SOP issued by Env Ministry NEW DELHI, Feb 14: Close on the heels of the Joshimath crisis, the Centre has issued a Standard Operating Procedure asking agencies to mandatorily implement environmental safeguards in all roads and highway projects falling within 100 kms of the International Border or the Line of Control. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Union Environment Ministry on February 6 stresses on mandatory disaster management plans, risk assessment and eco-fragility studies and precautions during tunnelling. […]
The Union Environment Ministry on Wednesday rebutted the Environmental Performance Index 2022, which ranked India at the bottom of a list of 180 countries, saying some of the indicators it used "are extrapolated and based on surmises and unscientific methods".
While plant scientists feel that the government’s move will help develop high-yield, disease-resistant crops, activists and policy experts have objected to the change being introduced through an office memorandum, which the public cannot raise objections against.
After carrying out a set of amendments and proposing another set last week, the Union Environment Ministry on Wednesday carried out yet another set of changes to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification of 2006.A major amendment .
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Delhi's green cover has increased from 21.88 per cent to 23.06 per cent of its geographical area in the last two years, according to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) report released by the Union Environment Ministry on Thursday. India News | Delhi's Green Cover Increased from 21.88% to 23.06% in 2 Years: Report.