MoEFCC provides financial assistance to States/ UTs under National Ambient Air Quality Programme (NAMP) for monitoring of ambient air quality in towns and cities. Presently 1340 Monitoring Stations have been set up for monitoring ambient air quality in 489 cities and towns of the country. Details of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations in 489 cities/towns, […]
PARIVESH portal automates the process of Environmental Clearance bringing down the overall time taken in grant of clearance – EQ Mag
The proposals received for grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) are examined expeditiously as per the provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 as amended. As per procedure, the proposals are first appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) at Central level or by the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) at State/Union Territory level […]
Mission Sahbhagita encourages participatory conservation and wise use of wetlands to enable a society ownership approach – EQ Mag
As per the “National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas, 2017 published by Space Applications Centre- ISRO Ahmedabad, a total of 2,31,195 wetlands (at 1:50000 scales and area >= 2.25 ha) have been mapped in the Country. The total wetland area estimated is 15.98 million hectare (mha) including rivers and excluding paddy field areas that is around […]
Delhi witnesses maximum number of days with ‘Good’ to ‘Moderate’ AQI during the first quarter of current year – EQ Mag
‘Good’ to ‘Moderate’ Air Quality Days in Delhi increase from 13 in 2021 to 27 in 2022 and 35 days in 2023 Delhi experiences least number of days with ‘Poor’ to ‘Severe’ AQI during the first quarter of 2023 ‘Poor’ to ‘Severe’ Air Quality Days decline significantly during the respective years from 77 in 2021 […]
Year End Review: Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change – EQ Mag
Mission LiFE- Lifestyle for Environment launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi India launched its Long-term low carbon development strategy at the COP-27 The cover decision of UNFCCC COP27, titled the ‘Sharm El Sheikh Implementation Plan’, notes the ‘importance of transition to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production for efforts to address […]
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Intervenes at High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance at COP 27 – EQ Mag Pro
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav intervened at a High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance at COP 27 today. In his intervention, he said. “Access to Finance and Technology in developing countries is a must-have if we expect to protect our earth and ourselves from apocalyptic changes. The commitment made […]
