News for 'environment-ministry'

India's power crisis: Who's to be blamed?

India's power crisis: Who's to be blamed?

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

If the power plants are reporting low coal stocks with them, it is largely because they have improved their power generation to meet higher demand.

Power sector expects good days ahead as demand improves

Power sector expects good days ahead as demand improves

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

Friendlier government policies, greater demand and better supply of coal have fuelled investor interest.

What is the secret behind Coal India's success?

What is the secret behind Coal India's success?

Rediff.com15 May 2016

Coal India achieved a staggering production of 536.51 million tonnes during the financial year ended March 31, 2016

Tamil Nadu's controversial Jallikattu is back after Centre lifts ban

Tamil Nadu's controversial Jallikattu is back after Centre lifts ban

Rediff.com8 Jan 2016

Making the announcement, Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan tweeted: 'The Union government has made arrangements to allow Jallikattu in TN.'

No big bang schemes, Modi govt to focus on these 6 sectors

No big bang schemes, Modi govt to focus on these 6 sectors

Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

Instead of announcing new schemes, focus will be on those already announced and key sectors.

'Don't know why the govt calls Greenpeace anti-national'

'Don't know why the govt calls Greenpeace anti-national'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

'We are facing a crackdown for more than a year. Our permission to collect funds was cancelled. Our bank accounts were frozen.' 'We believe that our work in India is very important. We want to be the environment watchdog. We do not want to waste time fighting legal battles.'

Sensex, Nifty end in red after a volatile trade

Sensex, Nifty end in red after a volatile trade

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Earning numbers of blue-chips, including ITC and SBI, due tomorrow.

'What we did for the environment has been undone by the new govt'

'What we did for the environment has been undone by the new govt'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

'This is not a Sanjay Baru or Natwar Singh type of book. It's not a memoir. It's not a book to reveal conversations, real or imaginary. This is not a book to position myself at the centre of the world.' Jairam Ramesh on his stint as environment minister.

It's raining freebies in Maharashtra!

It's raining freebies in Maharashtra!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

The Prithviraj Chavan government wants to retain its strongholds and ensure there is negligible anti-incumbency. That many of its decisions can run into legal problems is not an immediate worry, says Neeta Kolhatkar.

UPSC exam tips: How to crack General studies

UPSC exam tips: How to crack General studies

Rediff.com3 May 2017

These tips will help you excel in the competitive exam.

Lankan President Sirisena to visit India on his first foreign trip

Lankan President Sirisena to visit India on his first foreign trip

Rediff.com11 Jan 2015

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will visit India on his maiden foreign trip next month even as he ordered the release of all Indian fishermen in custody in Colombo as a goodwill gesture on the first day in office.

Draft promises changes in forest and wildlife laws but nothing official about it, yet

Draft promises changes in forest and wildlife laws but nothing official about it, yet

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

The proposed changes, as per the draft, could continue some of the existing conflict between wildlife protection regulations with the implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, which gives rights to tribals in all kinds of traditional forest lands -- including the wildlife zones, such as national parks. The new proposed law, just as the original one from 1972, does not explicitly recognise these rights in all wildlife areas.

Hindalco yet to get any coal, even 8 years later

Hindalco yet to get any coal, even 8 years later

Rediff.com17 Oct 2013

Aditya Aluminium project ready but clearances still stuck for mine

CAT quashes Modi-led panel's orders against whistleblower

CAT quashes Modi-led panel's orders against whistleblower

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Central Administrative Tribunal says orders unjustified and against principles of natural justice. Nitin Sethi reports

'Corruption' is being removed from India's political dictionary'

'Corruption' is being removed from India's political dictionary'

Rediff.com19 May 2015

Following is the Facebook post of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on one-year of the BJP-led NDA government.

'Polarisation shows Gujarat has had a terrible experience'

'Polarisation shows Gujarat has had a terrible experience'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

In a note to his students titled 'In a Background of Elections - The Development Debate', Dr Frazer Mascarenhas, principal of Mumbai's St Xavier's College, slams Narendra Modi's Gujarat and is in all praise of United Progressive Alliance's Rojgar Yojana and the Food Security Act

Centre seeks Odisha's response on iron ore lease to Posco

Centre seeks Odisha's response on iron ore lease to Posco

Rediff.com30 Mar 2014

The development comes in the wake of a high-level panel formed to address issues impeding mega projects in the steel sector, reviewing the stalled projects this month.

Rs 5 crore NOT fine, but environmental compensation: NGT

Rs 5 crore NOT fine, but environmental compensation: NGT

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

However, the NGT expressed its displeasure over the spiritual guru's statement that he 'will go to prison but not pay the fine' and said such a statement was not expected from a person with such high stature.

Centre steps in to protect Assam's rare rhinos

Centre steps in to protect Assam's rare rhinos

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Union Minister of Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar on Friday expressed anguish over the unabated poaching of the rare one-horned rhinoceros in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and the rapid shrinking of forest cover in the northeast region.

Natarajan adding artificial 'masala' ahead of Delhi polls: Cong

Natarajan adding artificial 'masala' ahead of Delhi polls: Cong

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

Stung by Jayanthi Natarajan's attack on Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders on Friday rallied behind him and slammed their outgoing "opportunist" colleague, saying she had been removed as environment minister because of 'Jayanthi tax' barb by Bharatiya Janata Party in the run up to Lok Sabha polls.

Maha cabinet partially accepts Adarsh report; goes soft on politicians

Maha cabinet partially accepts Adarsh report; goes soft on politicians

Rediff.com2 Jan 2014

Less than a fortnight after rejecting the Adarsh scam report, Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday decided to partially accept recommendations of the judicial commission, announcing action against indicted bureaucrats but appeared going soft on politicians named by the commission.

Can Modi succeed where Gandhi failed?

Can Modi succeed where Gandhi failed?

Rediff.com26 May 2015

'Will Modi succeed with the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan? He will not, because cultural change does not come purely from legislation and never overnight. It comes internally and this is something Gandhi understood,' says Aakar Patel.

India must find affordable solutions to protect environment

India must find affordable solutions to protect environment

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

India will require new technical solutions and approaches to solve environmental problems.

How the government is giving itself a green tint

How the government is giving itself a green tint

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

Sebi might come out with a regulatory framework for issuance of 'green' bonds

Save lives, fight air pollution

Save lives, fight air pollution

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Air that people breathe in Indian cities is among the worst in the world.

More trouble likely for captive coal miners in Madhya Pradesh

More trouble likely for captive coal miners in Madhya Pradesh

Rediff.com12 Jun 2013

R-Power, Essar could be hit as state mulls benefit-sharing levy for ecology loss.

Sri Sri gets go ahead for Yamuna bank event, fined Rs 5 crore

Sri Sri gets go ahead for Yamuna bank event, fined Rs 5 crore

Rediff.com9 Mar 2016

The green tribunal noted that the Art of Living would have to pay a Rs 5 crore penalty and develop the entire area into a biodiversity zone.

Volkswagen says 11 million cars hit by scandal, probes multiply

Volkswagen says 11 million cars hit by scandal, probes multiply

Rediff.com23 Sep 2015

Volkswagen AG said a scandal over falsified US. vehicle emission tests could affect 11 million of its cars around the globe.

Volkswagen CEO's days appear numbered as emissions crisis deepens

Volkswagen CEO's days appear numbered as emissions crisis deepens

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Late on Monday, Volkswagen's U.S. chief Michael Horn said the company had "totally screwed up" and promised to make amends.

India's tiger numbers up. Salute to unsung women who helped!

India's tiger numbers up. Salute to unsung women who helped!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

In the jungles of the Pench National Park and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, 28 brave women walk 20 km every day. They often come across tigers, leopards, bears, bison and other wild animals. But there is another species far deadlier that often crosses their path: Humans.

Nirmala Sitharaman gets defence, Piyush Goyal gets railways

Nirmala Sitharaman gets defence, Piyush Goyal gets railways

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

In the third reshuffle since coming to power, Prime Minister Modi raised the strength of his Council of Ministers from 73 to 76.

Pune family holds up Navi Mumbai airport's takeoff

Pune family holds up Navi Mumbai airport's takeoff

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

CIDCO moves Supreme Court against Rs 1,200 cr compensation order for land parcel

How swachh is Narendra Modi's business 'abhiyan'?

How swachh is Narendra Modi's business 'abhiyan'?

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Indian business has many legitimate grievances against the political class for not delivering an optimal business environment.

Did the timber mafia cause the forest fires?

Did the timber mafia cause the forest fires?

Rediff.com2 May 2016

Fires are blazing across Jammu and Kashmir, the state of Uttarakhand and have reached the doorstep of Himachal Pradesh's capital city Shimla.

Modi-Jaya meet on Tuesday could boost NDA's RS numbers

Modi-Jaya meet on Tuesday could boost NDA's RS numbers

Rediff.com2 Jun 2014

Obviously, the not-so warm vibes between the two during the recent election season is a thing of the past, with Jaya scheduled to offer the Tamil angavastram as a mark of respect to Modi in his South Block office.

India's tiger numbers up. Salute to unsung women who have helped!

India's tiger numbers up. Salute to unsung women who have helped!

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

In the jungles of the Pench National Park and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, 28 brave women walk 20 km every day. They often come across tigers, leopards, bears, bison and other wild animals. But there is another species far deadlier that often crosses their path: Humans.

Breathing in Delhi can cause cancer!

Breathing in Delhi can cause cancer!

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

If you live in Delhi you can quit smoking, give up alcohol, go to bed early, exercise every day and eat right, but unless you also give up breathing, you can still get very sick, says Mitali Saran

Working to set up rape crises centers in every district: Maneka

Working to set up rape crises centers in every district: Maneka

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi says her ministry is working on four core areas of "safety, education, employment and confidence building," which are critical for the 58 crore women population in India which includes over 41 crore in rural areas. She also lays out the detailed roadmap for her ministry including setting up of one stop rape crises centres, hostels for working women among others.

Exclusive: 'The age of indecision has come to an end'

Exclusive: 'The age of indecision has come to an end'

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Prakash Javadekar enjoys being information and broadcasting and parliamentary affairs minister, but heading the green ministry is turning out to be thornier than he had expected.

Why India Inc is not happy with the new land bill

Why India Inc is not happy with the new land bill

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

The Land Acquisition Bill, passed by Parliament last month, will either make projects unviable or expensive for large infrastructure or real estate projects.