Environment ministry begins preparing environment policy amid unwarranted secrecy

In one fell swoop the Union ministry of environment and forests is preparing to disband several key committees set up under section 3 iii of the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The dissolved panels will be replaced with a national environment author

The sheer scope of the biodiversity action plan may militate against its successful implementation

Will the targets set for utilising flyash by power plants be met?

A MEF proposal wants to do away with environmental clearance for small scale mining

the Union government has shut down 125 highly polluting industries across the country while forcing 1,261 such units to install the pollution control facilities, according to a report. The ministry of environment and forests has identified about 1,551 large and medium industries in the 17 categories of highly polluting industries. Nearly 165 of them are still in process of installing the requisite facilities to control pollution, said the ministry's annual report.