Rs 6,000 crore later, Ganga continues to be maili

The Centre seems to be getting nervous about its ambitious Clean Ganga project, with no tangible work visible, especially on the creation of sewage networks and treatment plants.

03 Jul 2016 4:49 AM

‘Tunnelling impact causes slides in fragile Uttarakhand areas’

Citing an observation of the Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC) in Uttarakhand that called for “banning of use of explosives in the Himalayan terrain”, the Union water ministry, in an af

29 Jun 2016 1:02 AM

Centre invites global firms for Ganga test

In an attempt to make its ambitious Clean Ganga mission a success, the Centre has invited firms and scientists from across the world with technological expertise in cleaning drains before they empty i

27 Jun 2016 6:25 AM

Nations must follow India’s aid model: Afghan minister

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj felicitates Afghanistan energy and water minister Ali Ahmad Osmani in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

23 Jun 2016 6:48 AM

End human-wildlife conflict: Draft policy

The draft national forest policy has touched upon the contentious issue of human-animal conflict by proposing to put funds obtained from the diversion of forest land for industrial projects to create

22 Jun 2016 1:25 AM

‘Green tax’ to address forest woes

Making public the draft national forest policy, the Union environment ministry has proposed “green tax” to “supplement financial resources essential to address forest woes” in the context of plantatio

21 Jun 2016 12:27 AM

Pollution control body without a chief since 2012

The post of the Cent-ral Pollution Control Board (CPCB) chief has been lying vacant for nearly four-and-a-half years, despite growing anxiety over increasing pollution levels across the country and th

19 Jun 2016 1:32 AM

Sustainable sand mining: Fresh guidelines call for reducing consumption

The Union environment ministry has released fresh guidelines to promote sustainable sand mining by “reducing its consumption” and tapping “alternative sources” like sand deposits at the base of dams,

14 Jun 2016 7:11 AM

Soon, water bills linked to your income

Soon, you may have to pay your water bill depending on your income slab!

13 Jun 2016 2:29 AM

‘Government projects created 1.64 lakh jobs’

In a first ever attempt to track the number of jobs created from new projects, the Union environment ministry on Tuesday released data of the last two years, claiming that as many as 239 public utilit

09 Jun 2016 1:55 AM

Environment Day: Laws in place yet garbage piles up

Just before the completion of two-years of the BJP-led NDA government in power, the environment ministry overhauled the waste management regulations in the country.

05 Jun 2016 2:19 AM

Centre rolls out plan to remove floating waste

Failing to achieve much so far in cleaning Ganga, one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet projects, the Centre recently rolled out a plan to remove all the floating waste found on its surface.

30 May 2016 6:49 AM

‘Revisit animal dissection ban’

An environment ministry panel has urged the University Grants Commission (UGC) to “revisit” its 2014 ban on animal dissection for UG/PG curriculum, noting it is “having serious consequences on teachin

28 May 2016 10:29 AM

Minimise use of plastic, pollution board tells states

More than two months after the environment ministry, while notifying the new Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, hinted at the possibility of banning thermoset products, the Central Pollution Contro

27 May 2016 2:38 AM

MoEF panel gives ToR for project with Nepal

In a significant step, an expert panel of the Union environment ministry has recommended the terms of references for long-impending joint India-Nepal Pancheshwar multipurpose project to avoid any dela

26 May 2016 12:25 AM

NCR tops animal cruelty list

The NCR has topped the list of maximum number of cases of cruelty to animals in the last three years, latest data revealed.

23 May 2016 12:41 AM

Asia-Pacific most prone to disaster, says United Nations

Sounding a note of caution, a United Nations report touted the Asia-Pacific region as the world’s most disaster-prone region, accounting for 91 per cent of the world’s deaths due to natural disasters

20 May 2016 3:19 AM

More Hindi please, MoEF urges officials

In a recent move to institutionalise the use of Hindi in official work, the Union environment ministry on Friday came up with the guidelines urging its personnel to prepare all orders, publishing code

16 May 2016 12:08 AM

Mining puts animals at risk

Escalating mining and other deforestation activities in the country are causing the list of endangered species — both plants and animals — to swell, as is evident from the recent figures revealed by t

14 May 2016 2:57 AM

Paints with over 90 parts per million lead may be banned

29 Apr 2016 3:01 AM