Gadkari asks Uttarakhand CM to expedite land acquisition, clearances for Chardham ProjEnvironment, Forests & Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar also participated in the meeting. The Chaardham project proposes to provid...
17 Jul, 2020, 08.33 PM IST
Decks cleared for Chardham highway project, NGT disposes pleaThe four pilgrimage towns to be connected by the 900 km- long highway are Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri.
19 Sep, 2017, 05.07 PM IST
State Action Plan of Climate Change launched in Uttarakhand20 Jun, 2016, 06.14 PM IST
- Uttarakhand to continue to get 90% funding for Project Tiger
Forest officials in Uttarakhand heaved a big sigh of relief on Saturday when a letter from the environment ministry confirmed that the stat...
02 Jan, 2016, 10.21 PM IST
Uttarakhand seeks to cut lakhs of pines to curb forest firesForesters say chir, a variety of pine widespread in the lower Himalayas, is responsible for the infernos and add that the tree is not good ...
13 Aug, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
Environment Ministry denies green clearance to 6 hydel projects in Arunachal PradeshThe move comes even as the ministry is caught in a legal tangle over the green clearances to six dams in Uttarakhand.
19 May, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
Environment Ministry denies green clearance to 6 hydel projects in Arunachal PradeshThe move comes even as the ministry is caught in a legal tangle over the green clearances to six dams in Uttarakhand.
19 May, 2015, 04.29 AM IST
Tree truths: Dense forests mowed down and new, sparse cover can't hold the soilThe government's recent report announcing an increase in forest cover looks more like a case of the state agency playing the slippery slope...
01 Aug, 2014, 02.12 PM IST
56 proposals under Forest Act given clearance: Prakash Javadekar"As on date, 55 projects for forest clearance and one project for environment clearance are pending from these states," Prakash Javadekar s...
24 Jul, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
NTPC moves Supreme Court for its approval on power project in UttarakhandNTPC today moved SC seeking its nod for construction of 171 MW power project in Uttarakhand which was stayed along with 23 other hydro proj...
16 Jun, 2014, 04.25 PM IST
Japan International Cooperation Agency okays Rs 674 crore loan for Uttarakhand forest projectThe Japan International Cooperation Agency in an agreement with GOI has approved a loan of about Rs 674 crore for a forest project in Uttar...
15 Apr, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
Uttarakhand seeks approval to use forest land for rural roadsThe government has asked that the relaxation for forest clearance given to Naxal-affected areas for construction of rural roads be extended...
09 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
- Green Tribunal notice to MoEF on power project in Uttarakhand
The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to the Union environment ministry seeking its response on a plea for stay of work.
01 Apr, 2012, 12.28 PM IST
- Environment ministry refuses nod to three U’khand power projects
The environment ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) — the statutory body for forest clearances — has recommended that no forest land...
10 Jun, 2011, 03.35 AM IST
- ‘Uttarakhand CM must look into illegal felling of trees’
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, reacting to a TOI report, has asked the Uttarakhand chief minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal, to intervene and ...
29 Dec, 2010, 02.13 AM IST
- Over 100 hydro projects in Uttarakhand blocked
The Union environment and forests ministry's Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has decided not to give forest clearance to any of the propose...
16 Jul, 2010, 02.01 AM IST
- Uttarakhand forests face firestorm every summer
Every summer, forests of Uttarakhand face a danger that threatens to destroy their ecosystem and biological diversity -- fire.
13 Apr, 2008, 11.34 AM IST