The environment ministry has invited comments from the stakeholders.
Lavasa is attempting to create an idea that such a city can be built, and rapidly, and not only restore or preserve the ecology but enhance it as well.
"I believe in all of them. I believe in the pain and trauma behind every single complainant," Maneka Gandhi said.
A central panel has given the nod for expansion and modernisation of airports at Jalgaon, Hyderabad and Jaisalmer.
Navi Mumbai airport can become a hospitality hub, say hoteliers.
The environment ministry says if GM soyabean oil is indeed coming into the country, it should be labelled.
It may creep in via Bangladesh and Philippines, according to A R Reddy, co-chair of Genetic Engineering Approval (now Appraisal) Committee that approved the vegetable for commercial use.
In a breather for the Adarsh Housing Society, the Bombay high court on Wednesday said that before passing any "drastic" order -- such as giving a nod for demolition -- it would first hear the society and the environment ministry.
The former minister has alleged a motivated campaign against her in the party.
'We can save 70 patients out of 100, if they reach a hospital well within time.' 'The most crucial aspect is time.'
The German authorities had taken custody of Ariha Shah on September 23, 2021, when she was seven months old, alleging that the parents harassed her.
A Union environment ministry's expert appraisal panel felt that the project proponent, CPL Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd, had failed to give requisite details for the proposed park in Dhandhuka Taluka in Ahmedabad.
'Not even a single rupee from the electoral bonds should be allowed to be used in the election.' 'If it is used in the election, it will taint India's electoral process itself.'
Nitin Gadkari and Prakash Javdekar lobbied Jual Oram to change process, that may now open a Pandora's box.
With the environment ministry nod to Navi Mumbai airport, money is flying into projects in its precincts.
He said the cheetahs are adapting to the weather and the habitat and establishing their territories and "we should give them time to do that".
Timely commissioning of over 50,000 Mw of power generation capacity has been jeopardised owing to the environment ministry's latest move to classify India's coal-bearing regions as "go" and "no-go" areas. This comes at a time when the country is striving to bridge the widening gap in the demand and supply of electricity.
The ED had attached Sai Resort NX, constructed over the land located at Gut no: 446, Murud in Ratnagiri's Dapoli, in January.
'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.'
Wants another committee to review adverse report of experts against 6 dams
This forms about 7.5 per cent of India's projected investment of Rs 5,28,316 crore (Rs 5,283.16 billion) in overall infrastructure during the next financial year and over a fourth of the Rs 1,59,000-crore (Rs 1,590-billion) investment to be made in the electricity sector alone in 2011-12, the terminal year of the current Plan period.
From toys, footwear and furniture to insulated flasks, smart meters, and air coolers - the Central government over the last decade has mandated higher standards for production and imports of such items. Sample this: Till 2014, there were 14 Quality Control Orders (QCOs) covering 106 products. By the latest count, there are 156 QCOs on 672 products.
The result is a big blow to the military establishment, revealing the limits of 'political engineering'. It reflected the anger of the electorate, especially its younger voters, who have spoken decisively against the persistent harassment and victimisation of Imran Khan's political party, asserts Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at RA&W.
CBI has also named unknown officials of the union environment ministry in the PE.
Bird watchers and conservationists can heave a sigh of relief as the Centre has shot down a road-widening proposal that would have caused death of the Karnala Bird Sanctuary, some 60 km South-west of Mumbai. The standing committee of National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) of the environment ministry in a recent meeting rejected the state government's plan for diverting a chunk of land from the sanctuary for widening of Mumbai-Goa highway.
Rejecting allegations that India has succumbed to US pressure at the historic meet, Rajni Ranjan Rashmi, joint director in environment ministry, maintained that the way the direction of the talks were going at the Danish capital, India was expecting nothing but equity.
The move comes after it noticed instances of certain all India service officers not conducting themselves fully in consonance with the spirit of the AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968 while on study leave.
Bhutan firmly abides by the one-China principle meaning Taiwan and Tibet are part of China and stands ready to work with China for an early settlement of the boundary issue and advance the political process of establishing diplomatic relations, it said.
'The state government, state forces, commandos, police, they are all with the Meiteis in attacking Kuki tribals.'
The negotiations started on Sunday, a day ahead of schedule.
Concerns have been raised about the likely damage to the environment caused by holding it on the flood plains of the already polluted river in east Delhi.
Imperial Energy, which operates in Siberia's Tomsk region and far eastern Kamchatka, has no strategic fields and deposits under its control, business channel RBC TV reported quoting sources in the natural resources and environment ministry. The London-based oil company owns a number of licences and hopes to produce 35,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2009 and 80,000 bpd by 2011, which could be directly exported to energy-hungry India.
"In the Naxalite-infested reserves, it will not be easy for the armed forces to keep a tab on the tigers as they can come in conflict with the equally well-equipped extremists," a top ministry official said.
India on Tuesday said it will reject the proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions at the upcoming G-8 summit meeting in Germany as it will slow the pace of the country's booming economy.
At the review meeting, chaired by cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba in New Delhi, the IMD said above normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of northeast, east and central India and some parts of northwest India.
With over 3,000 species of plants, 26 interconnected lakes and the 250-year-old Great Banyan Tree -- the largest in the world -- the Indian Botanic Garden is a veritable treasure, discovers Payal Singh Mohanka.
After the Union comptroller and auditor-general saying there'd been a loss of Rs 10.67 lakh crore in allotment of coal blocks, the draft Request For Proposal (RFP) for new allocations has strong clauses for cancellation for breaches on this count.
India on Wednesday advised all its nationals living in Canada and those contemplating travelling there to exercise "utmost caution" in view of growing anti-India activities and "politically-condoned" hate crimes as well as "criminal violence" in that country.
Bicycles, car pools and fans are making a comeback into the lives of Japanese people battling soaring oil prices and global warming.
