National Board for Wildlife rules against big projects in Delhi in future that are not specific to the national capital
2 min read14 Sep 2017The apex wildlife panel of the environment ministry has recommended clearance of over 600 hectares of forest area falling in a critical tiger corridor area for an irrigation canal
2 min read14 Sep 2017With a spate of development projects threatening to shrink tiger habitats in India, there may not be much to celebrate on International Tiger Day tomorrow
4 min read28 Jul 2017Decks cleared for expansion of a railway line that passes through Mahananda wildlife sanctuary; trains that run on this track have killed many elephants
4 min read18 Sep 2015NBWL panel cleared at least six projects and then ordered inspection of the project sites, instead of doing this the other way, alleges an activist group
2 min read5 Aug 2015The Subramanian committee reviewing environment laws was undemocratic in process and results
5 min read27 Nov 2014Mint lists the proposals discussed for clearance by the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife
1 min read12 Sep 2014Govt seeks to clear a logjam that has stalled industrial and economic growth, raising hackles of environment activists
4 min read14 Aug 2014Of these, at least 10 are being considered by project monitoring group, which has been set up to track large investment projects
1 min read11 Aug 2014Environmental experts caution against haste in clearing projects, saying environmental decisions, once taken, are sometimes impossible to correct
2 min read27 Jul 2014The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared