Environment, forest ministry finalising transfer of Rs 50,000-crore CAMPA funds to states
Compensatory afforestation funds belong to the state and it was kept temporarily with the Centre
NGT orders probe into Essar’s ‘illegal’ constructions in Gujarat's eco-sensitive zone
The commitee has been tasked to ascertain exact area which is being used by Essar Bulk Terminal (Salaya) Ltd (EBT)
Union Budget 2021-22: India to launch Hydrogen Energy Mission
With the announcement, India has joined the race for producing the next big energy source
NGT shuts down Chinese steel plant in Gujarat
The Rs 6,000-cr project was being constructed in Gujarat’s Mundra block without an environmental clearance
Compensatory afforestation: Eye on used-up Coal India mines
Once these lands are accepted for compensatory afforestation, they will be notified and brought under control of state forest department
Why the heatwave? Blame Cyclone Vayu, El Niño
Experts believe if monsoon rains would have reached central India by June 10, it would not have been this hot
पर्यावरण मंत्रालय ने नियमों को कमजोर कर झारखंड के सारंडा में खनन का रास्ता साफ किया
एमओईएफ ने जोन-I और जोन-II खनन क्षेत्रों का विलय किया, प्रभाव आकलन प्रावधान हटाया और खनन योजना बनाने में वन विभाग की भूमिका को ...
SC seeks reports on rejected forest rights claims from states
The apex court has been hearing a petition filed by retired forest officials and some conservation-related non-profits, who want the FRA to be …
Char Dham national highway has cost Uttarakhand its ecological balance
To assess the extent of the ecological damage that construction activity is causing, Down To Earth travelled 250 km on the Char Dham …
Deadly omission
The chemical that caused 400 schoolchildren in Delhi to be hospitalised is not considered hazardous by the government
Himachal Pradesh’s decision to put wasteland in land bank undermines FRA
The state’s request to put degraded forest land in a land bank comes at a time when the government has been dragging its feet on …
MoEF&CC increases compensation for crop damages and loss of life by wild animals
The compensation amount in case of loss of life by a wild animal has been increased from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh
FAC gives final clearance to North Koel dam project in Jharkhand
The project will impact 15 villages in the Palamau Tiger Reserve, and the people have been protesting against the project
Invasive species may soon wipe out Shola vegetation from Nilgiris: Report
Alarming expansion of exotic and tea plantations threaten native dry deciduous, moist deciduous and thorn forests and grasslands there
Why so many cloudbursts? Experts point to rising temperature
Scientists believe such extreme weather events are occurring sooner every year owing to climate change
Centre uses SC order to turn forest land into revenue land
11-year-old order for relocating three Maharashtra villages used for conversion in 18 states
भारतीय वन अधिनियम का पहला संशोधन मसौदा तैयार
संरक्षण और जलवायु परिवर्तन को ध्यान में रखकर तैयार मसौदा प्रतिक्रिया के राज्यों के पास भेजा गया है
Ahead of elections, Odisha waives off sal leaf royalty
Imposition of GST and royalty had together almost stopped the procurement of the leaves, which are used to make biodegradable plates
MoEF&CC takes back advisory to avoid honeycombing of forest land under FRA
An official from the environment ministry says the advisory was withdrawn as there is no provision under the Forest Rights Act to club land together
Rules to implement Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act to be finalised by January 3
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act was passed to restore forest cover which was lost due to diversion of forest land
Javadekar says 69,000 ha of forest land diverted, govt data differs
According to MoEFCC’s e-governance portal eGreen, 72,685 ha of forest land was diverted
States with more than 75% forest cover won't have to divert revenue land
Forest Advisory Committee decided this while suggesting that instead states with deficient green land should divert their non-forest land …
NGT sends notices to THDC, pollution control board on coal-fired power plant in Uttar Pradesh
Questions have been raised over procedural irregularities in granting environmental clearance
Tribal affairs ministry constitutes committee on CFR guidelines under FRA
It was doing this as there had been no progress reported by states in recognising habitat rights despite its repeated clarifications
Top committee for diverting forests recommends penalties for violating projects
The Forest Advisory Committee has said the environment ministry imposes “inconsistent and arbitrary" penalties