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 on Wednesday approved a proposal to open up 75 new medical colleges over the next three years.
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.
Prakash Javadekar noted that vehicles contribute 20-22 per cent of pollution in the country.
This practise tends to deprive people versed with Hindi and regional languages of the valuable information about casting of TV serials or programmes, it said.
Media campaigns on yoga from June 10 to June 25 will be considered for International Yoga Day, celebrated annually on June 21.
The minister said Modi has a special and keen interest in environment, forests and climate change, and also has a vision for it.
After playing different roles in the party's youth wing - Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Prakash Javadekar later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), serving in various positions including state party Secretary, was elected twice to the Maharashtra Legislative Council, and later to the Rajya Sabha.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Dharmendra Pradhan and Prakash Javadekar are set to take oath as ministers in Modi Sarkar 2.0 on Thursday when Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the 16th Prime Minister of India.
"This is murder of democracy. The EC should take cognizance of the matter. If important leaders are not allowed to hold rallies then what is the meaning of elections," Prakash Javadekar said.
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