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Environment and Forests on Environment: Rajya Sabha 2012-13 Environment and Forests on Environment: Rajya Sabha 2012-13 Q. No. Q. Type Date Ans by Ministry Members Title of the Questions Subject Specific Political State Party Representative *3 Starred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Parimal Lion as National Animal Wildlife IND. Jharkhand Nathwani Management *5 Starred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Viplove Crops and human lives Wildlife INC Himachal Thakur damaged by wild animals Management Pradesh Agriculture *8 Starred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Ramdas Violations in clearing Forest BJP Rajasthan Agarwal projects dangerous to Conservation forests EIA Environmental Conservation 7 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Rajeev Relocation of elephant Wildlife IND. Karnataka Chandrasekhar herds in Hassan district, Management Karnataka 8 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Jai Prakash Pollution by Okhla Pollution BJP Jharkhand Narayan Singh Waste-to-Energy plant Health and Sanitation 9 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Rudra High level of pollution in Pollution BJP Odisha Narayan Pany Angul-Dhenkanal district of Odisha 10 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Vijay Combating global Climate Change INC Maharashtra Jawaharlal Darda warming and Meteorology Alternative Technologies Energy Studies Agriculture 11 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Bimla Assistance to HP under Wildlife BJP Himachal Kashyap Sood Integrated Development Management Pradesh of Wildlife Scheme 12 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Tarun Vijay Decline in forest cover of Forest BJP Uttarakhand the country Conservation 13 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Mohan Singh Census of tigers Wildlife SP Uttar Pradesh Management 14 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Nandi Environmental clearance EIA INC Andhra Pradesh Yellaiah to road project in AP 15 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Nandi Environmental clearance EIA INC Andhra Pradesh Yellaiah for NH-16 from Nizamabad to Jagdalpur Wildlife Management Forest Conservation 16 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri H.K. Dua National Mission for Water NOM. Nominated Green India Management Forest Conservation Climate Change and Meteorology 17 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Dr. Janardhan Pending irrigation Agriculture NCP Maharashtra Waghmare projects in Maharashtra Water Management 18 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Kanimozhi Environmental Pollution DMK Tamil Nadu performance of the country Environmental Education, NGOs and Media 19 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Tariq Anwar Relaxation of coastal EIA NCP Maharashtra regulations zone norms 20 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Dr. T. Subbarami Implementation of Freshwater and INC Andhra Pradesh Reddy National Wetland Marine Conservation Programme Conservation 21 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Piyush Goyal Assessment of progress of Climate Change BJP Maharashtra NAPCC and Meteorology 22 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Y. S. Construction of housing Freshwater and TDP Andhra Pradesh Chowdary projects on wetlands Marine Conservation 23 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Baishnab Increase in lion Wildlife BJD Odisha Parida population in Gir Management 24 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Govindrao Ban on tourism in core Wildlife NCP Maharashtra Adik inviolate areas reserved Management for tigers 25 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Ambeth Reservation in promotion Miscellaneous BSP Uttar Pradesh Rajan for all categories 26 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Maya Singh Decline in forest cover Forest BJP Conservation Madhya Pradesh 27 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri P. Rajeeve Environmental clearance EIA CPI(M) Kerala to new thermal power plants Energy Studies 28 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Viplove Violation of environment EIA INC Himachal Thakur and forest clearance Pradesh norms Forest Conservation 29 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Viplove Environmental clearance EIA INC Himachal Thakur norms for cement and Pradesh hydropower projects Forest Conservation 30 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Natuji Halaji Transfer of funds to Forest BJP Gujarat Thakor Gujarat State CAMPA Conservation 31 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Naznin Pollution of rivers in Pollution INC Assam Faruque Assam 32 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Naznin Study on impact of Agriculture INC Assam Faruque climate change Climate Change and Meteorology 33 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Parshottam Urban garbage waste Pollution BJP Gujarat Khodabhai management system Rupala 34 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Dr. Yogendra P. Nira-Deoghar Project at Forest NCP Maharashtra Trivedi Satara district, Conservation Maharashtra 35 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Govindrao Conservation of Bil Freshwater and NCP Maharashtra Adik Akbarpur wetlands Marine Conservation 36 Unstarred 13-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Maya Singh Conservation of Son birds Wildlife BJP Madhya Pradesh in Madhya Pradesh Management Financial assistance to Wildlife *84 Starred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. T. Ratna Bai zoos in the country Management INC Andhra Pradesh Shri Prakash Environment clearance to *95 Starred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Javadekar hydro project in Pune EIA BJP Maharashtra Loss of forest land for Shri Rama establishing new Environmental 628 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Chandra Khuntia industries Conservation INC Odisha EIA Forest Conservation Freshwater and Marine Conservation Energy Studies Agriculture Water Management Smt. Naznin Utilization of forest land Forest 629 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Faruque in Assam by industries Conservation INC Assam Shri Anil Madhav Tropical cyclones due to 630 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Dave air pollution Pollution BJP Madhya Pradesh Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte BJP Maharashtra Information relating to 631 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Sanjay Raut project clearance website EIA SS Maharashtra Shri Baishnab Parida BJD Odisha Shri Bharatsinh Prabhatsinh Steep rise in river 632 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Parmar pollution Pollution BJP Gujarat Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala BJP Gujarat Shri M.P. Safe disposal of toxic 633 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Achuthan waste in FTL and CFL Pollution CPI Kerala Health and Shri R.C. Singh Sanitation CPI West Bengal Conservation of wetland 634 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Sanjay Raut in Greater Noida EIA SS Maharashtra Freshwater and Shri Baishnab Marine Parida Conservation BJD Odisha Compensation for Environment and 635 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Prabhat Jha destroyed forests to MP Forest Trade BJP Madhya Pradesh Forest Smt. Hema Malini Conservation BJP Karnataka Sighting of Tigers outside protected area in Wildlife 636 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Tarun Vijay Uttarakhand Management BJP Uttarakhand Performance of sewage Shri Parimal treatment plants in 637 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Nathwani different cities Pollution IND. Jharkhand Pending cases for Shri Natuji Halaji environmental clearance 638 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Thakor from Gujarat EIA BJP Gujarat Projects pending for Shri Balavant environment clearance 639 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests alias Bal Apte from States EIA BJP Maharashtra World Bank aid for tiger Wildlife 640 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. T. Ratna Bai conservation programme Management INC Andhra Pradesh Environment Impact Assessment to industrial 641 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Kanimozhi units EIA DMK Tamil Nadu Shri Ambeth Filling up of backlog 642 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Rajan vacancies Miscellaneous BSP Uttar Pradesh Findings of the Shri Jai Prakash Committee on Jindal 643 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Narayan Singh Ecoplis Project Pollution BJP Jharkhand Shri Raghunandan Schemes for controlling 644 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Sharma pollution Pollution BJP Madhya Pradesh Freshwater and Marine Conservation Measures for checking Dr. Gyan Prakash desertification in the Forest 645 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Pilania country Conservation BJP Rajasthan Disaster Management Danger to wildlife Wildlife 646 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Smt. Maya Singh corridor in Rajasthan Management BJP Madhya Pradesh Freshwater and Dr. Gyan Prakash Marine 647 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Pilania Wetlands in the country Conservation BJP Rajasthan Conference of BRICS Environmental countries on global Education, NGOs 648 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri N. K. Singh climate change regime and Media JD(U) Bihar Climate Change and Meteorology Mandatory emission 649 Unstarred 20-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri A.A. Jinnah trading system for airlines Pollution DMK Tamil Nadu Climate Change and Meteorology Measures for tackling e- *188 Starred 27-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Shri Tarun Vijay waste Pollution BJP Uttarakhand Impact of mobile phone Shri Moinul tower radiation on birds 1405 Unstarred 27-Mar-12 Environment and Forests Hassan and insects Pollution CPI(M) West Bengal Wildlife Management Environmental
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