National Green Tribunal Launched
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has become operational from October 18, with Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta taking over as its first Chairperson. The National Green Tribunal is exclusively…
Goa Church seeks environment protection
PANAJI:The Catholic Church in Goa says “bad governance” has led to environmental degradation in the western Indian state. A statement jointly issued by the diocesan Council for Social Justice and…
Officials at war with Minister on Brutanga
NEW DELHI: Due to serious differences between the ministry’s senior official and Minister the Brutanga irrigation project is in fix. According the source the senior most official in the department…
SC raps centre for ignoring court on Polavaram
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today came down heavily on central government for not informing the court on the forest clearance given to the Polavarm project. The two judge bench…
Ramesh not to stall Brutanga irrigation project
NEW DELHI: Ending speculation Minister for Environment and Forest Jairm Ramesh on Monday categorically ruled out that stage –I clearance granted for diversion of forest land for Brutanga irrigation project…
Ramesh to visit Simlipal Tiger Forest reserve
NEW DELHI: So moved by the elephant deaths in the Simlipal Tiger Forest Reserve in the state, Minister of environment and forest Jairam Ramesh is planning to visit the Tiger…
Ramesh rejects environment clearance to Vedanta
NEW DELHI: The union environment ministry on Tuesday totally rejected forest clearance to multinational Vedanta’s 1.7 billion US dollar bauxite mining project in Orissa. Talking to media persons here the…
Vedenta mine project hit roadblock
NEW DELHI: Vedanta’s proposed plan to mine the bauxite-rich Niyamgiri mountains in Kalahandi district of Orissa suffered a major set back on Tuesday when a four-member panel jointly formed by…
Enquiry going on into Mumbai Gas leak
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Ministry of Shipping has directed Mumbai Port Trust to conduct an enquiry into the incident of and has constituted a Committee to look into the circumstances…
Japan Helps India in Forest Management
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Government has signed an agreement with Japanese Bank of International Co-operation for a project called ‘Capacity Development for Forest Management and Training of Personnel. This was…