Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Air Pollution, 19/07/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carried out epidemiological studies in the past to assess the impact of pollution on human health. Air Pollution could be one of the triggering factors for respiratory ailments and associated diseases.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on E-Waste, 19/07/2016. The country’s economic growth with rise in per capita income and technological innovations coupled with high obsolescence rate of electronic and electrical equipments are leading to increase in the rate of generation of e-waste.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Clearance, 19/07/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has taken various initiatives to make the environmental clearance process more transparent and expeditious, without compromising the integrity of the environment.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Crop Insurance Schemes, 19/07/2016. Government has recently reviewed the existing crop insurance schemes in consultation with various stakeholders including States, farmer organisations, insurance companies etc.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Compensation to Farmers for Crop Loss, 19/07/2016. The status of funds released from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) during the last three years and current year to States for natural calamities including droughts and floods is at Annexure.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ban on Diesel Vehicles, 19/07/2016. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition No. 13029 of 1985 in the matter of “M.C. Mehta versus Union of India & Others” has passed an order banning registration of SUVs and private cars of 2,000 cc and above capacity using diesel in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Afforestation in Hilly Areas, 19/07/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) is implementing a centrally sponsored “National Afforestation Programme (NAP)” scheme for regeneration and restocking of degraded forests in the country. The scheme is implemented in participatory mode under the Joint Forest Management by State Forest Development Agency (SFDA) at the State level, Forest Development Agency (FDA) at the forest division/district level and Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) at the village level.
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