Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sridhar Samal Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 06/03/2024. The matter related to pollution caused by Talcher Coalfield under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in the course of its operation. It was said that on a daily …
Easing restrictions on the use and circulation of high-resolution satellite imagery, the government has decided to make remote sensing data and images up to one metre resolution freely available to anyone on demand. Previously, only images up to 5.8 metre resolution were available freely. Government users, like ministries, research organisations, …
Forests are renewable natural resource and its availability in a region indicates its prosperity. In Andhra Pradesh the natural forests are confined to remote areas and in other zones the forests are depleting day by day. The planning process and enforcement have to be done in a well coordinated manner …
American Egyptologist Sarah Parcak’s methods might seem placid compared to Indiana Jones’. But they are far effective. The tinsel character had to battle snakes and Nazis to find the lost ancient Egyptian city of Tanis, while the University of Alabama Egyptologist pored over satellite images to uncover not just Tanis …
Two forests wired up to track water should help the US's most populous state adapt to a warming world in which the stuff becomes increasingly scarce. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028164.300-wired-californian-forests-to-guide-response-to-climate.html
Climate change and associated increases in climate variability will likely further exacerbate global health disparities. More research is needed, particularly in developing countries, to accurately predict the anticipated impacts and inform effective interventions. Building on the information presented at the 2009 Joint Indo–U.S. Workshop on Climate Change and Health in …
LUCKNOW: The fact that Gomti's flow and level have reduced drastically has caught the attention of the government which is now mulling to constitute a river conservation unit for its restoration and conservation. The river, reeling under the bane of pollution and encroachment, has its flow reduced to one-third and …
After losing two communication satellites last year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) looks forward to the launch of its communication satellite, GSAT-8, at 2.08 a.m. (IST) on May 21. Arianespace's Ariane-V rocket will put the satellite in orbit after lift-off from Kourou in French Guiana.
Bangalore: A comprehensive study of Isro satellite images reveals 75% of Himalayan glaciers are on the retreat, with the average shrinkage being 3.75km during the 15 years under study. The grim findings come after raging controversy over claims in the 2007 IPCC report of Himalayan glaciers disappearing by 2035, which …
The Himalaya is the adobe of one of the world’s largest and mostly inaccessible area of glaciers outside the polar regions and provides glacier-stored water to the major Indian river basins. Various studies suggest that many of the Himalayan glaciers have receded in recent decades due to climate forcing. Temporal …
Political hostility over global-warming policy in the United States is causing collateral damage. Plans for a national Climate Service deserve better. (Editorial)
Sub-watersheds in border areas not to be covered With the Survey of India (SoI) and the Ministry of Defence reluctant to grant permission for the digitisation of restricted maps, the Forest Department has decided to go ahead with the finalisation of integrated catchment area treatment plan for the Sutlej basin …
The Himalayan glaciers are a valuable national and global resource – they possess the largest concentration of ice outside of the Polar Regions; regulate global climate; feed most of northern India’s perennial rivers; and are an important indicator of climate change. However, this source of water is not permanent, as …
For surfers who like high waves, time holds promise. Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, collated satellite data of 23 years and found the wind speed over the ocean has increased substantially. They found that between 1985 and 2008, increased wind speed led to an increased wave height. The …
JAIPUR: A Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, team is currently at the Sariska national park. It will try to change the VHS radio collar of male tiger ST-4 that has become defunct for quite some time. According to forest department officials, "A two-member team from the WII has been …
The State Government will rope in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to review MNREGS works. The ISRO will assist the government by providing satellite drawn high quality pictures of work sites. The government had held preliminary round talks with the space institute. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, RDPR …
The 54-hour countdown that began at 3.40 a.m. on April 18 for the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) from the space station at Sriharikota on Wednesday is in smooth progress, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spokesperson S. Sathish.
Large swathes of the Brazilian Amazon have come to resemble the midwestern United States in recent years, having been planted with soya as far as the eye can see. This development has unnerved conservation organizations, which fear that huge expanses of pristine rainforest are being felled to make way for …
Cities are blamed for the majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. So too are more affluent, highly urbanized countries. If all production- and consumption-based emissions that result from lifestyle and purchasing habits are included, urban residents and their associated affluence likely account for more than 80 per cent of the …
