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…
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…
Govt Stop Construction of Several Dams
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Government has put a ban on the construction of some of the dams in the country. The work of the Maheshwar Hydel project in Madhya Pradesh…
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…
Govt is serious about Climate Change
NEW DELHI (AMN) The Government of India has undertaken several steps to understand the phenomenon of Climate Change. A Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change has been constituted to coordinate…