Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Power distribution company BYPL is installing renewable energy assisted pumps (REAP) to provide clean drinking water to thousands of students studying in government schools in East Delhi. The installation has already been carried out in four government schools -- the Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya (Seemapuri), Raja Ravi Verma Sarvodaya Baal/ anya …
The new norms to be adopted by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to curb levels of radiation emitted from mobile towers are likely to reduce the health risk to humans by only a fraction. As per the norms which are already in place, the radiation levels have to drop to …
The Delhi Government on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it had constituted a high-power committee as directed by it and was in the process of putting in place mechanisms for long-term and short-term solution to the water-logging woes of the Capital. A Division Bench of the Court comprising …
New Delhi:Delhi government’s environment department is set to commission IIT Kanpur to study its problem of air pollution. The government has already devised a master plan to deal with the issue and its implementation should start by next year. “The master plan is quite comprehensive but we still felt the …
Project to be completed at cost of Rs 5353.82 cr in 60 months JAMMU: In a positive development towards start of work on 850 Mega Watt (MW) Ratle Hydro Power Project on river Chenab in Kishtwar district, Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has recommended environment clearance for the project and the …
This is a discussion on the article “Delhi Metro Rail: Beyond Mass Transit” by Pritpal Randhawa (EPW, 21 April 2012). The author basically argues that gentrification is the main motivation for the introduction of a Mass Rapid Transit System in Delhi, because the metro has neither been successful in achieving …
The Indian Climate Research Network (ICRN) which is a consortium of organizations like Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), and Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) will organize the third national research conference on climate change …
Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) is in the process of preparing pre-feasibility report for five new hydro power projects with a combined capacity of 1543 MW. These projects include Bhimkund & Baigundi project on Baitarani river in Keonjhar district (110 MW), Kanpur small hydroelectric project in Keonjhar district (3 MW), …
The Uttarakhand government on Thursday decided to invite fresh bids for small hydel projects with total capacity to generate 1,000-1,500 Mw of power in its attempt to bridge the widening demand-supply gap in the hill state. The government has also asked the IIT Roorke to make an environmental-impact assessment report …
The industrial clusters based in Greater Kochi fall into the group of cities with high pollution levels, as per a study done by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. The study had carried out an environmental assessment of industrial clusters across …
To reduce time and cost overrun in highway projects, the government on Friday approved a model document for construction of highways. It is expected the move would also enable faster roll-out of projects. The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the model engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement document for constructing …
With climate change becoming a reality for our world to contend with, a highly detailed assessment of the likely impacts of this phenomenon in Kochi will be undertaken soon by the project partners of the Asian Cities Adapt project. The ambitious project, funded by German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation …
The Kerala Water Resources Department will review the safety aspects of all dams under it. A conference convened by Minister for Water Resources P. J. Joseph took the decision in view of the overtopping of the Pazhassi Dam early this week. It decided to replace all the shutters of the …
The Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M;) group and Volkswagen—the two auto major groups—have evinced interests in setting up new manufacturing facilities in Uttarakhand, claimed a government official from the hill state. “We have received two proposals from the two auto companies (M&M; and Volkswagen) for setting up new manufacturing facilities in …
On 15 July, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi hosted a group of professionals working on rural housing in diverse geographies of the country. The agenda for the meeting, which was co-hosted by several partners, was to present a portal built for the rural housing sector (www.ruralhousingnetwork.com) and to …
The contentious issue of the fate of the Dhari Devi temple at the hydroelectric project in Srinagar, Uttarakhand, along the Ganga has reached the high-level panel led by Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi, which had its first meeting last week on Thursday. It is learnt that one of the …
The Centre's sanctioning of the Rs. 1840 crore Kuttanad package, which is to include measures for strengthening the ecology security of Kuttanad wetland eco-system and expand sustainable livelihood opportunities for the people of the region,' will turn four years on Tuesday. The experts who had been in watching the implementation …
To Cut Emissions In Udaipur, Rajkot & Vizag Ahmedabad: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (Cept) University and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) are going to make Udaipur, Rajkot and Visakhapatnam low carbon cities. The institutes will work together on improving the mobility …
With the Supreme Court (SC) to take up the Mullaperiyar case for hearing on July 23, Kerala is gearing up to contest the findings of the SC-appointed Empowered Committee (EC) with special emphasis on the panel’s conclusion that the dam was safe. Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph on Monday left …
The first Virtual Proteomics Lab of India has been developed at the IIT Bombay as a part of the "Sakshat" Lab Project, established to develop openly accessible, high-quality educational materials on science and technology. Original Source
