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Union Budget 2021: Experts 'disappointed' over Rs 230 cr reduction in environment ministry allocation The total allocation for the five autonomous institutes under the MoEF&CC was reduced by 20 percent, instead of the planned increase. Clouds hover a natural lake amongst the mountains at Saputara situated in the Western Ghats, some 400 Kms. from Ahmedabad on July 30, 2011. India's 1600-km long Western Ghats mountain chain has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Org...

The Rs 230-crore reduction in the budgetary allocation to the environment ministry has drawn flak from environmentalists who say it may slow down or completely halt green initiatives. Besides the shrunk budget, they also feel that the Centre has not clarified how a separate amount of Rs 2,217 crore, set aside for tackling air pollution in 42 cities with minimum population of one million, will be utilised. "The total budget allocated for the ministry this year is Rs 2,869.93 crore while last year it was Rs 3,100 crore. This implies that a number of environmental measures could be slowed dow...

India Increasingly Vulnerable to Climate Change: Report Finds India Increasingly Vulnerable to Climate Change: Report Finds Comments Off on India Increasingly Vulnerable to Climate Change: Report Finds NEW DELHI — A first-of-its kind report at the district level in India on extreme climate events such as cyclones, floods and drought finds that “more than 75 percent of India’s 728 districts, home to over 638 million people, are hotspots for extreme climate events.” The report, “Preparing India for Extreme Climate Events,” by the Council of Energy, Environment and Water, an Asian no...