Who is responsible for the filth in the Yamuna?

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says no work is getting done because too many government agencies are meddling with the river; not to mention the Centre-sponsored delays.

Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh says sewage treatment plants are not functioning to their full capacity.

After being the only state with lions, Gujarat may also get tigers. Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has written to Gujarat proposing that tigers be translocated to the state. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has been asked to conduct a technical study on this.

Asks States To Develop Action Plan On Climate Change; Seeks Broader Consultation

Besides raising the CRZ issue, Goa today took up matters of illegal mining and environmental clearances with the Centre.
A strong demand was also made with the Union Minister for Enviornment and Forest Jairam Ramesh for consulting the Goa State Pollution Control Board before environmental clearances are given by the central government.

Manmohan SinghIt was the economist Prime Minister who spoke to state environment ministers today, when he said states should explore mobilising additional resources for river cleaning through innovative models like Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).

COASTAL Action Network, an umbrella organisation of 45 different coastal and fishermen-related groups in the State, announced that they are boycotting a proposed public consultation meet by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to be held in the city on Wednesday to gather opinion on amendments required in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification of 1991.

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government will have to do some explaining at the Forest and Environment Ministers

To save a bird, its nest will now be sold. In an unusual conservation strategy, the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) has delisted the Edible Nest Swiftlet, a cave-nesting bird found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, from the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA).

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In his second avatar, Manmohan sees himself as a statesman who takes bold initiatives to change the course of the nation