The Latest Breaking News from the Environment Ministry

Experts attribute rise in bear attacks to environmental and demographic changes

The soil was removed from Fukushima during decontamination efforts following the 2011 nuclear disaster

Supreme Court directs broad forest definition, includes 1.97 lakh sq km of undeclared lands, orders record consolidation.

India's first-ever estimation exercise reveals an estimated 718 snow leopards in the wild, marking a baseline for their numbers.

A major dam project of the Madhya Pradesh government was found to be in violation of environment clearance laws by an expert committee

According to a Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) report, the Union Environment Ministry’s 2022 move to relax regulations to allow mining companies to increase production by up to 50% followed lobbying by the Vedanta group in 2021

The Mizoram Assembly has passed a resolution opposing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023. Aside from special Constitutional protections in Mizoram and Nagaland, the Act is applicable in the rest of India’s Northeast. In 1996, the Supreme Court expanded the term ‘forest land’, such that the Forest Rights Act also…

The Great Nicobar Project has been accorded an environmental clearance by an expert committee. The National Green Tribunal has constituted an expert committee to investigate aspects of the clearance.

Project Cheetah faces uncertain future as experts recommend medical review of all animals; 11 cheetahs in wild, 4 in enclosures; 5 translocated animals, 3 cubs died; chafing from radio-collar, parasites, heat & malnourishment possible causes; mortality rate of 10% in wild; 2nd reserve & rehab centre planned.