Against the wall
Even as experts argue that seawalls are not an answer to coastal erosion, the Kerala government is planning another project
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From butterfly to caterpillar
Stung by unplanned growth, Naini Tal once a queen among hill resorts is being divested of her riches.
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CHINA
Nearly 4,900 types of tropical and sub-tropical plants, including 150 rare ones, found in Hainan province of China are under immediate threat. Long regarded as China's largest botanical garden, the
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Militancy, weed...
... and sewage a strong political will is needed to get rid of them?
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The Sundarbans tiger: Adaptation, population status and conflict management
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HC clamps down on windmills to save Koyna
MUMBAI: The state government has been careless in its duty to protect the flora and fauna of the state - as is evident from its move to promote mining tourism in Sindhudurg - but the Bombay high court has not forgotten its green responsibility. In a bid to stop the unmindful assault on the state's biodiversity, a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice D Y Chandrachud has issued
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Sorry sight
Excessive pollution is threatening to put Nepal's picturesque Pokhara out of the tourist map. The panoramic view of the snow-clad Himalayas from the valley is fast fading. Industrial and vehicular
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Goa grapples with coastal pollution
While the Goa Government repeatedly assures that environmental concerns from the large quantities of tar balls washed ashore on several beaches in the State will be dealt with quickly, it remains clueless on combating another crisis: the ongoing disintegration of a cargo vessel that has remained grounded off the shore for a decade now. Caught in a maze of red tape, the vessel River Princess con
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No power cuts in Maharashtra from 2012: Governor
Claiming that Maharashtra is on its way to wipe out the electricity shortage and achieve self-sufficiency in power generation, governor K Sankarnarayanan today said the state will be free of load shedding by 2012. After hoisting the tricolour here on the Republic Day, he said, "I am sure that the state will become load-shedding free by 2012.
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Solar lamps to illuminate Thamarassery pass
A project by Puthuppadi grama panchayat Panchayat to invest Rs.15 lakh for the Rs.1-crore project Seeks sponsorship from tourism industry Kozhikode: The Puthuppadi grama panchayat is planning to install solar lamps on the 13-km stretch of the scenic Thamarassery ghat road. The panchayat will initially invest Rs.15 lakh for the project besides seeking financial support of sponsors from the to
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Coastal decontrol
Yet another attempt by the government to ease CRZ curbs
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An offer Khaleda Zia can t reject
Spain has offered to help develop tourism and fish farming in Bangladesh with the help of its vast experience in the two sectors. The message was recently conveyed to Bangladesh prime minister Begum
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Insensitivity at its best
The Taj group of hotels has been under fire for the past year due to its decision to construct a three-star hotel resort at Murkal, in the heart of the Nagarhole national park near Mysore in
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The Lewa Conservation Way
In East Africa,meat and tusk are livelihood for many. In this milieu, Lewa, Kenya shows how community involvement aids conservation
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Tracks over green
the proposed 165-km long rail line between Hubli and Ankola, near the Goa border has drawn the ire of environmentalists who say that the project will cut through the evergreen forests of the
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Water bandh in the hills
The GNLF-controlled Darjeeling municipality has decided to stop supplying drinking water and clearing garbage in the town from tomorrow. In Calcutta, home secretary Prasad Ranjan Ray said the situation in the hills was "worrisome' but tourists were safe. "Those feeling unsafe would be brought down to the plains,' he added. Although a lean season for tourism, there would be several hundred tourists in the Darjeeling hills now. The peak period will begin in March.
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Welcome to the International Conference on Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development 11-12 November 2015, Indonesia
Welcome to the International Conference on Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development (ICET4SD) 2015, which is as an event for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experience among researchers
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God's own country
This is a true story of the beautiful state of Kerala, of its famed backwaters and wetlands, of its rain swept Western Ghats. It also speaks of the grime beneath the hype of a state which is home to "a generation on crutches", and of the environmental h
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Harsh reality goads Nepal NGOs into action
Environmental degradation in Nepal has spurred several non governmental organisations into working on conservation measures, including teaching children how to manage resources
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Mayhem in Arunachal
Sustainable development is possible for Arunachal Pradesh. But it will require a mindset which keeps away the modernism that most sarkari babus spread