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1 lakh trees to be felled for Kanwar route: UP govt tells NGT

The National Green Tribunal has been informed by the Uttar Pradesh government's environment department that over 1.12 lakh trees will be felled in the protected forest area in the state to make way......

Gas chamber: Delhi chokes at 'alarming' AQI of 428

A dense layer of smog enveloped the national capital as the pollution levels continued to rise. IMAGE: Vehicles ply on a flyover amid the smog as the Air Quality Index (AQI) dips into the 'severe'......

Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

Data from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change reveals that 30 cities recorded an increase in PM10 levels compared to 2017-18 (FY18), indicating deteriorating air quality. IMAGE:......

New zoos, safaris require SC approval; issues forest conservation directives

Any fresh proposal for opening a zoo or starting a 'safari' on forest land will now require the approval of the Supreme Court, which on Monday issued a slew of directions for forest conservation......

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......

Ministry of Environment issues new rules post SC order

In response to the Supreme Court’s (SC’s) strong stance on unchecked environmental violations, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced new rules......

Steel recycle mandate for automakers on the anvil

The environment ministry is likely to soon issue regulations that will mandate automakers to recycle a specified percentage of steel from old vehicles, starting from the next financial year,......

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

A group of 91 retired bureaucrats has appealed to the Centre to withdraw the Green Credits programme, which they claimed may facilitate diversion of forest land to private entities. Photograph:......

Govt defends Great Nicobar project amid criticism, cites national interest

The central government’s Great Nicobar development project, proposed around an unprecedented transhipment port, will be executed to keep environmental impact minimal, and is essential as it......

'Aim to reach 1 billion tonnes coal output by FY 2027'

'With the deployment of a higher degree of mechanisation, awarding contractual mining to MDOs and operational efficiency, we feel confident of achieving the desired target.' Photograph: Kind......

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1 lakh trees to be felled for Kanwar route: UP govt tells NGT

Gas chamber: Delhi chokes at 'alarming' AQI of 428

Why clean air remains a pipe dream across India

New zoos, safaris require SC approval; issues forest conservation directives

Adrash files go missing from Environment Ministry office

Ministry of Environment issues new rules post SC order

Steel recycle mandate for automakers on the anvil

Ex-bureaucrats seek Green Credits scheme withdrawal

Govt defends Great Nicobar project amid criticism, cites national interest

'Aim to reach 1 billion tonnes coal output by FY 2027'

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