New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday approved the appointment of Bihar cadre IAS officer Prashanth Kumar as the Private Secretary to the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav. The order issued by the Centre’s Department of Personnel said that the appointment “at the level of Deputy Secretary is for a period of five years with effect from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or on co-terminus basis with the Minister or till he ceases to…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Building on its sustained efforts to promote responsible mine closure practices, the Ministry of Coal is set to release ‘AAROH – Annual Report on Mine Closure’ on Wednesday. The event will also witness the signing of an agreement with Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the inauguration of Coal NEER Plants. For the first time since independence, 42 coal mines have been scientifically closed, in accordance with approved mine c…
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Birthday greetings for Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel continued to pour in on Wednesday, with several Union ministers praising his leadership and wishing him good health and a long life. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Patel had been working to advance Gujarat’s growth and strengthen governance.In a post on social media platform X, Singh wrote: “Warm birthday greetings to Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel. Guided by a progressive vision,…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Friday that human–wildlife conflict has emerged as one of India’s foremost conservation and development challenges. Yadav also chaired the 7th Meeting of the Governing Body of the National CAMPA in Coimbatore, which approved four new Wildlife and Forestry Conservation Projects for Dolphins, Snow Leopards, Wild Water Buffalo, and Indian Rhinoceros.Inaugurating the Centre of Excellence (Co…
Bhuj, July 9 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded a significant milestone in its efforts to conserve the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), with a chick born under the state’s ‘Jump Start’ conservation project at Naliya in Kutch district completing the first 40 days of its life. The chick, which hatched on May 21 under the second phase of the ‘Jump Start’ project, has survived what wildlife experts consider the most vulnerable period of its early life.The achievement marks an important ste…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Thursday discussed matters related to the modernisation of the National Zoological Park, the use of CSR funds, and resource mobilisation for zoos. Chairing the 46th Meeting of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) in Coimbatore, Yadav also released the CZA’s newsletter, highlighting milestones in conservation breeding, wildlife health, scientific management, and capacity building across Indian zoos, s…
Kolkata/Coimbatore, July 9 (IANS) The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) on Thursday stressed that development projects of national importance should be implemented with appropriate safeguards to minimise adverse impacts on wildlife and their habitats, in accordance with the provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and other applicable environmental safeguards.The committee’s 91st meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Ch…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday flagged off 300 new zero-emission electric buses, inducting them into the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet. The new fleet comprises 195 nine-metre electric buses under the ‘DEVI’ category and 105 state-of-the-art 12-metre electric buses.During the event, Home Minister Amit Shah virtually laid the foundation stone for the state-of-the-art High-Security Prison at Narela to accommodate more than 250 inmates…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Delhi government’s ambitious plantation drive will transform the Ridge into the “green lungs” of the city, and the environment in the National Capital will get a “new lease of life”. This came as HM Shah inaugurated the Delhi government’s ambitious drive to plant 70 lakh trees during a ‘Mega Tree Plantation Drive’ at 34 locations.During this, HM Shah planted a sapling in the Central Ridge area, which houses the President’…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday inaugurated the Delhi government’s ambitious drive to plant 70 lakh trees during a ‘Mega Tree Plantation Drive’ at 34 locations. During this, HM Shah planted a sapling in the Central Ridge area, which houses the President’s Bodyguard.Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Lok Sabha MPs Manoj Tiwari and Yogender Chandolia, and Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa were also p…