A record 212 people who defend our land and environment were killed last year, reports Global Witness - an international NGO dedicated to preventing extractive industries from infringing on human rights. This is an average of more than four people a week. Shockingly, over half of all reported killings last …
CHENNAI:Chennai Port is developing a green belt on 31 acres inside the port to reduce the carbon footprint besides ensuring ambient air quality parameters to make the port a clean and green one, according to the port Chairman P Raveendran.Raveendran, unveiling his plans to convert the port into a clean …
KOLKATA: The air that you inhale inside the warmth of your home could be as poisonous or even worse than the outdoor air, warns a study conducted by a group of city environmentalists and the Calcutta University's economics department. It has found the indoor air quality (IAQ) or the pollution …
Dayanand has also written to the Mumbai suburban collector, the MPCB and the Environment Secretary regarding the dumping of mud in the Mithi river. Environmentalists have alleged that there was a planned attempt to destroy wetlands in Mumbai and that the Mithi river in Powai and a lake in Aarey …
NEW DELHI: A day after a global report put India almost at the bottom of its green ranking, the government on Wednesday said the country was doing its best on multiple fronts to protect the environment and many institutions, including the United Nations, had appreciated its efforts. However, activists claim …
BENGALURU: Karnataka is in a spot over the National Green Tribunal (NGT) direction to the states to prepare a plan on disposing of fly ash generated by thermal power plants. The state produces a total of 41 lakh metric tonnes of fly ash every year and is now in a …
GURGAON: Even after imposing penalty on an offender for felling 63 trees and seizing a truck that was being used to dump construction and demolition waste on a one-and-a-half acre plot near Ghata-Gwalpahari along the Gurgaon-Faridabad road in December, an incident of dumping of waste was again reported from the …
Nainital: The Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand high court’s order banning any construction within a radius of 2 km from major lakes in Nainital, including Naini lake. The apex court’s order on Monday drew mixed reactions from various quarters. While environmentalists said that the stay would allow illegal construction near …
The Lands ministry and the Nairobi county government are on the spot for allowing premises to be erected on wetlands. National Environment Complaints Committee Secretary John Chumo yesterday said wetlands have been encroached on, blocked and destroyed. “There’s need to have those who have encroached on them explain how they …
KOLKATA: Air pollution levels shot off the charts in Kolkata early on Tuesday, earning for the city the unenviable distinction of having the most foul air in the world. According to the US Embassy & Consulate that monitors particulate matter emission around the globe, Kolkata's PM 2.5 count shot up …
KOLKATA: The state government has set up an inter-departmental committee, under the chairmanship of environment minister Sovon Chatterjee, for a concerted effort to combat air pollution. The committee will come up with a detailed road map — short-term and long-term — to maintain ambient air. Kolkata has hit the headlines …
Nainital: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday asked the state government to file its reply on the formation of a lake in Gaumukh, due to landslides in October and December, by February 16. The court, acting on a PIL filed by Delhi-based petitioner Ajay Gautam, also directed the state government …
Says govts should ensure that the full value of extracted minerals is received by the State PANJIM: In what could give a major boost to the environmentalists fighting for inter-generational equity, the Draft National Mineral Policy 2018 has established that State is the trustee of natural resources on behalf of …
Two months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) suspended forest clearance for the 1750-MW Demwe Lower hydroelectric project in Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) is re-examining its ecological impacts. In its last meeting on December 8, chaired by Environment Minister Dr.Harsh Vardhan, the NBWL directed …
DEHRADUN: After last year's furore over the extraction of ground water by a mineral water bottle factory from Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve in Haridwar forest division, which is home to endangered swamp deer, the application for renewal of permission for extraction by the factory is lying pending for over a …
Environmentally-conscious housing societies in Thane have to look no further for cost-effective waste management. On Saturday, a waste management summit in the city will teach Thanekars how to turn their waste into wealth without spending huge sums of money on resources and equipment. "There is a misconception that recycling/waste management …
New Delhi World Book Fair sees book sellers, publishers and book lovers from all parts of the country and abroad gathering at Delhi's Pragati Maidan. New Delhi: It was a sunny winter afternoon at the Delhi World Book Fair which saw thousands of bibliophile gather at the city's one of …
Ujjain : Seventh annual lecture was organised by Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research (MPISSR) in memory of their founder Prof Ramsakha Gautam on “Krishi: kal, aaj aur kal” here on Saturday evening. On this occasion, eminent environmentalist Dr Vandana Shiva said, “Fertility of agricultural soil is decreasing now …
The state Forest Department has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forest's approval to perform immuno-contraceptive operation on female elephants to control the population of the pachyderms. With 8,976 elephants, Karnataka tops the number of pachyderms in the country. Their increasing presence has been a cause for concern since authorities …
In the backdrop of rising pollution level in the Capital, the theme of this year's New Delhi World Book Fair, which is set to kick start from Saturday, will be based on issues like climate change and global warming. Organised by National Book Trust, in association with ITPO, this will …
Project opponents plan to appeal against NGT order, to step up public protest Armed with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, which dismissed pleas against the controversial LPG project at Puthuvypu, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is all set to resume work on it. Though the NGT has cleared all legal …
