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 …
The Forest Department has assured to conduct research and census of wildlife in a more transparent manner with the involvement of NGOs and students of various institutions from the State. According to Deputy Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Ramesh Gauns Desai, the research and census of wildlife, which will be conducted …
Smog-hit China is set to pass a new law that would give Beijing more powers to shut polluting factories and punish officials, and even place protected regions off-limits to industrial development, scholars with knowledge of the situation said. Long-awaited amendments to China's 1989 Environmental Protection Law are expected to be …
Amendments to China's 1989 Environmental Protection Law are expected to be finalised later this year Smog-hit China is set to pass a new law that would give Beijing more powers to shut polluting factories and punish officials, and even place protected regions off-limits to industrial development, scholars with knowledge of …
Extended Great Himalayan National Park The Action Committee of villagers and the Himachal Niti Abhiyan, an NGO, are spearheading an agitation against their proposed inclusion in the Extended Great Himalayan National Park. "The Kardar of Rishi Brahma, presiding deity of local devatas of Tirthan and Sainj valleys, has told the …
Smog-hit China is set to pass a new law that would give Beijing more powers to shut polluting factories and punish officials, and even place protected regions off-limits to industrial development, scholars with knowledge of the situation said. Long-awaited amendments to China's 1989 Environmental Protection Law are expected to be …
Environmentalists are irked with the delay in constitution of a biodiversity management board by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC). The city's green brigade has demanded immediate formation of the board, which aims to map the city's biodiversity. As per the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, local bodies have to constitute a …
Smog-hit China is set to pass a new law that would give Beijing more powers to shut polluting factories and punish officials, and even place protected regions off-limits to industrial development, scholars with knowledge of the situation said. Long-awaited amendments to China's 1989 Environmental Protection Law are expected to be …
Seeking transparency, three NGOs working for wildlife conservation and tribal development at the grassroots have filed an application in the Supreme Court demanding a committee of independent experts or Controller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine implementation of the impugned Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006. Many cases have come to …
Protection of forest wealth The Himachal Kisan Sabha (HKS), Himalayan Nitti Abhiyan and farmers' NGOs have sought a compensatory 25 per cent green bonus or cess on protection of forests from the Centre as demanded by the state. "Out of 19 lakh cubic metre salvage timber available for felling, the …
After noticing Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations such as blockage of tidal water by dumping of debris in the creeklet and dumping close to mangrove patches in the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) areas at Uran, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has written to …
Will Also Mull Barring Construction In Mangar A strong stand by the Delhi government and missives from Prime Minister’s Office and ministry of environment and forests on the issue of allowing tourism and more construction in nature conservation zones, including Aravalis, has forced NCR Planning Board to hold another round …
THANE: Pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies in MIDC industrial area of Kalyan-Dombivili have protested Maharashtra Pollution Control Board's (MPCB) closure notice in connection to contamination of Ulhas River in Thane. Aggrieved by the order, Astec Lifesciences, a BSE-listed pharma company, along with 21 other chemical industries and companies, have moved the …
Though the National Green Tribunal has been taking a lot of steps for the protection of the Kaziranga wildlife, the Forest Department of the State government has been found to be lacking in the desired zeal to add to the efforts of the tribunal. The Union Ministry of Forest and …
Environmental activist Sandip Bhavar has sent a legal notice to Nashik municipal commissioner Sanjay Khandare, accusing that the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC)'s Tree Committee (TC) was "improperly" formed. Bhavar - whose name was among those suggested for the committee - has warned of civil and contempt proceedings if the municipal …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Shimla, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, in its orders on March 27, directed the state of Himachal Pradesh and Municipal Council, Kullu to suggest the amount that the tribunal should direct every person to contribute towards municipal council waste and sewage disposal in Kullu and …
In wake of the controversy surrounding the appointment of the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) tree authority, in which several city-based non governmental organizations (NGO) were left out, a citizen's initiative has decided that it will follow the work of the body closely. "We will be setting up a tree committee …
HC orders notice to Central Board of Irrigation and Power, Kerala Chief Secretary The Madras High Court Bench here on Tuesday ordered notices to the Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) and the Chief Secretary to the Government of Kerala on a public interest litigation petition to revive Pampa-Achankovil-Vaipar …
Officials will begin surveying the reserved mangrove forests and adjoining mudflats between the Vashi and Airoli bridges Wednesday. The survey is being carried out to ascertain the boundaries of the proposed protected area (PA) in the Thane creek. The team will verify boundaries along with the forest surveyor over the …
The Assam Environmental NGO Forum, a conglomeration of 30 NGOs, has opposed the state government’s move to dehorn the rhinos in a bid to save them from poachers. While talking to media persons, the outfit’s convenor Mubina Akhtar said that the Assam state government has taken a rather hasty step …
After a year of its constitution and seven meetings thereafter, the Nashik Municipal Corporation's Tree Authority Committee is still plagued with controversies and confusion. In a reply to the right to information (RTI) filed by a tree activist, the mayor has quoted 15 members while the municipal commissioner reiterated that …
