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BEIJING: India will on Wednesday call on China to increase its efforts to clamp down on trade in tiger parts even as Beijing mulls lifting a trade ban, a move conservationists say will deal a fatal blow to India

National Environmental Appellate Authority, on Tuesday, has brought in a stay order on conditional permit issued by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for the Hanakona thermal power station.

To Resist Attempts To Link Trade With Climate Change, Fight Penalties
Saibal Dasgupta | TNN

Beijing: India and China on Monday agreed to jointly fight any attempt by Western nations to link trade with climate change and impose trade-related penalties on developing countries that fail to meet environmental standards.

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Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has urged the Delhi Government to make it mandatory for all buildings to reinforce the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in the Capital.

AHEAD of the Copenhagen summit in December, minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh is in China on a three-day official visit to work out a common strategy on climate change and engage in bilateral co-operation in the areas of environment and forestry.

Environment Ministry Prefers Andhra Govt

Most of the fishermen who participated in the public consultation on amendments required to strengthen the CRZ Notification of 1991 in Chennai on Wednesday, urged Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh, who chaired the public consultation meet, to implement the original notification of 1991, and to scrap the 25 amendments made to it in the last 18 years.

Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today reiterated his claim that the government is trying its best to support the traditional fishermen, whose houses face demolition under CRZ, according to High Court orders.
Briefing the media about his Delhi visit, wherein he had three crucial meetings, Kamat said he impressed upon the Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to re-think on the issue.

Chennai, Aug 20 The Ministry of Environment and Forests has identified 24