The government unveiled a draft new policy for private participation in exploration and exploitation of shale oil and gas in the country. The move is in line with the government policy of attracting private investment for achieving self-reliance in the indigenous production of oil and gas, according to the policy draft.
Ministry of Environment and Forests has published draft rules in respect of use of washed/blended or beneficiated coal in thermal power plants, vide Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 522(E). dated July 11, 2012.
A joint initiative of the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi and Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management, Government of Nepal.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960. These rules may be called the Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2012.
An EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) report to the 32nd meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Supreme Court has imposed ban on tourism activity in core zones of tiger reserves across the country. Read text of this court order dated 24 July 2012 passed by Justice Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifulla.
The issues of `Framing ecologically sound policy for dealing with linear intrusion’ was discussed during the 5th Meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) held on 18th March 2010 under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister wherein it was resolved that the Ministry would formulate necessary guidelines.
CONCORD-12, the Consultative Workshop on Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Endosulfan Victims concluded at Kasaragod & called for the need to speed up the ongoing relief and rehabilitation initiatives. Read text of the Kasaragod declaration.
Padmashree Sunitha Narain, the director general of the Centre for Science and Environment in Concord'12 National Seminar at Kasaragod, said here on Saturday that the endosulfan victims in the district should be provided with more facilities.
