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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......

What Jairam did and didn't do as green minister

Jairam Ramesh's tenure as Minister of Environment and Forests cannot be assessed in a hurry; there are lots of positives there, but also many question marks, says Himanshu Thakkar"Kicked upstairs"......

Can't regularise Adarsh: Environment Ministry

Stating that Adarsh Housing Society had brazenly violated the law, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests on Monday ruled out the possibility of regularizing the 31-storey building, at a......

Adrash files go missing from Environment Ministry office

Some more files pertaining to the controversial Mumbai's Adarsh Housing Society have gone missing, this time from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in New Delhi, a senior Central Bureau......

'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......

Posco's mega project remains stuck

Last January, the Union environment ministry's approval for the Rs 52,000-crore (Rs 520 billion) mega steel project by Korean giant Posco at Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district made headlines.A year......

Ministry moots corporate funding for zoos

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has mooted corporate funding of zoos and recruitment of volunteers to give a fillip to Indian zoos, on the lines of the foreign zoos, to make them a......

Don't gag large projects, environ minister told

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has protested, on behalf of the corporate sector, against the Union environment and forests ministry's 'unreasonable environment regulations' being......

Jairam's sudden clearance rush on coal

Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh, often criticised for his controversial 'no-go' policy on mining in foreted areas, has been on a clearance spree of late.The heightened activity on......

  People speak for union ministry of environment and forest

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Q. Is there any Notification or law or resolution by the Ministry of Environment and Forest to stop mining in 5 Km radius of any Ecosensitive Zone?
:  A. Its currently 15 km as per the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has written to the Assam State Government that no quarrying...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-there-any-notification-or-law-or-resolution-by-the-minist//answers/10410872

  Web results for Union Ministry Of Environment And Forest
Biodiversity body under attack

The National Biodiversity Authority has come under attack for its failure to take a stand and determine the exact percentage of equitable benefit... ...

http://www.asianage.com/india/biodiversity-body-under-attack-652
#CCI, state govt to promote #mining in #Saranda #forest

Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI), which is headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Jharkhand government are said to be taking efforts... ...

http://www.constructionupdate.com/News.aspx?nId=cwHFSjGuWjvanb7N2cDNKQ==&NewsType=CCI,-state-govt-to-promote-mining-in-Saranda-forest
Measures for Protection and Conservation of Wild Animals

The Ministry of Environment & Forests has taken several measures for protection and conservation of wild animals including peacock in the country.... ...

http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=96166
Ministry of Environment Banned Dolphin Captivity

Union ministry of environment and forests has passed a message saying the dolphins cannot be kept in captivity. A circular for the same has been... ...

http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/1318226-ministry-environment-banned-dolphin-captivity
Quadricycles to increase fatalities in Road Accidents in India-IFR

We all know that the government of India has allowed quadricycles to ply on the Indian roads. The vehicles are only allowed as a transport vehicle... ...

http://www.cardekho.com/india-car-news/quadricycles-to-increase-fatalities-in-road-accidents-in-indiaifr-10427.htm

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