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 …
NEW DELHI: Environmental activists and experts have welcomed National Green Tribunal's directions to deal with air pollution in the city but said the efforts of the government should be more focused on "visibly polluting" private vehicles and also upgrading of public transport infrastructure in the city so that people are …
In my previous article I wrote that India should demand an ambitious climate-change deal, because we need the world to stay safe-below the guardrail of two degrees Celsius rise in temperature. I also said that for the deal to be effective, it is necessary to ensure that every country has …
An RTI enquiry has found that a high-level committee, formed by the ministry of earth sciences and climate change to review environmental laws, was not constituted according to requisite administrative procedure. The committee, headed by former cabinet secretary T S R Subramaniam, was tasked to review six environmental, forest and …
Faced with stiff opposition from developers, the state government has amended the city's affordable housing policy that stipulated that a portion of the plots be kept to build low-cost homes free of cost. The amendments proposed by the urban development department said builders no longer have to carve out 20% …
An efficient and reliable public transport, which citizens in Pune sorely miss, could take shape if the new draft road transport and safety bill, likely to be tabled in the winter session of the Parliament, gets cleared. The new bill focuses on developing an integrated, safe and sustainable transport system …
HLWG has identified 46 villages in Dakshina Kannada district The state-level expert committee to identity Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in Western Ghats has directed the district-level committee chaired by Deputy Commissioner to submit a report within one month. A meeting held on Thursday chaired by Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim …
With several reports on illegal tree felling in the city and the ambitious green belt project of the corporation coming up, the civic authorities on Wednesday formed a green city committee. The assistant town planning officer and three junior engineers have been roped in to the committee to monitor the …
India's democratic depth was evident this past week as the entire establishment, left and right, came together to congratulate Kailash Satyarthi for his Nobel. All of them, from Narendra Modi on, did so without any qualification. But why should this be unusual? Shouldn't our nation celebrate a rare Nobel? It …
India's democratic depth was evident this past week as the entire establishment, left and right, came together to congratulate Kailash Satyarthi for his Nobel. All of them, from Narendra Modi on, did so without any qualification. But why should this be unusual? Shouldn't our nation celebrate a rare Nobel? It …
Guwahati: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday said he is “traditionally” against construction of big dams in North East and favoured smaller ones with 300-500 MW capacities. “Traditionally I am not for big hydro power projects in North East. I am not in favour of 4,000 …
PANAJI: Forty-three cases of hepatitis C have been detected among 700-odd injecting drug users, also called IDUs, in Goa. NGO, Positive People, who works with IDUs, started testing for the disease two years ago and members say they come across at least one case of hepatitis C every month. In …
A COMMUNITY in Kwale which has been living in the dark has every reason to smile after an NGO introduced solar powered lantern and lighting kits to the village. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - an international conservation NGO - has partnered with Barefoot Power to bring light to …
NAGPUR : Over a hundred groups and individuals from across the country have opposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Government's move to dilute environmental laws. A two-day consultation (held on October 8-9 at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi) discussed the recent change to environmental laws and the subsequent impact on …
The proposed policy is only aimed at promoting corporate profits and an attack on human rights and the environment Bangalore-based NGO Environment Support Group (ESG) has urged World Bank (WB) to withdraw its environment and social safeguards policy as it is aimed at promoting only the corporate interests. On July …
NAGPUR: The state government has stayed the decision taken by the Rivers Regulation Zone (RRZ) Committee to relax the norms for industries situated at MIDC Hingna. The stay will also apply to the decision to downgrade the status of second stretch of the Nag and Pili rivers. Decisions taken on …
Turning the heat on derelict officials of the Haryana government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would prosecute all erring officials without waiting for any more reports on illegal mining and proliferation of stone-crushing units in the Aravali hills. Anguished over the laxity of the state administration in checking …
The Supreme Court today said it wanted the prosecution of Haryana officials who had turned a blind eye to rampant illegal mining in the state in violation of the court’s ban on mining in the Aravalli hills region. A Bench headed by Justice JS Khehar observed that it was evident …
The annual Ganga canal closure, from its inception source at Bhagirathi Bindu, near Har-ki-Pauri, and the Mayapur Ganga canal dam till the end point in Kanpur, is usually opposed by saints and teerth purohits, Ganga Sabha, traders and local people. As Ganga canal is operated by Uttar Pradesh irrigation department, …
The Union ministry of urban development's observations on the proposed metro project has prompted NGOs to urge the Centre to approve the project only after an elaborate scrutiny. The Union ministry had sought the state government's response on issues like cost escalation for underground tunnel. Though the state responded last …
The State Government should formulate a strong solar energy policy to use solar power at cheaper costs and to meet power consumption demand particularly in difficult terrains of the State, viewed experts at a programme organsied here recently. Currently, eight solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of 8 MW …
