Centre, States agree that illegal sand mining affecting infrastructure development

The committee has suggested an umbrella law to help set up new national and state-level regulators that would also take the powers of the existing pollution control boards

Proposing a complete overhaul of the existing environmental governance framework, a government-appointed expert committee has recommended measures that would make it easier to set up industrial or

A high-level committee formed to review green laws has recommended the reduction of the role of inspectors in approving plans and monitoring air and water pollution.

The high-level committee, set up in August to review green laws and suggest amendments to bring them in sync with the Modi government's development agenda, on Tuesday submitted its report to the en

NAGPUR: In order to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in real estate sector Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has proposed to increase the maximum area of buildings below which

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways wants environmental clearances for its projects in states along the border to be handled by the state governments concerned to avoid a pile-up of files a

The central government is working to substantially cut red tape at the environment ministry by doing away with multiple applications for all the green clearances that a project developer requires.