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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicEnvironment Ministry

Topic: Environment Ministry

India will restore 50 lakh hectares of barren land for cultivation by 2030, says Javadekar

Mohana Basu -
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar says the target is in addition to India’s pledge to restore 13 mn hectares of degraded land by 2020.

Govt sanctions Rs 5,800 crore for cleaning 34 polluted river stretches, Ganga excluded

PTI -
The Centre has already released Rs 2,522 crore out of the sanctioned amount under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP).

Wild elephants in India have killed more than 1,700 in four years

Iain Marlow -
The deaths have prompted the government to step up measures to minimise potential clashes of elephants with humans.

Environment minister Harsh Vardhan wants forest officers inducted into tribal affairs ministry

Sanya Dhingra -
Vardhan rules out rechristening name of forest service since doing so would be ‘a complex process’.

Slipped up on pollution in Delhi and other cities, admits government

Priyamvada Grover -
Environment ministry official says the government couldn’t properly implement its plans on stubble burning and the SC ban on firecrackers.

Centre proposes ban on performance of animals in circuses

PTI -
The environment ministry has invited comments from various stakeholders on the issue within 30 days.

BMC’s mangrove math helps Mumbai beat Modi govt’s green diktat

Manasi Phadke -
A Rs 2,000-crore sewage treatment plant, touted to be Mumbai's largest, will now come up in part of the mangrove forest in suburban Malad. 

Delhi zoo director ‘confirms’ animal deaths are being covered up, records fudged

Sanya Dhingra -
In letter to environment ministry, Renu Singh accuses her staff of carrying out illegal activities. Letter was written after plea in Delhi high court.

After complaints by Maneka, environment ministry may replace animal welfare board head

Sanya Dhingra -
Maneka Gandhi has sent several letters with allegations of corruption and conflict of interest against S.P. Gupta.

Modi govt pushed for a ‘uniform cattle protection law’ after rollback of animal market rules

Sanya Dhingra -
Union minister Maneka Gandhi took the initiative but the plan has gone into cold storage with the environment ministry yet to respond to a letter from law ministry.
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