Hill station hotels ordered shut
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has finally ordered the closure of 38 hotels in the twin hill stations of Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani, located in an eco-sensitive zone. Mahabaleshwar
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Action taken report by the Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, Gorakhpur on the proposed common bio-medical waste facility in village Paharpur, tehsil and district Deoria, 26/04/2022
<p>Action taken report in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, February 18, 2022 (I.A. No. 29/2022) in the matter of Prabhar Rai & Others Vs Union of India & Others.</p> <p>The
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Impacts of land use and land cover change on regional climate: a case study in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of China
<p>Assessing the impacts of land use and land cover change (LUCC) on regional climate is essential for understanding land–atmosphere interactions and for designing climate adaptation and mitigation
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Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India
<p>The present study outlines major concerns and potential environmental consequences of the proposed Pancheshwar high dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India. We evaluate the risks associated with
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Where to forage in the absence of sea ice? Bathymetry as a key factor for an Arctic seabird
<p>The earth is warming at an alarming rate, especially in the Arctic, where a marked decline in sea ice cover may have far-ranging consequences for endemic species. Little auks, endemic Arctic seabirds,
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Monitoring committee set up for Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani zone
The Union ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has just constituted a monitoring committee for the Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani eco sensitive zone. In a notification dated October 29 the MoEF states
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State scorns SC order on Matheran
Maharashtra has opposed a July 2001 apex court ruling declaring 498 sq. km of Matheran - Mumbai's favourite weekend haunt - an eco-sensitive zone. The state says the zone can be reduce to 117 sq. km
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State opposes SC's Matheran eco-zone ruling
The Maharashtra government has now opposed a apex ruling declaring 498 sq kms of Matheran, mumbaites' favourite weekend haunt, as an eco-sensitive zone almost a year after the SC ruling in July 2001.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding approval for parking lot for Hotel Sea Rock and other constructions falling in the no-development zone of CRZ, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 13/08/2019
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonia Raj Sood Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/08/2019 regarding approval for parking lot for Hotel Sea Rock and other constructions falling
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Green zones can prevent landslides in Idukki
Gadgil Report Included District In Highly Sensitive Areas “Idukki is a classic case where conservation of green zones and large perennial tree growth that can stop soil erosion, mitigating the risks of landslides,’’ said Madhav Gagdil, the architect of Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP).
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Nutrition-sensitive agricultural approaches: the example of participatory cooking demonstrations in Yayu Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia
To make the agricultural sector more sensitive to nutrition issues in order to improve food and nutrition security is a major goal, also in Yayu Biosphere Reserve, Illu Ababora Zone, South-West Ethiopia.
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Towards the integration of nutrition and gender in the agriculture system of Ethiopia
The Agriculture sector in Ethiopia is still practiced in a traditional way and has become incapable to provide food and nutrition security for the majority of the population. As a result, malnutrition
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No-fly zone status for all N-sites?
The ever-increasing security threat to Indian nuclear establishments could lead to almost all of them being declared no-fly zones to avoid the possibility of any plane crashing into them in a repeat of the 9/11 attack. National security adviser M K Narayanan is learnt to have written to the Prime Minister's Office to consider a no-fly zone status for these sensitive establishments, a copy of which was sent to the aviation ministry for technical evaluation recently.
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Forests in a water limited world under climate change
<p>Contrary to popular expectations, the effects of forest cover on regional climate might be limited and the influence of forestation on water resources might be negative says this new study by Csaba Mátyás, Ge Sun published in Environmental Research Letters.</p>
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Coastal Zone Management Plan, 02/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Coastal Zone Management Plan, 02/08/2016. Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMPs) of coastal States and Union Territories (UTs) approved by the Government of India in 1996
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding spillage of diesel and fly ash in the saline/brackish waters of Sundarbans, 18/11/2022
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dakshin Banga Matsyajibi Forum Vs Inland Waterways Authority of India & Others dated 18/11/2022.</p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Sundarbans-spillage-flyash-NGT-order-Nov18-2022.pdf"
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding clandestine mining and export of the minerals for huge sums by M/s. Sociedade Timblo Irmaos Ltd., 13/01/2015
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Goa Paryavaran Savrakshan Sangharsh Samitee Vs M/s. Sociedade Timblo Irmaos Ltd. & Others regarding clandestine
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Climate research for development in Africa using climate science to drive Africa’s development
The Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the body widely recognized as the international authority on climate change — give clear evidence of increased warming across
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SIKKIM Identity crisis
Kanchendzonga, or the "five big treasures of ice' in the language of the Bhotia tribe of Sikkim, is the symbol of Sikkim's cultural identity, which is closely linked to nature. It is also venerated
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Green tribunal sounds warning over sirens
‘Need To Regulate Use Of Multi-Tone Horns That Pose A Health Hazard’ Mumbai: Sirens and multitone horns in vehicles that flout the prescribed decibel levels are a serious hazard to citizens, said the national green tribunal in its judgment. The tribunal has directed the police not to allow private vehicles to use such devices in residential areas, silence zones and in the vicinity of educational institutes, hospitals and sensitive areas. It also wants the police not to allow such vehicles during nighttime, except for emergencies.