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 …
The Uttar Pradesh government also told the Supreme Court that it was considering a separate micro-level plan only limited to protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that it was "fully committed" to protecting the environment and ensuring sustainable …
The Mangar village, located just 25 km from the Cyber City in the Aravallis, have named this patch Mangar Bani Not far from the choking pollution of Delhi and an increasingly urbanised Gurugram exists a village that has managed to preserve a 1,200-acre green patch, owing to their religious faith. …
Kanyakumari: Environmentalists took out a rally, Save Western Ghats, from Kanyakumari to Suchindram on Wednesday. According to them, the 'padayatra' was a reminder to the one which was conducted on the same day 30 years ago. They added that the objectives of the yatra is to create environmental awareness, to …
The Lohit valley where the Demwe project will come up Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal has suspended the forest clearance of the 1,750MW Demwe hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh. Two environmental activists from Assam, Bimal Gogoi and Rohit Choudhury, had challenged the forest clearance saying it was granted on wrong …
Environmentalists from Navi Mumbai pointed to the presence of increased truck traffic in the area apart from construction activity for the increased pollution. Navi Mumbai witnessed the worst air quality levels in the city on Tuesday, with very poor levels of PM2.5 and PM10. According to data collected by the …
HYDERABAD: Multiple international studies, in recent times, have established that the India-China belt will undergo massive urban growth -over 30 per cent - during the next two decades. The immediate ramification: extreme change in local weather patterns.In fact, Indian cities have already started to feel the impact at the micro …
EU nations have postponed a vote on whether to ban the continued use of the popular weed killer glyphosate amid concerns about its possible links to cancer. EU member nations decided not to vote on extending the weed killer's license after the European Parliament backed a move to limit a …
PARIS (Reuters) - France is prepared to accept a four-year license extension for controversial weedkiller glyphosate in order to reach a consensus among European Union countries, the government’s spokesman said on Wednesday. France was in favor of a more limited three-year extension but could settle for a European Commission proposal …
KOLKATA: Even though showers eased Diwali pollution in the city, air and noise quality degraded two days later, thanks to immersion processions and celebrations after Brazil's victory in the Under-17 World Cup. On Sunday night, crackers were burst indiscriminately in absence of any surveillance either by pollution control board or …
KOLKATA: If Delhi is the worst polluted city in India on Diwali night, Kolkata is not far behind. The pollution level in Kolkata, which remains within the limit most of the time of the year, spikes during Diwali night and almost catches up Delhi's pollution levels. With reports of huge …
West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) appeals to public to avoid bursting firecrackers on Diwali. Chairman of West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), Dr Kalyan Rudra referred to the Supreme Court order on banning fireworks in Delhi and said that a similar ruling would be better for Kolkata as well. …
VASCO: For the second time, the Expert Appraisal Committee EAC (Industry-2) of the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has deferred their decision on granting environmental clearance to Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (ZACL) for the proposed expansion of fertilizer blending unit for NPK production, gas turbine (GT), heat recovery …
Even though the land bearing survey number 51 of Shivapura in Tarikere taluk is a deemed forest, the deputy conservator of forests (DCF) has issued No Objection Certificate for minors, to carry out mining activities in Navilugudda, which will be detrimental to the existence of the hill and its biodiversity. …
GURGAON: Environmentalists have flagged a new dumpsite that is polluting the Aravalis and has already consumed two acres of the seasonal Ghata lake near the Gurgaon-Faridabad border. But it's the response of MCG -Gurgaon's municipal body with jurisdiction over the area -that has caused greater alarm than this burgeoning wasteland. …
The team collected water samples from several drains, Buddha Nullah, a polluted drain in Ludhiana and Sutlej river and also took photographs. It will sumbit a report to the NGT on October 9 AHEAD OF a hearing at the National Green Tribunal pertaining to pollution in Punjab’s water that flows …
VIJAYAWADA: Those who are accustomed to using polythene bags and disposing wastes directly into the water bodies may soon face the music from Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) as the civic body has passed a resolution to impose a complete ban on the procurement, storage, and sale of all kinds of …
‘We Are Challenging The Govt Action By Filing A Public Interest Litigation In High Court’ Lifting of ban on the manufacture, sale and use of polythene bags above 50 microns by the J&K; government has put a question mark on the seriousness of the administration to save the ecology of …
Greek officials botched their response to a minor oil spill that is now threatening beaches near Athens five days after the suspicious sinking of a tanker, environmental groups said today as calls mounted for the competent minister to resign. Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said merchant marine minister …
- Govt to remove vendors on 800m stretch Makeshift shops along Puri's Golden Beach, a 800m stretch considered to be a big tourist draw, would disappear shortly with the district administration all set to declare it as "no-vending zone" following an order of the National Green Tribunal. The tribunal's August …
The Air Quality Index (AQI), measured by the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), was observed to be 105, which is categorised as ‘moderate’. The AQI for the city has been ‘good’ for most of the monsoon months. After witnessing a significant drop in the air quality …
