National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The target under the Mission is 10 m ha on forest and non-forest lands for increasing the forest/tree cover and to improve the quality of existing forest. Based on the perspective plans submitted by […]
Text of Opening Address by Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change at the G20 Environment and Climate Ministers Meet in Chennai – EQ Mag
Excellencies, I extend a warm welcome to all of you in this historic and vibrant city of Chennai, for the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial meeting under the Presidency of India. Chennai, Excellencies, is not a city but a sentiment. It is a city that India is immensely proud of. And that is not […]
Generation of E-waste – EQ Mag
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) estimates the e-waste generation at national level based on the countrywide sales data provided by producers and average life of notified electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), as mandated under the E-waste Management Rules, 2016. As per the information available with CPCB, e-waste generated in the country from twenty-one (21) […]
Environmental Compensation Funds for Battery Waste Management – EQ Mag
Ministry has notified Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 22.08.2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste batteries. These rules mandate recyclers and refurbishers to register with concerned State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees. Recyclers and refurbishers have been mandated to ensure that the recycling/refurbishment process is carried out in accordance with the guidelines prescribed […]
Generation of plastic waste – EQ Mag
Unmanaged and littered plastic waste including plastic packaging waste has adverse impacts on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, provides the statutory framework for plastic waste management in an environmentally sound manner throughout the country. Considering the adverse effect of littered single use plastic items on terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems, […]
Lok Sabha passes the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 – EQ Mag
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav today moved the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 as reported by the Joint Committee of Parliament to be taken into consideration in Lok Sabha and subsequently requested the House to get the Bill passed. After deliberations and taking the views of Members of Parliaments, […]
SINGLE USE PLASTIC ITEMS PROHIBITED WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST JULY 2022 – EQ Mag
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12th August 2021, prohibiting manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of the following identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential with effect from 1st July, 2022: (i) ear buds with […]
e-Waste Management – EQ Mag
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) estimates the e-waste generation at national level based on the countrywide sales data provided by producers, and average life of notified electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), as mandated under the E-waste Management Rules, 2016. As per the information available with CPCB, e-waste generated in the country from twenty-one (21) types […]
Shri Bhupender Yadav leads Mangrove Plantation drive in Chengalpattu,Tamil Nadu as part of the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) scheme envisioned by the Prime Minister – EQ Mag
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India today organised a mangrove plantation program at Kovalam Panchayat in Chengalpattu District in Tamil Nadu. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav led the plantation drive as part of the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) scheme […]
Shri Bhupender Yadav says under Prime Minister India has devised a unique biodiversity conservation model through a holistic approach – EQ Mag
Shri Yadav calls upon the industries to actively contribute to the recently launched Green Credit System emphasizing Public-Private partnership Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change; and Labour and Employment Shri Bhupender Yadav said under the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi India has devised a unique biodiversity conservation model through a holistic approach. Addressing […]