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Centre Proposes Legally Binding Emission Targets For 460 Industries Under New Carbon Market Rules
The Ministry of Environment has proposed legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for over 460 industrial units as part of India's first compliance-based carbon market
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Medical Device Industry Opposes Import Of Refurbished Medical Devices
Medical device industry associations on Friday attacked the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change for allowing the import of refurbished and pre-owned medical devices into the country.
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New Government Asks Coal India to Prepare Action Plan to Enhance Output: Report
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been asked by the new government to prepare an action plan for enhancing output over the next five years and fast-track the completion of projects and expansion of existing coal mines, according to an official source.
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Ministry Asks Coal India Unit to Give Details of 14 Projects Awaiting Clearances: Report
The Coal Ministry has asked Central Coalfields Ltd, a CIL subsidiary, to provide details of its 14 projects that are awaiting clearances, including those pertaining to environment and forest.
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With 10 New Protected Wetlands, India Equals China In Having Most Ramsar Sites
India and China now have the most number of wetlands of international importance with 10 more Indian sites entering the Ramsar list, taking the total to 64, the Union Environment Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Green Panel Questions Environment Ministry Over Clearances For Projects
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) over compliance of conditions mentioned in environmental clearances granted for projects, saying the mechanism for monitoring environmental norms is inadequate.
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Mizoram Rejects Centre's Proposal To Amend Indian Forest Act
The Mizoram government has "rejected" the centre's proposal to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927, as the proposed amendments are in "conflict" with the special provisions the state enjoys under Article 371G of the constitution, an official said on Friday.
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‘Govt Cares for Neither Tribals Nor Forests’: Lawyer Ritwick Dutta
In an interview to The Quint, environment lawyer Ritwick Dutta says he suspects the issue to be Centre’s conspiracy.
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"People More Important Than Industries": Top Court To Centre On Pollution
People are more important than industries, the Supreme Court said today while taking note of a report that 60,000 people have died due to pollution.
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Top Court Rebukes Petroleum Ministry Over Laxity, Questions Its Status
Does the Petroleum Ministry consider itself to be 'God' or a 'super government' and think that the "unemployed" judges are at their mercy, an anguished Supreme Court bench observed today.
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India’s Push For Cleaner Air May Make Power Costlier
Government has asked CERC to allow coal-fired plants to pass on the costs of upgrading their plants to consumers.
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Why The National Green Tribunal’s Independence May Be Under Threat
The day is not far away when the NGT will be headed by retired bureaucrats, writes Ritwick Dutta.
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Why The National Green Tribunal’s Independence May Be Under Threat
The day is not far away when the NGT will be headed by retired bureaucrats, writes Ritwick Dutta.
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One Layer Less To Get Building Approvals
Will easing environmental norms reduce construction period?
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Environment Committee Approves GM Mustard. Anti-GM Activists, Farmers Remain Opposed
The country's first genetically modified food crop, GM Mustard, gets the green light from the Ministry of Environment and Forests' Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC). The committee has given a positive recommendation calling it "safe" and fit for commercial release.
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Centre Proposes Legally Binding Emission Targets For 460 Industries Under New Carbon Market Rules
The Ministry of Environment has proposed legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for over 460 industrial units as part of India's first compliance-based carbon market
-
Medical Device Industry Opposes Import Of Refurbished Medical Devices
Medical device industry associations on Friday attacked the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change for allowing the import of refurbished and pre-owned medical devices into the country.
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New Government Asks Coal India to Prepare Action Plan to Enhance Output: Report
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has been asked by the new government to prepare an action plan for enhancing output over the next five years and fast-track the completion of projects and expansion of existing coal mines, according to an official source.
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Ministry Asks Coal India Unit to Give Details of 14 Projects Awaiting Clearances: Report
The Coal Ministry has asked Central Coalfields Ltd, a CIL subsidiary, to provide details of its 14 projects that are awaiting clearances, including those pertaining to environment and forest.
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With 10 New Protected Wetlands, India Equals China In Having Most Ramsar Sites
India and China now have the most number of wetlands of international importance with 10 more Indian sites entering the Ramsar list, taking the total to 64, the Union Environment Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Green Panel Questions Environment Ministry Over Clearances For Projects
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) over compliance of conditions mentioned in environmental clearances granted for projects, saying the mechanism for monitoring environmental norms is inadequate.
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Mizoram Rejects Centre's Proposal To Amend Indian Forest Act
The Mizoram government has "rejected" the centre's proposal to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927, as the proposed amendments are in "conflict" with the special provisions the state enjoys under Article 371G of the constitution, an official said on Friday.
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‘Govt Cares for Neither Tribals Nor Forests’: Lawyer Ritwick Dutta
In an interview to The Quint, environment lawyer Ritwick Dutta says he suspects the issue to be Centre’s conspiracy.
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"People More Important Than Industries": Top Court To Centre On Pollution
People are more important than industries, the Supreme Court said today while taking note of a report that 60,000 people have died due to pollution.
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Top Court Rebukes Petroleum Ministry Over Laxity, Questions Its Status
Does the Petroleum Ministry consider itself to be 'God' or a 'super government' and think that the "unemployed" judges are at their mercy, an anguished Supreme Court bench observed today.
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India’s Push For Cleaner Air May Make Power Costlier
Government has asked CERC to allow coal-fired plants to pass on the costs of upgrading their plants to consumers.
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Why The National Green Tribunal’s Independence May Be Under Threat
The day is not far away when the NGT will be headed by retired bureaucrats, writes Ritwick Dutta.
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Why The National Green Tribunal’s Independence May Be Under Threat
The day is not far away when the NGT will be headed by retired bureaucrats, writes Ritwick Dutta.
-
One Layer Less To Get Building Approvals
Will easing environmental norms reduce construction period?
-
Environment Committee Approves GM Mustard. Anti-GM Activists, Farmers Remain Opposed
The country's first genetically modified food crop, GM Mustard, gets the green light from the Ministry of Environment and Forests' Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC). The committee has given a positive recommendation calling it "safe" and fit for commercial release.
