The government has given sanction for setting up 2,636 charging stations in 62 cities across 24 states and union territories under the FAME India scheme which will encourage original equipment manufacturers to launch new electric vehicle models, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan who missed the prestigious National Film Awards 2019 will be awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award on December 29.

The government has approved seven projects for setting up FM transmitters in the premises of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to strengthen FM coverage along the Indo-Nepal border.

The protests were organised after Javadekar last week turned down the Goa government's request for withdrawal of the MoEF letter, issued last month giving the Karnataka government go-ahead for the Rs 841 crore Kalasa-Banduri project.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced in the Lok Sabha that India was not responsible for climate change, saying that the per-person carbon emission of the country is not more than two tonnes which is very less compared to the US, Europe, and China.

The Union Environment Ministry has given its clearance to Indian Oil Corporation for setting up a 2G ethanol plant in Panipat, it was announced on Sunday.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar of postponing three meetings with state environment ministers, saying on Saturday that either he has no time or does not consider treating the national capital's poor air quality a priority.

The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 a quintal and for pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing the inaugural session of the fourth steering committee meeting of the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) programme on the occasion of International Snow Leopard Day, Javadekar said the maximum population of snow leopards is in Mongolia and China.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Saturday that an "atmosphere" of economic slowdown prevails world over, but India is still the "fastest developing" economy.  

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday backed felling of trees at Aarey Colony in north Mumbai, saying as per the High Court ruling it is "not a forest area".  

The Minister said that the decisions were related to public welfare, public participation, against the terrorism and other issues.

A new logo and certificate design of the Central Board Of Film Certification was unveiled at an event on Saturday

The Union Cabinet made some major announcements Wednesday, which will give a push to jobs and farmers' income. The press conference was addressed by Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Piyush Goyal.

Javadekar said the shift in the Congress' position is not because of its change of mindset but due to political compulsions. He demanded an apology from both the Congress as well as Rahul Gandhi saying the party has insulted the country.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said a programme has been formulated to reduce air pollution in 102 cities across the country. 

Eighty city-centric action plans will be launched soon in line with the budget's focus on making "the earth green and the sky blue again", Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said Tuesday, highlighting that the Environment Ministry has received an additional Rs 460 crore for anti-pollution measures.

Javadekar said he joined the citizens of Pune in listening the monthly broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he pitched for making water conservation a mass movement on the lines of the cleanliness drive.  

The government does not agree with a private weather agency's report on climate change that 11 out of 15 hottest places in the world are from India, the Lok Sabha was told on Friday.

Assam Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday sought the intervention of the Ministry of Environment to stop the transportation of four elephants to Ahmedabad for the July 4 Rath Yatra procession.