Bhupender Yadav

September 13, 2026 10:46 PM

Bhupender Yadav reviews GIB conservation, grassland restoration and Project Cheetah in Gujarat

Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday reviewed the progress of flagship wildlife conservation programmes in Gujarat, covering the conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), grassland restoration and Project Cheetah. Chairing a review meeting at Bhuj, Kachchh, Yadav stressed that effective conservation must move beyond protecting individual species to restoring entire landscapes through scientific management, habitat restoratio...

September 13, 2026 9:27 PM

Bhupender Yadav reviews Gujarat’s mangrove conservation efforts, launches Mangrove GIS portal

Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday stressed the need for scientific, site-specific and community-led approaches to mangrove conservation and restoration, saying mangroves must be protected as living ecosystems vital for coastal biodiversity, fisheries, shoreline protection, climate resilience and livelihoods. Addressing a workshop on Mangrove Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Management in Bhuj, Kachchh, Yadav reviewed Gujarat's progress unde...

September 10, 2026 5:29 PM

India must harness latest technology and strengthen indigenous capabilities for forest assessment: Bhupender Yadav

Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday called for greater use of the latest technologies in assessing and monitoring India’s forest and tree resources while simultaneously strengthening indigenous capabilities and the capacity of forest personnel. Yadav made the remarks while inaugurating a national workshop on ‘Leveraging Latest Technologies in Assessment of Forest and Tree Resources’, organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate...

September 6, 2026 1:04 PM

Bhupender Yadav calls for expansion of vulture safe zones to aid species recovery

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday called for continued efforts to create Vulture Safe Zones and strengthen technical capacity to support the recovery of India's declining vulture populations in the wild. Yadav made the remarks while inaugurating a national workshop titled ‘From Crisis to Recovery – Conserving India’s Vultures’ in Panchkula, Haryana, as part of International Vulture Awareness Day 2026. Haryana Environment, Forest and Wildlife Minister Rao Narbir Singh ...

September 2, 2026 1:34 PM

Tiger conservation must balance ecology with human needs: Bhupender Yadav

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday emphasised the need to integrate conservation with human development, saying harmony and coexistence between people and nature must form the foundation of efforts to protect tiger landscapes and strengthen ecological security. Yadav made the remarks while inaugurating a two-day international workshop on ‘Tiger Landscapes: Conservation, Bioeconomy and Ecotourism as Pillars for Livelihood and Income Generation’ in New Delhi. The two-day...

September 1, 2026 8:31 PM

Environmental challenges require integrated, collaborative solutions: Bhupender Yadav

Environmental challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and resource depletion require integrated and collaborative solutions, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday. He said that stronger cooperation is needed to build climate-resilient, resource-efficient and sustainable development pathways. The minister made these comments while addressing the opening session of the fourth Indo-German Environment Forum (IGEF), the highest-level bilateral forum between I...

August 26, 2026 11:52 AM

India calls for community-led restoration of rangelands at UNCCD CoP17

India has called for a community-led approach to restoring rangelands, stressing that pastoralists should be treated as custodians of these ecosystems rather than merely beneficiaries of restoration programmes. Addressing the Ministerial Dialogue on “Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being of Pastoralist Communities” at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulaanbaatar, Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhup...

August 25, 2026 8:57 PM

India calls for fundamental shift in global approach to drought at CoP17 meet

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Tuesday called for a fundamental shift in the global approach to drought at the Ministerial Dialogue on ‘Accelerating Drought Resilience’, at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Mongolia. The minister said drought is “no longer an occasional event, but a defining development challenge”, affecting water security, food systems, biodiversity and economic...

August 25, 2026 1:31 PM

India urges global shift from drought response to drought resilience at UNCCD CoP17

India on Tuesday called for a fundamental shift in the global approach to drought management, urging countries to move from reactive relief measures to proactive, technology-enabled resilience. Addressing the ministerial dialogue on “Accelerating Drought Resilience” at the 17th Conference of Parties (CoP17) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulaanbaatar, Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav said drought should be treated as a predictab...

August 18, 2026 2:53 PM

BRICS Environment Ministers unveil four compendiums on sustainable environmental practices

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, along with heads of delegations from BRICS member countries, on Tuesday unveiled four knowledge compendiums prepared by the BRICS Environment Working Group at the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi under India’s BRICS 2026 Chairship. “Reflecting the spirit of collaboration and mutual learning, under the #IndiaBRICSChairship, launched the Compendiums of the Environment Working Group during t...