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 …
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, present this Two Hundred and Seventy-seventh Report on "The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015". The Bill seeks to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting …
Pakistan's parliament is the first government assembly building in the world to operate solely on solar energy. The China-backed green building was inaugurated on 23 February by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at a low-key event. The entire electricity system of the building in capital Islamabad has been shifted to solar …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Rising Sea Level, 23/12/2015. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) had developed an Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Plan for implementation in India with a view to ensure livelihood security to the fisher communities and other local communities, living in the coastal areas, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Global Warming, 22/12/2015. The submitted Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted by India envisages that about 40 percent of cumulative electric power installed capacity shall come from non-fossil fuel based energy sources by 2030. It has proposed massive increase in renewable energy from 35 …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ground Level Ozone, 22/12/2015. The Ozone level monitoring is conducted by Central Pollution Control Board at 04 locations in Delhi, 02 locations in Bangalore, 02 locations in Chennai and 02 locations in Lucknow. The ozone formation is the result of primary pollutants and a …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Notification on Environmental Protection, 22/12/2015. Comments were received from different stakeholders including general public on the draft notification on Standards for Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) issued in April, 2015 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The Standards for TPPs were finalized also considering the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on River Pollution in Hilly Areas, 22/12/2015. The NGRBA programme along with work of Ganga & its tributaries is with Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation from 01/08/2014 onwards. So far under the NRCP & NGRBA programmes, river pollution abatement works amounting …
The Standing Committee on Water Resources (2015-16) present the Fifth Report on “Review of Ground Water Scenario, need for a comprehensive policy and measures to address problems in the country with particular reference to Dark Blocks; and Contamination of underground water by certain industries.”
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Action plan for scientific disposal of e-wastes and bio-medical wastes, 21/12/2015. For disposal of bi-medical waste generated in the Country, 198 Common bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal facilities have been installed and approval for another 28 have been given. So far, 148 dismantlers / …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air pollution level in cities, 21/12/2015. The National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) comprise of 12 pollutants, out of which, three pollutants namely PM10, SO2 and NO2 are monitored at 612 locations in 254 cities /towns by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha Contribution of agriculture sector to green house gas emissions, 21/12/2015. As per a report on ‘India: Greenhouse Gas Inventory-2007’, the net Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from India in 2007 with Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) were 1727.71 million tons of CO2 equivalent …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Contribution of diesel vehicles to air pollution of Delhi, 21/12/2015. Air pollution depends on prevailing meteorological conditions including wind direction, wind speed, mixing height, temperature variation, etc. The high level of air pollution in Delhi is mainly because of particulate matter (PM), while sulphur …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Survey of illegal mines, 21/12/2015. The Ministryhas notified the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended from time to time, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 which deals with the process to grant Environmental Clearance. The projects of mining of minerals require prior …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Reduction in carbon intensity of GDP, 21/12/2015. India is a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). All Parties to UNFCCC have been requested to submit their Indented Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) towards addressing climate change. Accordingly, India has submitted …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas deals with the action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2014-15) on 'National Auto Fuel Policy', which was presented to Lok …
5670 crore approved as compensation to the seven affected states informed the agriculture minister. Uttar Pradesh, the most affected state gets Rs.2801.59 crore. Responding to questions on unseasonal rainfall and compensation to farmers in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister of Agriculture, provided details of financial assistance …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on coastal management, 15/12/2015. The existing policy on coastal management as laid down in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 and Island Protection Zone (IPZ) Notification, 2011 issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 envisages to ensure livelihood security to the coastal communities, to …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Great Indian Bustard, 15/12/2015. Financial assistance is also provided to the State Governments for protection of Great Indian Bustard habitats under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of ‘Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats’. A list of such Protected Areas along with details of the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha Air quality in cities, 14/12/2015. Biomass, stubble or agriculture residue burning impacts air quality in the vicinity, be it city, town or village. However, movement of plume of fine particles or various gaseous pollutants from biomass burning depends upon meteorological factors such as, wind speed, …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clearance for diversion of forest land for coal mining, 14/12/2015. The Government of India grants prior approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to use forest land for the purpose for various development projects. During the period of last six years i.e. 2010-2015, the …
