India submits seventh national report on biodiversity to CBD

March 16, 2026 3:07 PM

India submits seventh national report on biodiversity to CBD

India has submitted two major national reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), outlining progress in biodiversity conservation and the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said on Monday. The Ministry submitted India’s Seventh National Report (NR-7) to the CBD on February 26, ahead of the February 28 deadline. The report assesses the country’s biodiversity ef...

Centre amends consent rules to streamline environmental approvals and reduce delays

January 28, 2026 10:11 AM

Centre amends consent rules to streamline environmental approvals and reduce delays

The central government has amended the Uniform Consent Guidelines under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 in a move aimed at streamlining environmental approvals, reducing procedural delays and strengthening compliance mechanisms across industries. The guidelines, first issued last year, provide a uniform national framework for granting, refusing or cancelling Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (C...