September 07, 2020 2:14 am
The last date for filing objections and suggestions to the draft was August 11, by which time the ministry received 19.8 lakh responses.
September 04, 2020 6:13 pm
The Environment ministry has contended that notifications or draft notifications and other official documents are required to be issued only in Hindi and English and there is no mandate in law to issue them in any other vernacular or local languages.
April 04, 2020 2:02 am
Projects under Category A are appraised by the Ministry, and those under category B by states. Projects exempted from EIA and public hearings are classified under Category B2.
January 22, 2020 10:30 pm
Ozone occurs naturally in small amounts in the upper atmosphere of the earth. It protects life on earth from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
April 12, 2019 1:55 am
The Environment Ministry issued a circular on February 26, stating that compliance with FRA and obtaining consent of the gram sabha under the Act was no longer necessary to consider projects on forest land.
November 01, 2018 4:08 am
The three-year analysis will look at patients admitted for acute diseases at the selected hospitals.
October 24, 2018 12:14 am
A proactive effort from municipalities and citizens towards recycling of construction and demolition waste will go a long way in curbing pollution.
July 15, 2018 7:16 pm
Johri, who was arrested in March is currently out on bail. The Environment Ministry in its notification also said that it had removed another member, professor Mukesh Khare of the department of civil engineering, IIT-Delhi, from the EPCA.
July 12, 2018 10:19 pm
An environment ministry official said that Delhi witnessed 56 good air days in January-June period in 2017, while this year the national capital had 65 such days.
June 13, 2018 2:02 am
Officials from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) who were also present in the meeting were told to ensure all dyeing units follow mandatory norms within these two months, failing which action will be taken against the erring ones.
February 25, 2014 5:30 pm
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inaugurated Environment Ministry's new office.
June 24, 2014 11:09 am