study by the Wildlife Institute of ...
29 May, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Environment Ministry's advisory panel gives nod for forest diversion to build Kalai-II hydel project in ArunachalThe Environment Ministry's forest advisory committee has given the green light for the Kalai-II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh,...
28 May, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
J&K forms team to probe violation of FRA while razing tribal housesA fact-finding team has been formed by the Jammu and Kashmir government. This team will investigate alleged violations of the Forest Rights...
21 May, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
Medha Kulkarni appointed new chairperson of Parliamentary panel on Science, EnvironmentRajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan has appointed Medha Vishram Kulkarni to lead the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Tec...
20 May, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...
10 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Great Nicobar project concerns must be debated in parliamentary forum; govt rattled by Rahul Gandhi's visit: CongressThe Congress party has detailed serious concerns regarding the Great Nicobar project. They highlight ecological damage, tribal rights viola...
03 May, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh bows out as chair of Parliamentary panel on environment, reminds incoming chair of 2019 switch to BJPCongress leader Jairam Ramesh has stepped down as chairperson of the Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and C...
27 Sep, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
If opposition's JPC demand is put in the bin, sadly bills will be passed in the din: CongressWhile the opposition unitedly has been demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) investigation into the Adani issue, the treasury ben...
01 Apr, 2023, 06.53 PM IST
'Govt deliberately bypassing standing committee': Manish Tewari writes to Birla over forest bill sent to joint panelTewari's letter to Birla comes a day after senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh lodged a protest with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar...
30 Mar, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
On wildlife week, India de-notifies 1,000 sq km of its ‘protected areas’The board’s decision on denotification and diversion within ‘protected areas’, taken in the meeting of its standing committee on October 5,...
16 Nov, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
Review of environmental laws 'absolute necessity': CSECSE had deposed before the Parliamentary Committee during the review of the High-Level Subramanian Committee (HLC) report.
24 Jul, 2015, 10.15 PM IST
NDA's move to change existing green laws will be opposed by the CongressGovernment may be in a hurry to bring changes in existing green laws to make them in sync with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s developme...
13 May, 2015, 10.31 PM IST
Parliamentary panel examining recommendations on green lawsParliamentary Committee on Environment & Forests is examining recommendations of a government-appointed panel, which reviewed various green...
18 Dec, 2014, 11.27 PM IST
- Forest officials have their way, set up panel to study court order on elephant corridor
The forest bureaucracy over-rode objections of the experts on the PM-led National Wildlife Board (NWB) and the environment minister to set ...
22 Feb, 2012, 02.26 AM IST
- Shut resorts in tusker corridor: Experts
The battle over removing hotels and resorts from the only corridor linking elephants in the Eastern and Western Ghats has got shriller.
20 Feb, 2012, 03.20 AM IST
- Does the Rule of Law depend on whims of government?
Under UPA 2, the Rule of Law has been reduced to something to be followed whenever the government so desires.
20 Dec, 2011, 05.50 PM IST
- Vedanta project: Orissa hopes to place its stand before FAC
Though not invited at the impending FAC meeting, Orissa government expects an opportunity to explain its stand on Vedanta's controversial N...
19 Aug, 2010, 05.49 PM IST