Chennai, Aug. 19: The Centre will soon set up a National Environmental Protection Authority, which would be empowered to give clearances on environmental issues and enforce environmental laws and standards, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.

The Centre will soon set up a National Environmental Protection Authority, which would be empowered to give clearances on environmental issues and enforce environmental laws and standards, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.

Ramesh said a broad agreement on NEPA was reached at a meeting with state Environment and Forest ministers in Delhi yesterday.

Aug. 18: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked people to seek new ways to reverse environmental degradation and resource depletion, which threatened the country

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday described as alarming India

New Delhi: Use of green-technology will become mandatory in Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

Authority directed to settle dispute within three months
Licensee not authorised to build in CRZ: INTACH
Division bench dubs INTACH petition infructuous

MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here has directed the Kanyakumari District Coastal Zone Management Authority to probe into allegations of constructions being put up within 100 m of the coast in Kanyakumari town panchayat.

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit launched the annual plantation drive in the Capital from her 3 Motilal Nehru Place official residence on Tuesday in the presence of a large number of school children who also planted a variety of saplings.

NEW DELHI: The government plans to set up an Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and National Green Tribunal (NGT) to ensure effective monitoring of various norms and early redressal of environment-related cases, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said, reports Our Bureau.

Jairam Ramesh raises environmental issue with Karnataka Chief Minister

1,900 acres of forest will be drowned

Forestry clearance yet to be obtained

Hemis, Leh: A 400km walk in the Himalayas over six weeks to raise awareness on environmental issues yielded a collection of 60,000 waste plastic bottles, 10,000 chewing-gum wrappers and 5,000 carbonated drink cans. A state-sponsored Operation Clean Up? No way.