China's main anti-graft body reprimanded the environment ministry on Tuesday for a series of problems, including interference by ministry officials and their relatives in environmental impact assessments. Environmental degradation is one of China's most serious issues and a very sensitive one too, with thousands of protests every year sparked by concern about pollution, particularly from …
San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands – Officials in this typhoon-prone and Pacific Ocean facing province of Dinagat Islands pledged to work-hand-in-hand with the national government for environment preservation, forest protection and environment conservation to combat global warming and climate change.Among the strategic programs to combat climate change of the Department of Environment and …
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday said his ministry would organise a “Chintan Shivir” or a platform for its officers to ideate and suggest measures geared towards “good” governance. “Chintan Shivir is organised in order to enable young officers share their experiences,” he told media persons here. Set up in Bengaluru, Bhopal and …
Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has said that government's initiatives, efforts, and action plans to pursue the clean and renewable energy path had put India in a leadership position in dealing with climate change issues.
Senior Congress leader and former Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan is set to resign from the party, after shooting off an explosive letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi (written in Nov last year) where she accused vice-president of the party Rahul Gandhi of interference in government work while she was a minister.
China has appointed Chen Jining, the president of Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, as party chief of its environment ministry, since the controversial current incumbent is retiring, the ministry said on its website on Wednesday. Chen, 51, an environmental specialist and a member of the National Environmental Advisory Commission with no previous government experience, replaces …