Over the past few months, change has been the only constant within the BJP government at the Centre as well as states. By reshuffling the Union cabinet and bringing in new leaders in states, it is trying to rope in fresh faces into the ruling dispensation. On Saturday, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani joined counterparts … Read more
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Covid-relief stimulus package announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman two days ago, information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar said. The approved schemes include a Rs 3.03 lakh revamped scheme for the power distribution sector, Rs 1.5 lakh crore additional credit for small and medium businesses, and export insurance … Read more
The government has not given permission to any new hydroelectric project in the Upper Ganges region in the last six years, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementary queries during the Question Hour, he said the ministries of Environment, Jal Shakti and Energy have decided not to grant fresh permission … Read more
MUMBAI: The government of Maharashtra has approached the central government to expedite the process of preparing Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMP) as per the Coastal Regulation Zone notification of 2019 for Mumbai city, its suburban areas, Thane, Palghar district area, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg. In June 2019, the central government had released guidelines for preparation … Read more
NEW DELHI: In its most direct attack on the Lok Janshakti Party, the BJP on Friday accused its president Chirag Paswan of trying to create a confusion by harping on his equations with senior leaders of the saffron party, and asserted that it had no relations with the LJP. Paswan has been lauding the BJP … Read more
The basic guidelines for cinemas involve everyone working there or coming to the cinema to have their masks on at all times Since March, the cinema halls have remained closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak in India and after seven months, the movie theatres are set to open. According to the Ministry of Information and … Read more
A day after Haryana and Punjab witnessed massive protests against the new farm laws and SAD left NDA, I&B minister Prakash Javadekar said some political parties were misleading farmers and politicising the reform move. In an interview with Vasudha Venugopal, he accused the opposition of resorting to “undemocratic methods” to register their protest in Parliament … Read more
MUMBAI: Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday termedthe National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 as a revolutionary reform of the 21st Century. He also expressed confidence that India’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) would double in the next 10 years from the current level of about 25 per cent. “The NEP 2020 will empower the youth, who … Read more
Facing criticism over the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) 2020, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar says the document is in keeping with court rulings and the Environment Act and rules out any retrospective clearance. Excerpts from an interview with ET: Need for a new EIA notification The 2006 EIA notification has been amended 55 times. 230 … Read more
One cheerful fact that has come out of the Covid-19 lockdown has been the accounts of the environment becoming cleaner. This, and a growing awareness about air pollution, has made a larger number of Indians conscious of protecting the surroundings, say environment activists. However, the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2020, released by the … Read more