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Centre reduces green cover mandate for industrial estate

New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The Union environment ministry has changed the mandatory common green cover requirement for industrial estates from 33% to 10%, while introducing differentiated norms for individ... Read More


UN assessment finds nations delaying crucial climate action

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Most of the world's countries have missed a critical deadline to update their climate promises, leaving international efforts to curb global warming dangerously short of what sci... Read More


India moves up to 9th position globally in forest area, says Yadav

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- India's total forest area ranking has improved to ninth from 10th even as it has maintained its third position worldwide in terms of annual forest gain, according to the Global F... Read More


'Wildlife corridors should remain undisturbed'

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Indian wildlife conservationist Vivek Menon was elected as the new Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) on Wednesday. He is the first Asian to lead the Commission ... Read More


Need to work together for development of Global South: Yadav at G20 meet

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- G20 nations represent over 80% of the global GDP and human population, and thus is under a responsibility to work together as a team to especially address the developmental needs... Read More


Let COP30 be the COP of adaptation: Bhupender Yadav

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- COP30 should be the COP of adaptation, union environment minister Bhupender Yadav has said at the Pre COP30 meeting in Brasilia on Monday. "We should all agree on a minimum pack... Read More


Time to focus on implementation; provide resources: Yadav

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The time for continuous reviews without action has passed. The global community must focus on implementing ambitious climate measures and addressing the most pressing challenge-t... Read More


Bhupender Yadav to attend 2 key meetings in Brasilia, Cape Town this week ahead of COP30

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav will attend the Pre-COP30 meetings in Brasilia during October 13-14, followed by the G20 environment ministers meeting in Cape Town dur... Read More


Some cement units may not need environment NOC: Ministry

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The Union environment ministry has proposed to exempt from obtaining prior environmental clearance standalone cement grinding units which do not have captive power plants and tran... Read More


Government exempts critical mineral projects from public hearing to ease clearance

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- After a decision to fast-track environmental and forest clearance processes for critical minerals, all mining projects of atomic minerals and critical and strategic minerals notif... Read More