The comprehensive road map for phasing out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in various sectors as per the reduction targets of Montreal Protocol released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. India plans to cut the use of the HCFCs by 10 per cent by 2015 and then to zero by 2030.

Letter to Principal Secretary (forests) govt of Gujarat to Assistant Inspector General of Forests regarding diversion of 1840 ha of reserved forest land for development of port based Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Mundra and Dhrub villages of Mundra taluka in Kutch East Forest Division in favour of M/s Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Lim

The proposal on creation of an autonomous National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. NEPA is envisaged to take over the job of giving environmental clearances from the ministry.

These rules may be called the Plastics (Manufacture, Usage and Waste Management) Rules, 2009. They shall come in to force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has since been recognized as an extraordinary environmental success in global cooperation to protect the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol has completed more than 20 years of its progress.

The Central Government, in accordance with the objectives of the
National Environment Policy, 2006 and to address the sustainable development concerns considers it necessary to regulate environmentally sound management of waste electrical and electronic equipments, hereinafter referred to as e-waste, which

This latest report which comes ahead of Copenhagen climate change summit says that India's per capita Green house gas emission in 2030 will be well below those in the developed countries in 2005 and this should put at rest any rest any apprehension that the country's emission is poised for a runaway increase.

This document details the recent initiatives being undertaken by the Ministry of environment and Forests to address the issue of climate change. These are in the field of forestry, energy efficiency, research agenda and CDM capacities.

The Himalayas are a unique natural asset and the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) forms the major share of this. This report presents a set of guidelines and best practices for the governance and sustainable management of the Himalayan ecosystem.

The international negotiations on climate change are on and all Parties of UNFCCC are working to reach an agreed outcome at Copenhagen in December 2009. This latest publication encapsulates the major submissions made by India to the UNFCCC during 2008 and 2009. Of particular note are India