Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
The ministry portfolio is currently held by Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[3] The ministry is responsible for planning, promoting, coordinating, and overseeing the implementation of environmental and forestry programmes in the country.Environmental debates were first introduced into the national political agenda during Indira Gandhi's first term as Prime Minister of India.The policy is guided by principle of reduction in primary resource consumption; creation of higher value with less material through resource efficient circular approach; waste minimization; material security and creation of employment opportunities and business model beneficial to cause of environment protection and restoration.The policy seeks to set up a National Resource Efficiency Authority with core working group housed in the Ministry.
Government of IndiaIndira Paryavaran BhawanNew DelhiBhupender YadavCabinet MinisterKirti Vardhan SinghMinister of StateWildlife of IndiaBiodiversityAmphibiansButterfliesEndangered animalsMammalsMolluscsOdonatesReptilesSpidersTiger beetlesProtected areasBiosphere reservesCommunal forestsConservation areasConservation and community reservesNational parksPrivate protected areasRamsar SitesReserved and protected forestsTiger reservesWildlife sanctuariesConservationCheetahDolphinElephantIndian Forest Act 1927Wildlife Protection Act 1972Wildlife Protection Act 2002Ministry of Environment and ForestsNational Biodiversity AuthorityInstitute of Forest Genetics and Tree BreedingCouncil of Forestry ResearchIndian Forest ServiceSurveyInstitute of Forest ManagementWildlife InstituteTiger Conservation AuthorityZoo AuthorityConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)South Asian Zoo Association (SAZARC)World Animal ProtectionWorld Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)Environmental issuesFossil parksForestryNatural historyTourismBotanical gardensEcoregionsZoological gardensWildlifeIndian governmentministryportfolioClimate Changeenvironmentalflora of Indiafauna of Indiaforestswilderness areaspollutionafforestationland degradationnational parks of IndiaPrakash JavadekarJohn KerryAll India ServicesIndira Gandhi'sfirst termPrime Minister of India4th Five-Year PlanEmergencyconstitutionCentral Zoo Authority of IndiaChennaiNational Tiger Conservation AuthorityAndaman & Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development CorporationAnimal Welfare Board of IndiaBotanical Survey of IndiaKolkataCentral Pollution Control BoardDelhi Pollution Control CommitteeForest Survey of IndiaIndira Gandhi National Forest AcademyNational Board of WildlifeNational Institute of Animal WelfareNational Museum of Natural HistoryNational Zoological ParkZoological Survey of IndiaCentre for Environment EducationAhmedabadBangaloreFoundation for Revitalisation of Local Health TraditionsDhanbadSálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural HistoryCoimbatoreTropical Botanic Garden and Research InstituteThiruvananthapuramG. B.Pant National Institute of Himalayan EnvironmentAlmoraIndian Institute of Forest ManagementBhopalIndian Council of Forestry Research and EducationDehradunWildlife Institute of IndiaRajiv GandhiAmethiIndian National Congress (I)Rajiv IIBhajan LalHaryanaZiaur Rahman AnsariVishwanath Pratap SinghFatehpurJanata DalVishwanath