Some projects under the Smart Cities Mission would not be able to meet the June 30 deadline and the respective state governments would be responsible for completing them thereafter, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs. In its report on the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Crop Loss Due to Climate Change, 07/02/2017. The frequent climatic/ weather variations and uneven rainfall distribution adversely impact the level of agriculture production and productivity. Due to two consecutive years of deficient and untimely rainfall in the country, the total foodgrains production has declined …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Pollution, 07/02/2017. Government of Delhi has carried out with the help of IIT Kanpur, a comprehensive study of air pollution in Delhi and identified major sources of air pollution viz. road dust, vehicular emissions, construction and demolition waste, industries, gensets and secondary particulate …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Waste Management, 07/02/2017. As per Annual Reports submitted by State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) /Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) till December 2016, the quantity of solid waste generation is estimated to be about 1.43 lakh tons per day in the year 2015-16. There has been …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air pollution due to cutting of trees, 06/02/2017. The major steps taken by Government to check and reduce air pollution in cities and metro cities, inter alia, include notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; formulation of environmental regulations / statutes; setting up of …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air pollution in places other than mega cities, 06/02/2017. Major steps taken by Government to address the problem of air pollution in cities of the country, inter alia, include notification of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; formulation of environmental regulations / statutes; setting up …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Climate Change, 07/02/2017. National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) launched by ICAR is in operation since 2011 in a network mode addresses the aspect of dealing with challenges of unknown biotic stress through Real Time Pest Dynamics (RTPD) program having exploratory …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Energy Drinks, 16/12/2016. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act,1954 has been repealed and a new Act namely, “The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006” has been enacted by the Central Government. ‘Energy Drinks’ are carbonated or non-carbonated water based flavoured drinks containing high levels of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition in India, 16/12/2016. The National Food Security Act, 2013 is being implemented in all the States/Union Territories (UTs). State/UT-wise detail of coverage determined under the Act for receiving highly subsidized foodgrains and the current coverage, based on identification of eligible households reported by …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred and Ninety-third Report on “Forest Fires and its Effect on Environment, Forests, Bio-diversity and Wildlife and remedial/preventive measures”. Forest fires had seldom been as rampant as they were in the Himalayan States this year, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Carbon Emission from Aviation Sector, 15/12/2016. The carbon emission from Indian scheduled airline operators for the year 2015 is around 14.63 million tonnes. However, it is a limited quantitative data of scheduled operators and does not include on-scheduled operators, hence, cannot be compared with …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemicals in Ground Water, 15/12/2016. As reported by the Uttar Pradesh State into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are 200 fluoride, 262 arsenic, one iron, one nitrate and 82 salinity affected habitations which are yet to be provided …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Evaluation of MGNREGS, 15/12/2016. MGNREGA is a demand driven wage employment programme, hence no State/UTwise allocation of fund is made. The central funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of agreed to Labour Budget and taking into consideration the performance and the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources, 15/12/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) has conducted an impact assessment of climate change on water resources. Accordingly, the impact of climate change and climate variability on the water resources are likely to …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Solar Cities, 15/12/2016. The names of the cities included under Development of Solar Cities Programme, State-wise, are given in Annexure-I. The details of funds allocated and released during the last three years and the current year, State-wise, are given in Annexure-II.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Status of Implementation of MGNREGS, 15/12/2016. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 provides for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Policy for Sanitation, 14/12/2016. Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) was launched on 2nd October, 2014 with aim to make the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) and 100% scientific disposal of municipal solid waste by 2nd October, 2019. The Mission targets the sanitation needs of all …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Assessment on impact of pollution, 12/12/2016. The Government has taken several steps to control the air pollution due to burning of crop residue which, inter alia, include finalisation of National Policy for Management of Crop Residues in 2014, which envisages adoption of technical measures …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clean drinking water for arsenic affected areas, 12/12/2016. As per the Centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), administered by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, every rural citizen should have access to a basic minimum service level of 40 (forty) litres …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 12/12/2016. Government of India has launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for various works related to rural electrification. The erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) stands subsumed in DDUGJY as Rural Electrification (RE) component. The State-wise subsidy disbursed during …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of coal mining on environment, 12/12/2016. All India coal production has increased from 565.77 MT in 2013-14 to 639.23 MT in 2015-16. Coal India Limited (CIL) has produced 462.422 million tonne, 494.238 million tonne and 538.754 million tonne during 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 …
