scorecard

You Searched For "ministry of environment" and got 20 results


Sort By:


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Indian Railways only washes its woollen blankets once a month, reveals RTI!

Indian Railways' hygiene practices have come under scrutiny, particularly concerning woollen blanke…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

LNG, which will fuel a third of India's heavy duty trucks soon, has a 30% bigger greenhouse gas footprint than coal: study

According to a draft policy by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India plans to fuel a thi…

PTI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

To promote healthy tourism, new govt initiative will connect tourists to trained locals to improve their travel experience in India

By offering specialised training to those who frequently interact with tourists — such as cab drive…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Adani advisor's role in environment ministry panel sparks uproar

The inclusion of an advisor from Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) in an environment ministry panel…

PTI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

Namibian Cheetah gives birth to three cubs in Kuno National Park

"Kuno's new cubs! Namibian Cheetah named Jwala has given birth to three cubs. This comes just weeks…

ANI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

Indoor air pollution poses greater health risk than outdoor: Experts

Studies done in Delhi have shown that women's average exposure to high levels of black carbon (wome…

PTI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Defence ministry allocates Rs 300 cr for technology development fund to promote Make in India products

The Ministry of Defence has sanctioned over Rs 300 crore through its Technology Development Fund (T…

ANI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Telecom minister holds meeting with stakeholders on right of way for satellite communications

Union Minister of Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia held the second round of meetings with the Sta…

ANI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

India to host meeting of UN Forum to deliberate on forest fires and forest certification

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is organising a Country-Led Initiative (CLI)…

ANI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Union Minister Piyush Goyal announces 80% licensing fee concession for women entrepreneurs

According to a press release by the Ministry of commerce and Industry, these incentives are expecte…

ANI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
4 mins read

India offers USD 500 billion investment opportunities in clean energy, green hydrogen and EV by 2030

India offers huge investment opportunities worth over USD 500 billion, particularly in clean energy…

PTI   


Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

G20's ECSWG to focus on promotion of Blue Economy alongwith Coastal Sustainability

The first G20 environment meeting under G20 India Presidency will be held from February 9-11 in Ben…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

PM advises E&F ministry to set parameters for clearing projects

Prime Minister said that the state government should take up biofuel blending as a programme and en…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Environment Ministry further amends EIA notification in the name of 'national security'

A major amendment among others is that the Centre will now exercise the power to assess and grant e…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

PM Modi urges states to focus on green growth and green jobs to achieve net zero-target by 2070

Modi supplemented his statement by mentioning that it will significantly strengthen the solid waste…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
3 mins read

World Environment Day: Need, policies and challenges for clean mobility in India

India is home to some of the most polluted cities in the world! In 2020, India surpassed the Mecca …

Business Insider Latest Story Image
1 min read

India and Germany sign agreement for cooperation in agro-ecology

The Joint Declaration of Intent on Forest Landscape Restoration was signed -- virtually -- between …

Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Now, you need Aadhaar to claim compensation in a human-elephant conflict

The Union Environment Ministry has now mandated the use of Aadhaar for compensation under the Proje…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

Ban on single-use plastic kicks in across India as the country recognises the choking impacts of plastic waste on the environment

India generates nearly one crore tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which around 35 lakh tonnes r…

Business Insider Latest Story Image
2 mins read

200 Indian companies register for extended producer responsibility for plastic packaging

Ahead of the total ban on Single Use Plastic (SUP) from July 1, about 200-odd brand owners, includi…