ELV rules make auto sector non-compliant; FY26 scrap target missed by 70%Industry executives blame an 'unrealistic policy' after a rule change disallowed using other steel scrap for compliance. This makes meeting...
11 May, 2026, 11.07 AM 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
Auto industry faces ₹25,000 crore profit hit in FY26 due to end-of-life vehicle rulesIndia's automotive sector is gearing up for a stormy fiscal forecast. Stricter environmental regulations, retroactive to previous vehicle s...
03 May, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Transgender law must retain self-identification: Trans activist Maya ThakurA new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
DA hike delay: Will government skip it or just postpone it? Experts weigh inCentral government employees are eagerly awaiting their dearness allowance hike. The announcement, usually made earlier, is now delayed. Ex...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Centre's environmental approval not needed for constructions of 20,000 and 1,50,000 square metres: SCThe Supreme Court has permitted construction of housing, industrial sheds, schools, and colleges with state environmental clearance. This e...
06 Aug, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
NGT extends stay on ministry of environment's notification on construction projectsAccording to the notification dated November 14, 2018, the union government delegated the power to ensure compliance with environmental con...
26 Dec, 2022, 06.02 PM IST
Draft EIA notification doesn't give exemptions from public consultations to industries: MinistryIn a separate reply, Supriyo also rebutted the objections raised by the United Nations' Special Rapporteur, an independent expert appointed...
18 Sep, 2020, 07.12 PM IST
500 academicians, scientists write to environment ministry for withdrawal of draft EIA notification03 Sep, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
HC extends time till Aug 11 for giving suggestions to draft EIA 2020A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan passed the order after the Environment Ministry did not address the court's qu...
30 Jun, 2020, 11.47 AM IST
Green nod must for realty projects: NGTIn a detailed judgment dated December 8, published on Wednesday, NGT stayed the Union environment ministry's notification of December 9 whi...
22 Dec, 2017, 06.56 AM IST
Projects up to 1.5 lakh square metres do not need green nod in DelhiThe urban development ministry, in February this year, had written to the MoEFCC to integrate the environmental conditions with building pe...
14 Jun, 2017, 12.46 PM IST
Environment ministry eases clearance norms for industryEarlier this year, the Ministry had done away with the mandatory clearance requirement for brick earth and ordinary earth mining in leases ...
27 Dec, 2013, 10.05 PM IST
- Complete notification of eco-sensitive zones by February 15: Ministry of Environment and Forest
The district level committees have started the notification of eco-sensitive zones around the protected wildlife areas, and have been issue...
26 Jan, 2013, 02.21 AM IST
- Centre directs states to identify and punish CRZ violators
The environment ministry has set the ball rolling on an eight-month process for identifying and punishing violations under the Coastal Regu...
28 Jan, 2011, 05.18 AM IST
- Environment ministry notifies coastal regulation norms
The notification updates a 1991 iteration of the same law, incorporating the amendments during the intervening period and adding new featur...
08 Jan, 2011, 04.16 AM IST
- Centre's order on Rs 50-cr projects to hit development work: Industry
Industry bodies are up in arms against the Centre's diktat, which makes it mandatory for all projects over Rs 50 crore to seek the Union en...
30 Dec, 2003, 06.24 AM IST