Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.D. Singh Bandral Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/04/2023. The matter related to protecting the flora and fauna of the Kailash Kund-Seoz Dhar region by declaring the same as protected area and not to allow construction of the …
The South Korean environment ministry announced recently that it has discovered several near-extinct species of plants and animals along the Tong River in Kangwon province and also in the coastal regions of the country, according to a report published in the Korea Herald . The ministry said these endangered species …
the Centre is putting pressure on the Gujarat government to denotify country's first marine park located in the Gulf of Kachchh and make way for industrialisation. According to reports in newspapers, the pressure has come from prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and his advisor Brajesh Mishra. Located in the Gulf …
Forests are the planet's largest and most important ecosystems. They exert a profound influence on the structure and function of the human habitat locally and globally
Water lilies or nymphea can restore the purity of polluted rivers and other water sources. They can treat wastewater of residential as well as industrial areas, said scientists working at Hebrew University in Israel. According to the scientists, the plant is capable of absorbing huge quantities of heavy and poisonous …
the us government has disclosed its intention to remove some bird and animal species that were on the endangered list. The bald eagle, Aleutian Canada goose and the peregrine falcon have been removed from the list, pending a brief period of public comment. The White House has also announced that …
the southeast of Great Britain is sinking. Thanks to enhanced global warming, England's wildlife may be forced to seek refuge in Scotland, the island's resurgent north. Like England, Scotland can roughly be divided between the wetter, higher and warmer west and the lower, dryer and fertile east. Unlike England, Scotland …
it has long been assumed that while searching for nectar, the cabbage butterfly lights on random flowers. However, the butterfly is more selective than it would appear. It can remember the colour and shape of flowers that have provided an abundance of sweet liquid on previous landings, according to the …
toxic waste from metal mining poses a major threat to environment and human health across Europe, and existing laws can do little to solve the problem, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature ( wwf). The waste storage lagoon which burst at Boliden Limited's Los Frailes zinc mine in …
About 110,000 litres (24,200 gallons) of diesel oil was spilled after two tankers collided near southern Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, an official from the city's environment department said. The accident took place 500 metres from the Nha Be Petroleum Storage Depot. "About 110,000 litres of diesel spilled into …
When it rains it burns Acid rain has already been reported in some parts of India, and the situation is likely to get worse India faces an increasing threat from acid rain
Scientists became aware of acid rain more than a century ago A cid rain is not a recent phenomenon. The term was first coined in 1852 by a chemist, Robert Angus Smith. The 35-year-old chemist, while studying the quality of air in and around his home town Manchester, England, found …
Human activities have made the sky a sewer. Subhash J Rele, writing in The Hindustan Times , estimates that each year, the global atmosphere is on the receiving end of 20 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, 130 million tonnes (mt) of sulphur dioxide, 97 mt of hydrocarbons, 53 mt of …
global warming is threatening large tracts of ancient Caledonian pine forests. Coastal meadows, mountain birds, flowers and insects may also come under threat, and the Scottish weather could get wetter, windier and more miserable than it is now. This was stated in a report commissioned by the Scottish Natural Heritage …
a study conducted on the burying of waste by the mining industry states that the practice could lead to acid contamination of the soil. A team led by John Harries and his colleagues at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation in Sydney looked at 317 active and abandoned mines …
british scientists have discovered a natural anti-freeze made of carrots to protect plants against damage by frost. It can be moved into other crops to protect them. Maggie Smallwood of the biology department of York University in northern England led the team that discovered the carrot anti-freeze. " They work …
The Union for Protection of New Plant Varieties (upov) is a 23-member Geneva-based organisation which regulates plant breeders rights for the industrial nations. Recently, the Union government of India expressed its idesire to become a memberof this international body. There are many in India who oppose this arguing that the …
ONE-third of the natural resources of the world has been destroyed in the last 25 years, a recent report of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says. The findings, based on the Living Planet Index, reports a frightening 32 per cent drop in flora and fauna species in forests, …
THE European Commission (EC) has come up with proposals to cut the emissions of dangerous gases from waste plants. The plan would cost about us $660 million per year. Emissions from waste incineration plants affect human reproduction and impair mental ability. This plan, EC officials say, will curb pollution. But …
