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 …
Activists gathered along the banks of the Yamuna here to demand an early clean up of the river that is the lifeline to millions in northern India. Dozens of people offered special prayers on the river bank and sought the cleaning of the ghats and the demolition of illegal structures …
It took a government with a huge majority to finally wind up the controversial BRT corridor.The debate over utility of the stretch in south Delhi has remained mostly stuck to “rich car owner versus poor bus commuter“ framework, despite studies showing how the corridor created traffic bottlenecks for every category …
With Kochi city increasingly depending on work force commuting from suburbs and neighbouring districts, there is crying need to discourage private vehicles, while making available adequate number of commuter-friendly public transport systems. The dependence on workers from outside city limits is because the city area has almost reached its residential …
NAGPUR: The environment activists and NGOs from across the city on Tuesday gathered to discuss and formulate plans through which they could make a difference to prevent ecological damages taking place in Vidarbha. According to majority of such NGOs, by setting up power plants in Maharashtra concentrated across Vidarbha, the …
A drastic reduction in the budgetary allocation for environment and related sectors has prompted city based NGO Jividha to launch a campaign titled 'Re 1 for environment'. The campaign, which was launched here on Monday, is a protest against the 'anti-environment policies' of the present BJP-led government at the Centre. …
The winners of the TOI Social Impact Awards make India a kinder, better place. A doctor couple who have revolutionized the delivery of healthcare to tribals in Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district, a civil hospital in Ahmedabad which defies stereotypes about state-run institutions, a government programme to take science to children who …
Govt accused of conducting illegal environment impact assessment and public hearing PANJIM: The opponents of Mopa Greenfield International airport, on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of conducting an illegal environment impact assessment (EIA) study and public hearing on the airport project. Demanding a fresh EIA, the opponents said the EIA …
GHAZIABAD: First it was chromium, now it is arsenic and fluoride that are in excess in groundwater in Ghaziabad, going by an NGO's report. After hexavalent chromium levels were found to be far in excess of the maximum limit of 0.5mg per litre in various parts of the city in …
Greenpeace India has faced a rough time since the National Democratic Alliance government came in. The Indian end of the international non-government organisation has advocated against any new coal projects in India for a while. But the one case that provided the NGO great mileage and has now irked the …
Concerned over rising pollution in the national capital, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said the ministry will ask the AAP government to prepare a master plan to deal with the problem which is affecting millions of people in Delhi. "It is a very serious issue. We are asking the …
City-based NGO Paryavaran Vahini has claimed tests commissioned by it in 2011 had established at least three areas - in both the trans- and sis- Hindon parts of the city - that had alarmingly high amounts of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium in the groundwater. Vijaypal Baghel, convenor of the NGO, claimed …
Various NGOs and nature lovers gathered at Aarey Colony on Sunday morning to protest against the MMRDA's proposal to remove 2,298 trees to set up the proposed Metro III car shed. The gathering of over 500 demanded that the shed be built at any alternative site instead of the green …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has admitted a petition against widespread deforestation in the Aravali region of Gurgaon and issued a notice to the district forest department, seeking its reply by February 12. The petition was filed last month by the Haryali Welfare Society, a city-based NGO, raising concerns over …
The officials of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) have been given lessons in tranquilising rogue wildlife. In the recently-concluded three-day training on ecology, ethnology and population estimation of large mammals in Betla, the PTR officials were given a demonstration of the use of tranquilising gun, dosage of sedative etc. There …
The tribals staying in the core or buffer areas are dependent on forests for their survival and this has hugely disturbed the ecosystem. Finding an alternate solution for this long-existing quandary, a group of local environmentalists conducted an experiment and gave a new meaning to fish farming methods in tribal …
Panaji: The principal bench of National green tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, on Thursday has taken over the NGO's case challenging the setting up of a solid waste management facility (SWMF) on Saligao plateau on a plea filed by the state government. The matter was pending before NGT, Pune bench. The …
Guwahati: In spite of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation's garbage-disposal initiatives, a study by a city NGO has revealed that the city generates 22,000 kilos of plastic waste every day. Environ, which conducted the study, said only 60% of the total plastic waste generated is recyclable. Environ's president Amarjyoti Kashyap said …
An RTI filed by a Greater Noida-based NGO, Social Action for Environment and Forest (SAFE), revealed that more than 27,000 trees would be axed for the construction of the 302.22 km Agra-Lucknow Greenfield expressway. It also revealed that the nodal authority responsible for the project has already started construction but …
Castigating municipal bodies here for not clearing garbage, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that the Capital was “not even an Asia-class city” in terms of cleanliness. “How will we make Delhi a world-class city? It is not even an Asia-class city. Despite all the norms and a number …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been ranked 17th among a global listing of top environmental think tanks. CSE also features on the top of the chart among environmental think tanks in the developing world, after the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The rankings have been published in the …
