Nitin Kumar

50 years of Project Tiger: India earns its stripes by restoring the roar

Nation does not believe in conflict between ecology & economy: PM in Mysuru

NGT orders review of green nod for Great Nicobar Port amid public uproar

Panel to study 'unanswered deficiencies', stays further development for 2 months

Aim to make FAME scheme more transparent: Minister for Heavy Industries

"The ministry is considering every direction (on penalty) but we will take a decision based on the recommendation in the investigation report"

Stepping on the gas: CNG fuel of choice in green mobility quest

Though EVs have fast gained traction; CNG vehicle sales are up 82% in 5 years

Indian to make 1000 cities 3-star garbage free by Oct 2024: Hardeep Puri

Waste processing in India has gone up by over four times from 17 per cent in 2014 to 75 per cent

Days after cheetah's death, Kuno National Park reports birth of four cubs

Aim now is to ensure cubs survive; on cheetah death, ministry officials say 50% mortality was expected

OMCs get Rs 800 crore to set up over 7,000 fast-charging stations

The installation is expected to be completed by March 2024

Death whisperers: Elephant poaching for ivory remains unabated

Poachers kill 41 jumbos in 5 yrs; activists warn against India taking a softer stance on international ivory trade

'Cocaine hippos' in India? Experts flag their high maintenance cost

The Colombian authorities, according to reports, have reached out to the Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom (GZRRC) in Jamnagar, Gujarat, for the rehabilitation of these feral hippos

Centre releases guidelines for human-wildlife conflict mitigation

The 10 species-specific guidelines include, guidelines for mitigating human-elephant, -gaur, -leopard, -snake, -crocodile, -rhesus macaque, -wild pig, -bear, -blue bull and -blackbuck conflict

IPCC report endorses India's call for climate justice: Bhupender Yadav

The Report notes that finance flows from developed to developing countries fall short of the levels needed to meet climate goals across all sectors and regions

India faces the highest risk from climate change's impact, says IPCC

Funding from rich nations should not be only source of climate finance, it says

I am not the target, my leader KCR is: BRS leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha

"What you give to your people are not handouts but a social security net. The PM may dismiss social security schemes as 'revadis', but whenever there is an election, he increases the deadline of PDS"

India should aim for 100% electric two-, three-wheelers by 2028: Kant

Former Niti chief dwells on need for first-loss guarantees and blended finance to boost private capital flow; calls for installing 5 mn fast chargers, urges battery swapping and PLIs for localised mfg

Nearly 80% of targetted 1 mn e-two-wheelers sponsored under FAME so far

In the eleven months of FY23, some 649,000 E2Ws were sold at an average of 59,000 units a month. E2W made up more than 60% of the overall 1.04 million EVs sold so far

Corporate sector can cut emission intensity of GDP by further 5.6% in 2030

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency will administer India's carbon trading framework, which is getting ready for its rollout

Delhi's Feb EV sales dip 13% month-on-month to 4,838 units, hit six-mth low

Down 40% since all-time high of 8,154 units in October 2022

Uncertain future for EV dealers as manufacturers face subsidy halt

Many are considering shutting shop as supplies are down to a trickle and operational costs exceed revenues

MoUs obsolete, we are going 'dil se', says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

On the skilled manpower front, the cabinet minister said that Punjab has 11 major specialised research institutes engaged in the textile sector.

CM Mann woos investors, promises to give clearances within 15 days

At summit, Punjab government says it has introduced self-certification for industries