power minister Piyush Goyal
The government on Thursday decided to institute a committee of four ministers to prepare a framework for creating an independent environmental regulatory authority to monitor the compliance of green laws in the country. Environment minister Prakash Javadekar, transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, power minister Piyush Goyal, and chemicals and fertilisers minister Ananth Kumar have been told [...] Continue Reading »
If the forest area exceeds 33 % of the total land area, then the States may now be allowed exemption from compulsory afforestation in lieu of land acquired for industry. Under the current circumstances this leeway is available to a state only if its forest area was above 50% of the total land. If a certificate [...] Continue Reading »
