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EU poised to OK major plan to meet climate goals and better protect nature despite farmer protestsThe European Union is set to approve the Nature Restoration Law, a key part of the European Green Deal. The plan aims to establish ambitiou...28 Feb, 2024, 01.00 PM IST- Assam cabinet okays bill to ban 'magical healing'The proposed bill seeks to "prohibit and eliminate practices of magical healing in the name of treatment of some congenital diseases such a...11 Feb, 2024, 12.36 AM IST
- 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
- 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
- Green bills lined up for passage in parliament's monsoon session; biological diversity bill set to be taken up todayThe second environmental bill - the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 - is expected to spark a bigger political debate. Both bills...20 Jul, 2023, 08.59 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
- 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
- Govt refers two bills to parliamentary panels for scrutinyEnvironment Minister Bhupendra Yadav moved the motion to refer the Biodiversity Bill to the Joint Committee with 21 members of Lok Sabha an...20 Dec, 2021, 07.11 PM IST
- Union Cabinet approves Inland vessel bill to be presented in Parliament“The Cabinet has approved the Inland vessel bill which will streamline and regulate inland vessels,” Union minister for ports, shipping and...17 Jun, 2021, 07.33 AM IST
- Vultures face extinction in Indian subcontinent: United Nations reportThe vulture population has, in fact, witnessed one of the "most dramatic declines" of a wild species in human history, it said.08 Oct, 2014, 08.27 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
- 6 Pak teams join race to capture bird diversityBird lovers across the country including Delhi spent the entire day trailing birds in different bird-rich locations.17 Feb, 2014, 01.56 AM IST
- IIT invited to open centre in MalaysiaMalaysia invited the IIT to set up a branch in the south-east Asian country which has nearly two million people of Indian origin.08 Jan, 2014, 02.49 PM IST
- PM Manmohan Singh pledges $50m for biodiversity conservationPrime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced a $50 million grant for biodiversity conservation in India and other developing countrie...17 Oct, 2012, 02.14 AM IST
- Nitish Kumar attacks Centre on seeds bills, genetically modified cropsThere should be threadbare and open-ended discussion on the seeds bill and the GM crops, keeping in view the long-term prospect of the farm...17 Apr, 2011, 10.18 PM IST
- Govt plans legal steps to protect biodiversityThe government will soon have a legal framework to regulate or monitor the commercial use of India's biodiversity by both local and foreign...03 Dec, 2002, 12.46 AM IST
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