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 …
In popular imagination, he has two different avatars. The truth is somewhere in betweenOur Political Bureau NEW DELHI IN POPULAR imagination, Jairam Ramesh has two, starkly different avatars. In which he is a hero, he is the protector of the ancient Dongria Kondh tribe in Orissa. He is the sole …
Dhanbad, July 18: After presenting an action plan for pollution control in Dhanbad last week, members of the expert panel are now working overnight to prepare a revised blueprint. The revised plan is being prepared according to the suggestions of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). It will be submitted by …
AFTER the government dumped its plan to rope in international consultants, seven IITs have come together to prepare a strategy to revive the Ganga. A first of its kind for a river in India, the plan will concentrate on the entire basin to ensure quality and quantity flow in the …
After the government dumped its plan to rope in international consultants, seven IITs have come together to prepare a strategy to revive the Ganga. A first of its kind for a river in India, the plan will concentrate on the entire basin to ensure quality and quantity flow in the …
IITs have been roped in to clean the Ganga Twenty-five years after launching the Ganga Action Plan (GAP), the government has realised that a new plan backed by proper technical advice is needed to clean this mighty river, which is fast turning into a drain. A consortium of seven Indian …
New Delhi: For the first time in the history of Independent India, the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) today came together to clean up the Ganges, with the government handing over the mammoth task to the IIT consortium. The effort would require the IITs to suggest technological solutions to …
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: A consortium of seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has been officially signed on to prepare a management plan for the Ganga river basin to ensure the clean and continuous flow of the river. The IITs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Human Resource Development …
Environment Ministry Okay To Balance Ecological & Development Needs KEEN to shrug off its obstructionist image, the environment ministry has said that it was willing to look at options that would balance the needs of development and environment. As part of this exercise, it has agreed to increase forest area …
There are serious environmental issues with the Navi Mumbai airport project which need to be addressed, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said here Tuesday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan met Ramesh Tuesday morning and sought speedy environment clearance for the project, which is likely to reduce the air traffic pressure on …
BHUBANESWAR: The Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) of Bhubaneswar region is done. It's time for the Detailed Zonal Planning which will get underway soon. The capital region, or the Bhubaneswar Development Plan Area (BDPA) as it is called, has been divided into 14 special zones under CDP. Digital maps of each …
Scores of trees were felled in the Indian Institute of Technology in south Delhi on Thursday night. Officials sources revealed that almost 50 trees were felled overnight and were transported out of the campus early on Friday in two trucks. The trees are being levelled for construction of a new …
INDIA generates over 10,000 tonnes of plastic waste daily. This is almost 10 per cent of the entire solid waste generated. Mukesh Doble and his student Trishul Artham from the Indian Institute Technology in Chennai spent a year experimenting with fungii that can degrade bisphenol A (BPA)-containing plastic. BPA is …
Micro plans on table to clean up Dhanbad air - Pollution control board preparing digital map to identify industrial units in district Dhanbad, June 22: Scientists, environmentalists and owners of industrial units today sat together to work out ways to clean up the air of Dhanbad, the most polluted industrial …
NEW DELHI: The Urban Development Ministry has roped in some premier technology institutions to help in planning the urban transport system. Memoranda of Understanding were signed on Monday with IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, NIT Warangal and the CEPT University, Ahmedabad, to set up centres of excellence over the next four …
