Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Loss to Farmers Due to Climate Change, 05/08/2016. Agricultural land has been affected due to low rainfall in the country during last year. Eleven States, i.e. Karnataka
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Drinking Water and Sanitation in Tribal/Backward Areas, 04/08/2016. Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP),the Ministry earmarks 10 % of NRDWP allocation
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 04/08/2016. Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) was launched in December, 2014. As reported by the States, 9,481 un-electrified villages
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Energy Efficiency, 04/08/2016. Government has specified norms and standards for reduction in specific energy consumption (SEC) for energy intensive sectors. In cycle-I (2012-13
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Hydro Power Project, 04/08/2016. As per reassessment study conducted by Central Electricity Authority, India has a total hydro potential of 1,45,320 MW (above 25 MW). Projects
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Deaths due to Pollution, 02/08/2016. There are no conclusive data available across the country to establish direct correlation of death exclusively due to indoor and outdoor
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depletion in Forest Area/Cover, 02/08/2016. Forest Survey of India, Dehradun is carrying out the assessment of forest cover of the country biennially and the findings are
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effluent Treatment Plant, 02/08/2016. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is implementing a scheme to fund setting up of Common Effluent Treatment
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environment Protection, 02/08/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is sponsoring three major Schemes for protection of environment and
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Funds for Air Pollution, 02/08/2016. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring the ambient air quality in the country including metropolitan cities in association
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Human-Animal Conflict, 02/08/2016. The Central Government provides partial financial assistance to the States/ Union Territory Governments under the Centrally Sponsored
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Untreated Sewage, 02/08/2016. As per a report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas in the country is
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Tiger Population, 02/08/2016. The country level tiger estimation using the refined methodology is done once in four years. As per the assessment of the Status of Tigers,
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Areas covered by dense forests, 01/08/2016. Forest cover of the country is assessed biennially and published as India State of Forest Report (ISFR) by Forest Survey of
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Closure of Coal Based Power Plants, 01/08/2016. State wise list of coal based power plants shut down in the country during the recent past (from April to June, 2016) along
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Compensation for drought affected farmers, 29/07/2016. The details regarding assistance approved from NDRF during the Financial Year 2015-16 for drought affected States
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Contingency plans for farmers to tackle with natural calamities, 29/07/2016. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has prepared District Agricultural Contingency
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Food Adulteration, 29/07/2016. Some cases of adulteration in food items have come to the notice of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). As per the information
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Norms for Packaged and Fast Food, 29/07/2016. Some cases of violation of food safety norms have come to the notice of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Although,
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Allocation of Power, 28/07/2016. As per the information reported by the States to Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Energy Shortage at all India level was reduced to
