NEW DELHI: In what may create lot of unease among villagers in Kerala, Maharashtra and other states in Western Ghats, the Union environment and forest ministry on Tuesday told the National Green Tr

Faced with criticism that it had rushed through green clearances to many projects by ignoring environmental concerns, the government may next week clear Rs 13,000 crore for its much awaited 'Green India Mission' which aims to enhance carbon sinks through large-scale forestry across the country.

"Final draft of the Green India Mission (GIM) and proposal to get funds for it are ready. It will go to the Cabinet soon, possibly next week," environment and forests minister M Veerappa Moily said.

NEW DELHI: Amid all-round criticism from environmentalists for ignoring sensitive green issues under new environment minister M Veerappa Moily, the government has approved a pending Rs 290 crore sc

Taking the lead in heeding the Centre's advice backed by concerns expressed by environmentalists and a court order, the Odisha government has issued directions to district authorities to ensure tha

Environment minister M Veerappa Moily will soon write to chief ministers of six states asking them to send their suggestions on the controversial Kasturirangan committee report which had recommende

Ex-environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan may have dismissed speculation that delays in green clearances for several highvalue projects led to her ouster, but environmental nods to over 70 project

Connecting Ken-Betwa To Be First Of 30 Projects Costing 5,60,000cr

New Delhi: After almost a decade of political objections and green opposition, the Cabinet is likely to clear on Thursday the ambitious project to inter-link rivers, beginning with the process of connecting the Ken and Betwa rivers in Madhya Pradesh.

New Delhi: The Union environment ministry has indicted ONGC for the oil spill that was reported off the Uran coast near Mumbai in October.

New Delhi: Heeding to states’ plea for simplification of green clearance process, the Union environment and forests ministry has come out with detailed guidelines giving more powers to states by ex

NEW DELHI: Among the first decisions the new environment minister Veerappa Moily took on Tuesday was to seek fresh opinions on the ban on big projects in the Western Ghats after a meeting with Maha