The government has collected a fine of Rs 4,12,20,588 during the drive against the use of plastic bags, he said in a written reply to a question asked by Congress legislator Harisinh Rathod.
“We mean business. If all the state environment ministers work together, the country will be at the top of achievements on various environmental parameters,” the Environment Minister said.
"If we get any acceptable and vital proposal, we might consider the new law on cattle trade and slaughter," he said.
Environment Minister and senior BJP leader Anil Madhav Dave passed away early this morning.
The government on Thursday said that it has not taken a final call on whether to allow the commercial cultivation of GM mustard, and added it will seek public comments before moving ahead. There
New Delhi: Ahead of the festive season, Delhi government has decided to strictly impose a fine of Rs5,000 on those spotted polluting the Yamuna by throwing waste or puja offerings in it.National Green Tribunal (NGT)
New Delhi: Environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said that the challenge of climate change can be overcome with technology and research.”If human intervention has caused climate change, with human intent and intellect and with new research and
New Delhi: Stressing that India was "aggressively" walking the energy efficiency path and will reduce its emission intensity, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday asked developed countries to reduce their emissions "vigorously" ahead of the
Dehradun: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the Centre will take stringent action against the factories which are responsible for polluting Ganga and several methods are being prepared to conserve the river.Speaking at the
New Delhi: Concerned over the increasing pollution levels in the national capital, Delhi government yesterday told the Centre that there should be a common parameter for curbing pollution in Delhi-NCR.At a meeting today chaired by
New Delhi: Stung by Jayanthi Natarajan's attack on Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders today rallied behind him and slammed their outgoing “opportunist” colleague, saying she had been removed as Environment Minister because of ‘Jayanthi tax' barb
New Delhi: Long delayed ‘public purpose projects' in sectors like highways, ports and railways are in for speedy green clearance on the lines of expeditious environmental nod that defence projects have got recently. Declaring this,
Ahmedabad, May 26: Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday the thrust in IITs so far had not been on research, but things were changing now.His comments came in the backdrop of Environment Minister
New Delhi, Apr 20 : Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has accused Shiv Sena of "politicising" the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant issue and frequently changing its stand on him on environmental issues."Shiv Sena has a long
Top News
Latest News
