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Environment ministry sets new deadlines for thermal plants to meet norms

The Environment Ministry has amended rules allowing thermal power plants within 10 kilometres of the NCR and in cities with more than 10 lakh population to comply with new emission norm

Experts 'disappointed' over reduction in allocation to environment ministry

The Rs 230-crore reduction in the budgetary allocation to the environment ministry has drawn flak from environmentalists who say it may slow down or completely halt green initiatives

Env min's budget allocation shrinks, Rs 2,217 cr for tackling air pollution

The Centre on Monday earmarked a sum of Rs 2,217 crore for tackling air pollution in 42 urban centres, even as it shrunk the budgetary allocation for the environment ministry from the last fiscal

Why Centre resisting translating draft EIA in all vernacular languages? HC

The ASG also claimed that translating it in all 22 languages would create a lot of administrative problems as the government "does not have the wherewithal to carry out the translations"

Centre has taken many steps in 6 years to curb pollution: Environment min

Reacting to Sisodia's attack as Delhi's air quality entered the "red" zone, the ministry said the government believes in working towards getting rid of air pollution

Environment ministry makes action plan for tackling winter pollution

UP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan to focus on hotspots, CPCB to do ground monitoring of stubble burning

Rs 142.32 cr spent for environment education scheme in 2017-19: Govt

A total of Rs 142.32 crore was spent between 2017 and 2019 for the implementation of the Environment Education, Awareness and Training scheme, the ministry of environment told Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Draft EIA notification to streamline environmental clearance process: FIMI

Miners' body FIMI has welcomed the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, and said that it will help to streamline and rationalise the environmental clearance process. In a letter to Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change, Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) Secretary General R K Sharma said "we believe the draft Notification is a welcome step towards streamlining and rationalising the environmental clearance process, improve objectivity and transparency along with stakeholder participation." FIMI further said it is a welcome step for the mining sector and the streamlined process in the draft EIA Notification, 2020 will attract major investments, reduce imports and create multiple livelihood opportunities in the country, along with necessary environmental protection and effective monitoring mechanism. The draft EIA notification was issued by the environment ministry in March and public suggestions were invited. The present EIA Notification, ...

126 complaints on improper management of biomedical waste in 2 years: Govt

A total of 126 public complaints regarding improper management of biomedical waste were received in the last two years, with notices issued to healthcare facilities in different states, MoEFCC said

Modi govt's environment rules overhaul sparks fears of return to grim past

Courts and tribunals have struck down at least three efforts in the past three years by the environment ministry to dilute or waive environmental rules

Delhi HC issues notice on govt's review plea related to translation of EIA

The bench had opined that draft EIA should be translated into other languages for the effective dissemination and directed that the translations should be published through govt website

500 academicians, scientists write to MoEFCC for withdrawal of EIA 2020

As many as 500 academicians, scientists from various institutes have urged the environment ministry to withdraw the controversial draft EIA 2020 and strengthen the existing EIA 2006 notification

Env min official spoke about fall in global CO2 emissions: Govt clarifies

One of the ministry's senior official had spoken about the predicted fall in global carbon dioxide emission due to the COVID-19 situation

Against national interest: Unions urge PM to withdraw draft EIA rules

Ten central trade unions on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020 notification

NGT slams MoEF for delay in norms for emission from railway engines

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel said that despite its 2017 direction the matter is still pending and has not been finalised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)

Stop dismantling environmental norms: Sonia, Rahul seek withdrawal of EIA

In an article, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said that the government has a social obligation to protect the environment and must withdraw the EIA

EIA receives 2 million comments, Centre directs its own agency to vet

Feedback mostly to roll back EIA process, several MPs protest too

Govt tightens import norms of 18 chemicals which can affect environment

The Directorate added that importers of the certain chemicals have to submit a copy of the bill of entry within 30 days to the ozone cell in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

EIA assault on ecological security, environment, poor adivasis: Congress

Environmentalists, civil society groups and activists have raised objections to the EIA 2020

Draft EIA notification 'dangerous', 'disaster'; protest against it: Rahul

In a Facebook post using the hashtag 'WithdrawEIA2020', Gandhi slammed the government over the EIA, 2020, draft, saying it is not only "disgraceful", but "dangerous"