Special provisions are also being made to promote palm oil in northeast India keeping in mind the need for investment, the agriculture ministry said

The proper implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights Act) of 2006 is an opportunity for India to demonstrate a model of conservation...

Activists and environmentalists who have long used Parivesh to gather information on how projects are impacting the environment claimed the rationale appears to be to make the system opaque.

The Forest Survey of India defines forest cover thus: “All lands, more than 1 ha in area with a tree canopy density of 10% irrespective of ownership and legal status.

The coral reefs of India's Lakshadweep archipelago are in a precarious state due to climate change and natural disasters.

Experts attribute the recent floods in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and New Delhi to the climate crisis, active geology of the region, and infra projects.

The soil in parts of Himachal and Uttarakhand is almost sinking and causing devastation in the geologically sensitive regions

A report released by the Andaman and Nicobar administration earlier this year said the Tribal Council welcomed the project

This is likely to cause loss of employment to around 400 scientists and scientific staff who were manning these units, while also deprive farmers of customised advisories or guidance provided by...

FAC has asked the power ministry to comment whether the project in its current form is viable. It has also directed Arunachal Pradesh to submit a cost-benefit analysis of the project.

India has seen a surge in monsoon rainfall, resulting in a 2% excess rainfall over the country on July 9.

The ₹12,000 crore Char Dham road project was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 to connect Hindu shrines of Gangotri, Yamnotri, Badrinath and Kedarnth through a four lane all-weather...

The noreastern states oppose a clause in the forest amendment bill 2023, exempting forest clearance in forest land within 100 km along the international borders

On February 7, Raini suffered extensive damage on account of the flood, which swept away the Rishiganga hydel project and National Thermal Power Corporation’s Tapovan Vishnugad project and killed...

An analysis found that only 0.44% of the total assistance given to 8 states has been allocated for establishing Biodiversity Heritage Sites.

The glaciologists said the fire will enhance melting of snow and leave the glacier exposed and appealed to extinguish it at the earliest.

Alok Shukla led a successful community campaign that saved 445,000 acres of biodiversity-rich forests from 21 planned coal mines in Chhattisgarh

Mindless construction in the Western Ghats and the Himalayas is worsening climate disasters, ecologist Madhav Gadgil said in an interview on Tuesday

The grant is one of the first steps in the environmental clearance process. It involves assessing the environmental impact of a project based on the scope and details disclosed by the applicant

The Rajya Sabha passed the Biological Diversity Amendment bill, which exempts AYUSH practitioners and users of traditional knowledge from sharing benefits with local communities. Opposition MPs...

Brief descriptions of the mines up for auction on the website of state-run MSTC Limited showed several do not have the required forest clearance and are located amid protected forests.

Earlier this week, the ministry released a user manual for online submission of an undertaking on no increase in pollution load due to expansion, on its Parivesh website.

The jury of Stockholm-based Right Livelihood, which chose the awardees, said LIFE was receiving the Award “for innovative legal work empowering communities to protect their resources in the pursuit...

The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act received the President's assent on August 4, and it will come into effect once the Centre notifies it in the gazette

In his letter dated January 27, chairman of the high powered committee for the Char Dham Pariyojana, Ravi Chopra, has said the union ministry of road transport had ignored recommendations

The model was fed with PM 2.5 data from the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, satellite data, etc, to study how PM 2.5 exposure affected blood pressure over time

Nearly every year these parts of the northeast suffer deluge during monsoon months. However, IMD’s analysis of ‘rainfall variability and changes over different states’ for the period between 1989 and...

The met department has issued a red category warning for most of northeast including Assam and Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and sub Himalayan West Bengal on July 19, 20 and 21.

Experts are concerned that loss of these primary forests will be a blow to the rich biodiversity in central India’s forests.

The MoPNG is seeking a separate category of clearance for oil and gas because if it is considered a mining activity, the environmental norms may prove to be more stringent, an official in the...

Several states and union territories in India are experiencing a nearly 100% rain deficiency in January, following a large deficit in December. The lack of winter precipitation is due to the absence...

A western disturbance will, however, bring thunderstorms to J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab on Tuesday, the IMD said in its forecast.

The Great Nicobar island is ecologically and sociologically unique. Its development will have a significant impact

The levy of 2% will not be on the entire value of the project but of that part of the project a falling within the said zone, according to the minutes of a key board meeting published on Thursday.

EIA 2020 had received over two million objections, comments and suggestions to the draft. A total of 100 environmental groups, organisations and individuals.

Ex post facto green clearances can be granted in exceptional circumstances even after taking into account all environmental impacts, the Supreme Court has observed.

The average maximum, minimum and mean temperature for the country as a whole during December 2022 were 27.32 degrees C, 15.65 degrees C and 21.49 degrees C respectively, against the normal of 26.53...

As per IFSR 2021, India's forest cover increased from 21.67% of the total geographical area in 2019 to 21.71% in 2021

Structural changes to rivers due to mining of sand and aggregate apart from hydropower projects are harming the environment

Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)’s Air Quality Life Index says Delhi stands to gain life expectancy by 10 years on average if annual average pollution levels did not exceed...

New Delhi The controversial Etalin hydroelectric power project in Arunachal Pradesh has been scrapped in its present form in a temporary respite to local communities and conservationists who were...

This is mainly because of the tide, topography and the mean sea level which determine the possibility of extreme sea-level events

The IPCC report titled ‘Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis’ released on Monday said heatwaves and humid heat stress will be more intense and frequent during the 21st century over South...

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav, who leaves on Saturday for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from November 6 to 18, spoke to HT on key issues...

Citizens and activists have been sharing pictures on social media of the dug-up Rajpath stretch lamenting the loss of the heritage jamun trees.