'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
Centre hopeful of PM SHRI rollout in Bengal, Tamil Nadu; letters to be sent soonThe Ministry of Education will soon write to West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, urging them to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the PM SHRI ...
06 May, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh meets locals to ease tensionsManipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh is engaging in talks with local representatives to address the state's current challenges. He...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
India, Singapore charting out roadmap for digital corridor, green shipping: officialIndia and Singapore are collaborating on a roadmap for digital corridors and green shipping infrastructure. This initiative aligns with glo...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Weak grid infrastructure, land access, financial barriers for developers slowed PM-KUSUM's progress: StudyIndia's flagship PM-KUSUM solar program for farmers faces significant challenges. Weak grid infrastructure, funding issues for small develo...
14 Apr, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Land acquisition proof no longer mandatory for environmental clearance for non-coal mining projectsNew Delhi has eased environmental clearance rules for non-coal mining projects. Developers will no longer need to prove land acquisition be...
06 Jan, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Centre defends exemptions for strategic, atomic mineral miningThe Centre has rejected Tamil Nadu's request to withdraw an exemption for critical mineral mining projects from public consultation. The Un...
01 Dec, 2025, 07.09 PM IST
Should be struck down: Jairam after SC stays govt decision on ex post facto environmental clearanceCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has called for a strikedown of office memorandum issued by the Environment Ministry allowing ex po...
03 Jan, 2024, 11.05 PM IST
Govt to standardise parameters used for measuring air quality29 Nov, 2017, 09.25 PM IST
Uma Bharti for joint probe into 'unauthorised' mining in GangaAn official statement said that Bharti has expressed concern over unauthorised mining activities going on in river Ganga in Bijnor district...
06 Oct, 2015, 09.33 PM IST
NGT puts question mark over Akshardham expansion nodIn case of Akshardham, while the construction allegedly started in 2011, the EC was granted by the SEIAA in July 2013.
08 Jul, 2015, 10.48 AM IST
Environment ministry seeks views of states in Western Ghats regionEnvironment ministry will consider views of chief ministers of all states in the Western Ghats region before issuing the draft notification...
06 Feb, 2014, 07.11 PM IST
Environment ministry seeks views of Western Ghats statesEnvironment Min will consider views of Chief Ministers of all states in Western Ghats region before issuing draft notification for declarin...
06 Feb, 2014, 05.10 PM IST
Panel recommends green clearance to Sasan Power's coal blockA high-level panel has recommended environment clearance to Chhatrasal coal mine in Madhya Pradesh alloted to Sasan Power Ltd, but with som...
07 Nov, 2013, 06.09 PM IST
One-time 25 per cent capacity expansion likely for coal projectsSources said the recent memorandum was issued after the intervention of the PMO, which is monitoring the sector.
06 Jan, 2013, 12.40 PM IST
- Environment ministry halts Vedanta Aluminium's Lanjigarh plan
The environment ministry has put on hold the terms of reference for the expansion till the disposal of the Odisha High Court judgement.
07 Dec, 2011, 04.53 AM IST
- ACC to take up all plastic, rubber waste from Goa
Goa government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ACC Cement company which would consume all its plastic, thermacol and ru...
15 Jun, 2011, 07.40 PM IST