MoEF finally gets unit dedicated only to the Himalayas

Division was formally announced in September 2011 by the environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan

MoEF pulled up for flip-flop on tiger tourism

Government more worried about commercial activities being hit than safety of tigers: Supreme Court

Make all forest clearances public in 7 days: green tribunal to MoEF

'Environment ministry kept forest clearance to Demwe project in Arunachal secret to thwart legal action'

Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant

MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged

Ministries battle over applicability of Forest Rights Act

As development projects continue to receive Centre’s push, officials within the government fear that rights of tribal communities are …

Environment ministry rejects 2 Vidarbha irrigation projects

Construction work began without environmental clearance

CBI recovers Rs 1 crore from deputy director of environment ministry

Neeraj Kumar Khatri is technical officer whose opinion is considered by expert appraisal committee for grant of environment clearances

Forest Advisory Committee gets earnest about implementing forest diversion rules, finally

Clarifies that forest diversions will be allowed only if forest rights of affected people are settled and their consent obtained

Individual units in investment zones exempted from public hearing

New environment ministry policy says NMIZs need obtain only one time environmental clearance

Don’t allow new roads in sanctuaries, says MoEF expert panel

National Board of Wildlife accepts recommendations of panel on guidelines for roads in protected areas

India bans use of dolphins for commercial entertainment

Environment ministry says dolphins are ‘non-human persons’; morally unacceptable to capture them for entertainment

Environment ministry seeks to curb shoddy EIA reports

Project developers made responsible for data and content in environmental impact assessments

Centre suspends green clearances to Goa mines

Conditions for restoring clearances not spelt out

Supreme Court stalls Centre’s plan to reintroduce cheetahs in India

Project to bring African cheetahs in Kuno-Palpur sanctuary was initiated in 2010

Green tribunal suspends environment clearance of Scania sponge iron plant in Raigarh

Environment ministry granted clearance even though mandatory public consultations were not held

Supreme Court refuses to lift stay on sand mining in Andhra Pradesh

Asks state government to approach MoEF for environmental clearance

Wetlands and lakes will now be protected under single new conservation programme

National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems will include a national-level directive on criteria for lakes and wetlands

Karnataka High Court issues notice to National Biodiversity Authority on charges of paving way for biopiracy

Petition by a non-profit accuses authority of callousness towards protecting the country's biodiversity

Mansagar's fate hangs in balance

Supreme Court to decide legality of leasing Jaipur lakefront for tourist facilities to generate funds for lake conservation

Sand mining lobby uses tricks to evade MoEF scrutiny

Ministry panel visiting Greater Noida finds even leased mining areas do not have any environment clearance

Gir lions get a second home

Supreme Court orders shifting of some lions to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno-Palpur sanctuary to protect their gene pool

Ban on construction work at Maheshwar dam lifted

This despite Jairam Ramesh himself accepted rehabilitation was slow

Bamboo a minor forest produce: Ramesh

Forest departments had been refusing the control over bamboo by forest dwellers

Energy sector biggest greenhouse gas emitter in India, says national communication to UNFCCC

More climate models needed for improving future projections: scientists

Underpass for elephants? Supreme Court snubs solicitor general

Apex court refuses to modify its order directing Indian Railways to reduce speed and stop goods train movement on killer track in northern West Bengal