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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 forest and environment

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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 Forest And Environment
Birla Corp net surges 26% in fourth quarter

Birla Corporation Ltd today reported over 26 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 72.63 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013,... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/birla-corp-net-surges-26-in-fourth-quarter/article4733128.ece
GSPC to invest Rs 2,000 crore in KG-Basin gas terminal

According to sources, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has asked the state-owned oil and gas explorer to submit certain details with regard... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/business/gspc-to-invest-rs-2000-crore-in-kg-basin-gas-terminal-798599.html
HRF flays move to hike Uranium mining

The Human Rights Forum urged the Union and state governments on Sunday not to allow the Uranium Corporation of India limited to increase uranium... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/HRF-flays-move-to-hike-Uranium-mining/2013/05/20/article1598033.ece
Gadgil's missive to Kasturirangan opens fresh debate

An open letter from environmentalist and chairman of Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) Madhav Gadgil to K Kasturirangan, chairman of the... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Western-Ghats-Gadgil’s-missive-to-Kasturirangan-opens-fresh-debate/2013/05/20/article1597759.ece
Even after green nod, it''s a long way for Mulayam''s lion safari

Despite getting nod from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), it will take another three years to turn Mulayam Singh Yadav's dream... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/even-after-green-nod-its-a-long-way-for-mulayams-lion-safari/1118031/

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