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Govt created separate provision for critical mining proposals: Min

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Union environment ministry said in the Lok Sabha on Monday that as part of an effort to fast-track forest and environmental clearances for critical or strategically important... Read More


Nearly 2.5mn claims granted under Forest Act

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Around 2.38 million individual forest rights claims and 121,705 community titles have been distributed under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, the Union environment ministry inf... Read More


Heavy rain likely in Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat as West Coast braces for downpour

India, Aug. 18 -- A fresh low-pressure area has developed over west central adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts. It is likely to intensify into a depres... Read More


Remediation activities started at 7 of 103 contaminated sites in country: Govt

India, Aug. 18 -- Remediation activities have been initiated at seven of the 103 contaminated sites identified by the Central Pollution Control Board across the country, the union environment ministry... Read More


'About half of forest rights claims distributed': MoEFCC in Lok Sabha

India, Aug. 18 -- Around 2.389 million individual forest rights claims and 1.21 lakh community titles have been distributed so far under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, the Union environment ministry (Mo... Read More


IMD forecasts heavy rainfall over central India, west coast

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A low-pressure area has developed over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts, and is likely to intensify in... Read More


Intensity of rains to increase, warns IMD

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A low-pressure area has developed over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts, and is likely to intensify in... Read More


Rain to intensify over central India, W coast

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A fresh low-pressure area has developed over west central adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts. It is likely to intensify into a de... Read More


Rain to intensify over central India, W coast

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- A fresh low-pressure area has developed over west central adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts. It is likely to intensify into a de... Read More


Frequency of cloudbursts increasing: Studies

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The flash flooding and landslide triggered by torrential rain in Jammu and Kashmir has brought the spotlight on extreme weather events battering India's Himalayas this monsoon se... Read More