This brochure offers decision-makers in the real estate and energy industries, as well as urban and municipal developers, a broad overview of the topics of decentralised energy generation and supply, and raises awareness of the goal of decarbonisation by 2050 at the latest. The advancing digitalization in the construction and …
With the National Green Tribunal mulling ban on plastic packaging of products including PET bottles, a packaging firm has approached it claiming that it is “least polluting” while alternative materials like paper and aluminium foil are environmentally more “dangerous”. The tribunal has listed the matter for arguments on May 7 …
A Haridwar ashram and its sadhus have been fighting a battle against illegal mining on the Ganga riverbed A long and dusty road along the Ganga leads to the Matri Sadan ashram in Jagjitpur village, some distance away from Haridwar city . Two policemen lounge outside the gates -perhaps the …
Highlighting the large amount of water being wasted by Reverse Osmosis (RO) purifiers which are found in almost every household in urban India, an NGO on Wednesday moved the National Green Tribunal praying that sale of RO filters be stopped and water be filtered by the government to undo the …
A study conducted by the Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan (CBA), a non-government organisation (NGO), revealed many flaws in the execution of Kanhar dam project that was revived after some four decades.The project would be coming up in the pocket straddling between Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Kanhar River, which is a …
The local voluntary organisation, Waste Warriors, conducted two clean-up drives in Dalanwala on the weekend. A total of nine teachers from Maple Bear School accompanied the organisation’s CEO Jodie Underhill and three members of Waste Warriors staff to clean a section of Circular Road. The group collected 237 kg of …
Even as union health minister J P Nadda launched a nationwide TB Free India campaign in Delhi on Thursday, a survey conducted by a city NGO indicated that 47% of those surveyed in a Kurla East locality had tuberculosis. The Thakkar Bappa locality, which has many shoe-making units, is among …
Following orders from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the MCG has asked all its junior engineers to ensure that no tree under its jurisdiction is choked by concrete. A minimum space of 1.25 metres will be maintained around a tree trunk while building sidewalks, etc. The directive was issued after …
An NGO has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking execution of an order by which the green panel had directed DPCC to take action against stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur here, which are not complying with mandatory pollution standards. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar had …
An NGO has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking execution of an order by which the green panel had directed DPCC to take action against stainless steel pickling industries in Wazirpur here, which are not complying with mandatory pollution standards. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar had …
Several initiatives have been taken by govt for conservation and protection of tigers and other wild animals in the country. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has accorded final approval to two national parks for being declared as tiger reserves, the Lok Sabha was informed today. "The NTCA has accorded …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled up various state government agencies, including MCG, HUDA and the forest department, for concretizing open ground around trees in Gurgaon, an unscientific act that significantly cuts short a tree's life, and is againstministry of urban development (MoUD) guidelines. In its order, a …
Veteran scientist R V Bhosale has claimed that environmental changes and increasing air pollution might be the major obstacles to the festival of rays at the Mahalaxmi temple. During the biannual festival, sun rays fall at the feet and face of goddess Mahalaxmi's idol and thousands of devotees throng the …
An NGO has moved the chief judicial magistrate's court against senior officials of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation and the UP Pollution Control Board for not constructing any sewage treatment plant and preventing the flow of drain water into the Hindon river. The NGO, Jal Biradari, has sought registration of a …
Though the district administration had promised to compensate for the loss of green cover that resulted due to the BRTS project, there has been no progress on the issue. The state government had announced to plant 30,000 saplings in different areas of the city through its various agencies. The city-based …
With thousands of people from various parts of the country and abroad flocking to The Nilgiris to enjoy the season which is on the verge of entering its peak period, the district administration has stepped up vigil on the environment front with focus on keeping plastics out. In tune with …
The National Green Tribunal has sought response from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on a plea alleging rampant violation of E-waste management rules notified in 2011. "We find that the reply of Director General of Foreign trade will be of great assistance to us particularly, as regards the …
GURGAON: After the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order banning diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi-NCR, city-based environmentalists say they now look forward to new guidelines by the green court to restrain people and civic agencies from burning waste in the open. "Imposing a ban is the beginning. Decision-makers …
Nothing hurts him more than watching his beloved Sunderbans lose its mangrove cover. He has seen thousands of trees being chopped or damaged over the last 10 years that almost altered the look of the forest. This prompted him to take up cudgels for the "lifeline of Sunderbans". Nine years …
Following a day-long conference on Solid Waste Management organised by the Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) on Thursday, the commission sought proposals from C Srinivasan and Dr S R Maley. Srinivasan is the project director at the Indian Green Service and spoke about the “Vellore model” of waste disposal adopted by …
With the civic agencies facing the heat from the National Green Tribunal for sitting on the Yamuna revitalisation project, the Delhi Development Authority has invited expression of interest from NGOs and other agencies for treating religious waste generally disposed of in the river. The DDA had on March 28 invited …
