Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000

These rules may be called The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Publication Date:

01/07/2000

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Environment

Dumping and disposal of fly ash discharged from coal or lignite based thermal power plants on land

Publication Date:

14/09/1999

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Fly Ash, Environment Act 1986, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Fly Ash Bricks, Building Materials, Thermal Power Plants, High Court, Delhi, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), India

Forests

A cryptic clue

The Prime Minister s proposal to introduce an industry friendly forest policy is puzzling

Publication Date:

14/11/1997

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Wastelands, Land Acquisition, Forest Policy, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India

Industry

Handling facility of general cargo/LPG/chemicals and their storage terminal at Navinal Island, Mundra Taluk of Kutch District, Gujarat: environmental clearance (25 August 1995)

Handling facility of general cargo/LPG/chemicals and their storage terminal at Navinal Island, Mundra Taluk of Kutch District, Gujarat: environmental clearance - office memorandum (25 August 1995).

Publication Date:

25/08/1995

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Gujarat, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Air Pollution

Report of the expert committee on atmospheric environmental quality and preservation of Taj Mahal and Agra monuments - Vol I (Varadarajan Committee Report on Taj)

The Government of India announced its decision in 1973 to set up a 6 million tonne per year Petroleum Oil Refinery at Mathura under the Indian Oil Corporation of India.

Publication Date:

01/04/1995

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Environment

Removing the audits bogey

THE COVER story of this issue of Down To Earth proves that Indian companies have a considerable potential to reduce wastes and hence, their waste treatment costs. Last year, India became the first

Publication Date:

14/11/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19931115

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution Control, Industrial Waste Treatment, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India, Environment Management

Environment

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therewith.

Publication Date:

23/05/1986

Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests

Tags:

Environment Act 1986, Environment, India, Legislation, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Pollution, Pollution Control

Memorandum to PM regarding proposed 6000 MW Mithi Virdi Nuclear Power Plant

Farmers and other villagers affected by the proposed 6000 MW nuclear power plant at village Mithi Virdi in Bhavnagar, Gujarat took out a massive rally on 23 Sep 2013 and presented this memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Tags:

Nuclear Power Plants, Bhavnagar (D), Gujarat, Conflicts, Farmers, Nuclear Accidents, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Water Pollution

Yamuna near Delhi a giant sewer

At Right to be Heard Townhall show, Environmental minister Jayathi Natarajan said emergency action needs to be taken to clean up the Yamuna flowing near Delhi.

Tags:

Yamuna, Water Pollution, Environment, Rivers, Delhi, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sewage, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Waste, Hospital Waste

BLOG

Climate Change

09 Apr 2012

How India is getting gas and coal policy wrong

Comments

Two monopolies. One private and the other public; one in gas and one in coal. Both equally disastrous for the environment. I speak here of Reliance Industries Ltd and Coal India Ltd.