The Government on Wednesday ruled out a blanket ban on plastic bags and said waste management at the local level should be improved to ensure that the waste did not become an environmental hazard. Replying to a question on plastic waste, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said in the Lok Sabha that ''a blanket ban on plastic bags is not advisable.''

Against the backdrop of concerns over Mayapuri radiation incident, the government on Wednesday said the hazardous waste management rules should be strengthened especially at the port level to ensure that such material was not dumped in the country.

Opposes Proposed Clause In Law To Inspect Facilities Of Exporting Countries

INDIA is lobbying hard with EU members to block a legislation that will make it tougher for the country

After having deferred the introduction of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill during the ongoing session of Parliament, the government today held out an olive branch to the opposition, which has been critical of the Bill and the compensation clauses in case of nuclear accidents.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Bill that will set up for the first time a network of dedicated environmental courts in the country has been cleared by the Cabinet. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment has proposed certain amendments to the Bill.

Research projects on at least 36 genetically modified crops including rice, okra, brinjal, potato, groundnut and tomato are under process, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

The central government has sent advisories to states asking them to phase out tourism in and around tiger reserves, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.

The alleged illegal mining by the Bellary brothers

Oil Minister Has Urged PM To Set Up A Ministerial Panel To Decide Issue
Sanjay Dutta | TNN

NEW DELHI: A full-fledged probe into the incident of radioactive material being found in the scrap at Mayapuri in west Delhi earlier this month is under way. The scrap apparently came from abroad, Minister of State for Atomic Energy Prithiviraj Chavan told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.