Tag: Union Environment Minister

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave died on Thursday. He was 61. Dave has been a member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009. He was sworn in as a Minister of State with independent charge of environment, forest and climate change in 2016. He was born in Badnagar in Madhya Pradesh. Prime Minister […]

New Delhi: Scientists have been asked to develop zero-pollution firecrackers that do not cause health hazards to children, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said today ahead of Diwali. The comments come close on the heels of the Supreme Court banning the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) till October 31. […]

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Praakash Javadekar said Saturday the government has decided to honour media houses for their contribution towards creating awareness about yoga. He said 33 awards will be given 11 each for newspaper organisations, TV and radio channels. A six-member jury will consider the entries in all 23 languages. Media campaigns on […]

Bhubaneswar: Yet again keeping the ‘stop work order’ in abeyance, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday extended the construction period for the Polavaram Multipurpose Project in Andhra Pradesh by two years. And with the growing amiability between PM Modi and Andhra CM Jagan Reddy, Odisha government has now claimed that the signing of two-year […]

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday that the 14th UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP14) was most successful and termed the Delhi Declaration as a powerful document. There were four takeaways from the COP14, including that countries have finally woken up to the issue of drought and with land restoration, […]

Jaipur: Bharat Stage (BS)-VI fuel will be available in several big cities of the country, including Jaipur, from April 1 next year and the initiative will reduce vehicular pollution by 80-90 per cent, Union Environment minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Tuesday. “An investment of Rs 60,000 crore has been made for this. The initiative […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its keenness to interact with the Union Environment Minister to deal with the issue of gradual conversion of all public transport and government vehicles into electric vehicles (EVs) to curb air pollution. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde enquired from Additional Solicitor General A […]