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Green ministry guns down Navy's firing range plan

The environment ministry has rejected the Navy's proposal to set up a missile testing site at Tillanchong Sanctuary in Andaman and Nicobar islands, saying the firing range would destroy the habitat......

Willing to look into safety aspects of nuke plant: Govt

The environment ministry was ready to take a re-look into the "safety" aspects of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu if such a need arises, Union Minister Jayanti Natarajan said on Friday.......

Union environment ministry is in disarray: Goa CM Parrikar

A day after the Union ministry of environment and forest suspended the environmental clearances for all the 93 mining leases in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that he will appeal to......

'Mine-owners paid bribes before Ramesh's tenure'

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday alleged that officials of Union Ministry of Environment and Forests took bribes from the state's mine-owners before Jairam Ramesh took over the......

Red tape blocks Army, Air Force projects on China border

Clearance for many strategic roads have been delayed because the ministry of environment and forests as well as respective state forest and public works departments have been sitting on the......

18 projects of Coal India get clearances from MoEF: Govt

The government on Monday said 18 coal mining projects of state-owned CIL have received clearances from the Environment Ministry.Of these, 14 have received environmental clearances and four forestry......

Not responsible for road project delays: Ministry

Denying the allegation that delay in getting a green nod is holding up road projects, environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Tuesday said there was no delay 'even for a day' in granting......

'India: Success abroad, domestic challenges manifold'

Reticence can be a double-edged sword.For Jayanthi Natarajan, minister for environment and forests, her reserve has attracted much criticism from domestic detractors.Yet, on the high table of......

FDI does not benefit any country: Madhav Gadgil

Madhav Gadgil headed the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel set up by the ministry of environment and forests in 2010. The report zoned 75 per cent of the Western Ghats into different grades of......

'India is engaged in unlimited exploitation of its limited natural resources'

It was a big victory for RTI activist G Krishnan when the Delhi high court dismissed the plea of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) against making public the Gadgil Committee report......

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Q. Who could be out and who could be in, in the imminent reshuffle of the Union Ministry?
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo Fixes October 2015 as the Date for the Launch of the First Phase of the Largest Hydroelectric Plant in the World

Following the initialling of an energy cooperation treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of South Africa on 7 March... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/pressreleases/1836602/press-release-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-fixes-october-2015-as-the-date-for-the-launch-of-the-first-phase-of-the-largest-hydroelectric-plant-in-the-world

History as a utility toolkit

NEW DELHI: India's very recent history provides some choice examples of the institutionalized use and abuse of history for present-day ends.... ...

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Govt spikes dolphinarium plans

The Centre has prohibited setting up of dolphinariums, large aquariums housing dolphins, nipping in the bud plans for four dolphin parks in states... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333273/govt-spikes-dolphinarium-plans.html

100 changes in Master Plan, review to be over by year-end, says DDA

The process of reviewing Delhi Master Plan (MPD) 2021 is expected to be wrapped up by the end of this year, with over 100 modifications, Delhi... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/100-changes-in-master-plan-review-to-be-over-by-yearend-says-dda/1117649/

Western Ghats report has im...

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has picked holes in former ISRO head K Kasturirangan's high-level working group (HLWG) report on the environmentally... ...

http://www.siasat.com/english/news/western-ghats-report-has-imperialist-mindset-ecologist

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