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As per India’s Third National Communication submitted to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), India experiences climate change impacts, ranging from floods and droughts to heat waves and glacier melt. The impacts of climate change is visible across sectors like biodiversity and forests; agriculture; water resources; coastal and …

Most of the demand of coal in the country is met through indigenous production/supply. The actual demand for coal increased to 1233.86 Million Tonnes (MT) in 2023-24 from 1115.04 MT in 2022-23. As against the increased coal demand, domestic coal production has also increased. In 2023-24, the domestic coal production …

As per the provisions laid down in the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended, the proposals are appraised and recommended by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) at the Central level or State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) at the State level depending on the category of the project. …

The details of land acquired for projects under Coal India Limited (CIL), including that acquired by the Government are given below State-wise:- States Land for CIL (In Ha.) Assam 1483.94 Meghalaya 38.97 West Bengal 20835.939 Jharkhand 95772.687 Odisha 31910.764 Uttar Pradesh 5830.00 Madhya Pradesh 40185.994 Chhattisgarh 40363.914 Maharashtra 34519.50 Total …

Before August, 2019, Coal India Limited (CIL) had established 20 First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects of 151 MTY capacity. Since, August, 2019, CIL has identified additional 72 First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects of 837.5 MTY Capacity. Out of these 72 projects, 15 projects of 200.5 MTY have been commissioned. Thus, …

Ministry of Tourism promotes India in a holistic manner, through various initiatives. As part of its on-going activities; it regularly releases campaigns to promote various tourism destinations and products of India including Adventure Tourism. In order to position India as a preferred global destination for Adventure Tourism, Ministry of Tourism …

Development of tourism is an ongoing activity undertaken by the Government. Ministry of Tourism has taken several steps/initiatives over the years to make the country visitor friendly and to boost tourism sector in the country, details of which are: (i)        Launched Dekho Apna Desh initiative with the objective of creating …

The Ministry of Tourism through its central sector schemes of ‘Swadesh Darshan (SD)’ and ‘Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)’ compliments the efforts of tourism infrastructure development by extending financial assistance to the State Governments/UT Administrations. The details of the Projects sanctioned in Odisha under SD & PRASHAD …

Ministry of Tourism promotes India in a holistic manner, through various initiatives. As part of its on-going activities; promotion of various tourism destinations and products of India including Eco Tourism are taken up. In order to position India as a preferred global destination for Eco Tourism and adventure tourism, Ministry …

Economic Survey 2023-24 was presented in the Parliament today by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The Economic Survey states that the Gross Capital Formation (GCF) of the agriculture sector and the share of GCF in the agriculture and allied sectors as a percentage of Gross Value …