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 …
Kerala, on the South Western tip of Peninsular India is blessed with the South western and South Eastern monsoon which contributes to its vast fresh water bodies. But pollution of these water bodies has created physiological stress on its aquatic fauna. Among various forms of pollution in water bodies, detergent …
Nine Containers That Fell Off A Ship Could Damage Vessels The flora and fauna of the fragile ecosystem of Gujarat particularly that of the Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch are staring at an environmental disaster. At least nine huge containers of the total 17 that had fallen …
Kochi: Efforts are on to declare the oxbow lake at Vynthala near Mala in Thrissur district a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) as a mark of the diverse flora and fauna there. Chairman of the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) Balakrishna Pisupati will visit the lake located adjacent to the Chalakudy River …
The draft policy envisages establishment of an independent, remote-sensing, satellite-based monitoring system The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has released a draft policy on inspection, verification, monitoring and overall procedure relating to the grant of forest clearances. The draft policy envisages establishment of an independent, remote-sensing, satellite-based monitoring system …
Industry’s demand for a predictable and more structured forest clearance system could soon be a reality. An environment ministry committee has recommended improvements to the forest clearance and monitoring of clearance conditions takes place. The committee has described “monitoring” as the “weakest link” in the “entire forest clearance process”. It …
Small hydro power projects which is considered as an alternative to medium and large power projects built alongside big dam in Uttarakhand and elsewhere in the country are not environment friendly, says Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Experts at a conference in the Capital said that the the power …
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will establish eight Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the Thadagam region of Coimbatore very soon following widespread complaints that over 200 brick kilns of the locality are causing severe air pollution by burning huge amounts of cashew husk. These stations, known as …
A new study predicts that in the Kailash region, temperatures will increase as it will rain, colder regions will recede, forests and meadows will cover more area and mountain communities will experience serious changes in natural cycles. The threat of climate change is looming over Mount Kailash and Mansarovar, considered …
Authorities push forward plans for 314 metre-high dam on Dadu river which would affect rare plants and fish Chinese environmental authorities have approved construction plans for what could become the world's tallest dam, while acknowledging that the project would affect endangered plants and rare fish species. The 314 metre-high dam …
The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Sunday after studying 50,000 species around the world. The scientists from Britain, Australia and Colombia said plants, amphibians and reptiles were most vulnerable as …
Climate change is expected to have significant influences on terrestrial biodiversity at all system levels, including species-level reductions in range size and abundance, especially amongst endemic species. However, little is known about how mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions could reduce biodiversity impacts, particularly amongst common and widespread species. Our global …
Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) has started a unique method for issuing No Objection Certificate (NOC) to small industrial units in the state. The board has made it mandatory for crushers and stone mining industries seeking NOC to provide an undertaking on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs 100 where …
MARGAO: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Rajendra Arlekar and Environment Minister Alina Saldanha on Sunday batted for cycling as a means to control air pollution and protect the environment. Arlekar went a step further to say that the government of the day will be compelled to make a lane for bicycles, …
India's first underground strategic naval base that was to house its nuclear-armed submarine has run into a tangle over green norms with the regional office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) opposing the diversion of over 600 hectares of reserved forest land citing a strong possibility that it …
The National Biodiversity Authority and the Division of Nature Management, Norway have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the first ever Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law (CEBPOL) in Chennai. Addressing reporters after signing the memorandum, National Biodiversity Authority chairman Dr Balakrishna Pisupati and head of the Norwegian …
The National Biodiversity Authority and Norway Government’s Division of Nature Management will set up a Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law. Addressing media persons after signing the agreement that provides for the Norwegian Government’s support to setting up the Centre here in Chennai, the Biodiversity Authority’s Chairman P. Balakrishna, said …
PANJIM: At least 99 villages including around 90 in the heart of the State’s mining belts of Sattari and Sanguem have been declared ecologically sensitive areas under the Environment Protection Act, 1976, by the Kasturirangan report, amidst accusations that it had sought to dilute the Gadgil panel report. The high-powered …
SILCHAR: Dima Hasao district is known for its flora and fauna and it is expected that with the return of peace and normalcy in the once highly volatile and troubled–zone, their preservation gets the due priority with the Autonomous Council to be formed after the people’s mandate in the elections …
After delinking the environment and forest clearances for highway projects, the environment ministry is mulling over a proposal to relax clearance norms for hydro-power projects. The ministry is considering a proposal that allows hydro-power projects to initiate the forest clearance process without even completing comprehensive river basin study. The relaxation …
Over 13 lakh trees have been illegally cut in state-owned forests since 2005, depriving Maharashtra of its precious forest wealth. The number of felled trees could be a miniscule fraction of the total tree strength in the state's forests, it is a worrisome drop nonetheless, say forest officials and activists. …
