Central Empowered Committee was first formed on SC's orders & reported to it, but now environment ministry has notified permanent body with all members to be appointed by Centre.
National Tiger Conservation Authority raises concerns about order impacting infra projects & welfare activities, defends construction of zoo/tiger safari in Corbett Tiger Reserve's buffer zone.
Green credits earned by individuals & industries will be tradable via a proposed market platform. Notification comes 2 months after environment ministry readied the scheme's draft contours.
The order was pronounced Wednesday on central government’s application to modify the June 2022 judgment which sparked concerns related to development and existing land use.
Residents & conservationists have flagged increase in human presence, traffic, construction, water usage & waste generated because of the project will negatively impact Aravalli ecosystem.
Centre's move to grant states the power of clearing large projects was contested by NGO. Earlier, NGT had found 'inadequacy in performance' of authorities in 2 states.
The Indian government is all set to ink an agreement with its counterpart in Nepal for preservation of biodiversity and species like rhinos, tigers and elephants.
In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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