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 …
Panaji: The Supreme Court (SC) has recently directed the Union ministry for environment, forests and climate change to file an affidavit indicating whether any application has been filed by Karantaka for forest and environment clearance for the Kalsa-Bhandura project in Western Ghats. The court has also directed Karnataka to file …
Say move to keep check on emissions, combat air pollution across the country Environmentalists have welcomed the directive of the Supreme Court that mandates all vehicles to hold a pollution under control (PUC) certificate to be eligible for the annual insurance. “Investigation by the EPCA has revealed a very poor …
Commission lab tests that show high hydrocarbon residue in soil, water Residents of Kadiramangalam in Thanjavur district, along with environmental activists, countered the claims made by ONGC regarding the June 30 oil spill in their village at a meeting here on Wednesday. Challenging ONGC’s claim on the promptness with which …
Environmentalist Suresh Heblikar on Tuesday said that there is an imminent need to formulate a National Environment Policy to protect and conserve environment in the country. He was delivering a special lecture after receiving the Environment Award at the Environment Day celebration and distribution of Environment Awards organised by the …
AGRA: In over 300 schools spread across nine districts of western Uttar Pradesh, the quality of water was found to be very poor, with high levels of very toxic chemicals. A Delhi-based environmentalist, after making these findingsy, has written to chief minister Yogi Adityanath about the matter, seeking an inquiry …
Nagpur: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has corroborated the TOI expose' on Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) air pollution questioning the emission figures and Mahagenco's system of measuring them. It has strongly recommended that KTPS should take air pollution control measures for the safety of citizens. A CPCB team from …
Environmental expert cautions against growth-at-any-cost model of development Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Director General Sunita Narain said it is a challenge for the people of Amaravati to ensure that the new capital city is built in such a manner that they can live in sync with nature. Replying …
The Odisha Environmental Society (OES) on Sunday called upon the industrial houses and other stakeholders to use advanced technologies for the safety of workers and protection of the environment. Environmentalists speaking on a topic ‘Critical environmental problems at industries’ lamented that industries in India are not using technologies to provide …
As many as 700 trees are likely to be cut down during the construction of the two Metro corridors in Pune city and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The move has raised the hackles of environmentalists and other citizens who hope that Metro officials will do everything possible to avoid the loss of trees. …
VASCO: If what the Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said regarding coal handling turns out to a reality, Vasoites can heave a sigh of relief! The CM's statement that his government will ask the Union environment ministry not to allow expansion of coal handling capacity in the state and that …
Says it did not go to Chief Hydrographer for demarcation of backwater areas on map The controversy over two maps – one showing the existence of the Ennore Creek and another without the creek – just got murkier with the department of environment saying that the State had not approached …
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNSCZMA) has used a fraudulent CRZ map to facilitate industrial activity in Ennore creek, allege activists. “Using this map, the TNSCZMA has diverted around 1,000 acres in the creek to facilitate a proposal by Kamarajar Port Ltd,” said Pooja Kumar from …
HYDERABAD: Roughly two months after the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) delivered its verdict on the SRDP-KBR Park case, Telangana officials on Saturday decided to revise the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the national park yet again. This time between three and 26 metres. The proposal, according to …
Sea link project, Sewri- Nhava Sheva Mumbai Trans Habour Link (MTHL) is not exactly going at an ideal pace to complete the work and so to speed up the work which is already delayed, the state’s coastal zone regulator is planning on requesting the Centre to do away with certain …
NEW DELHI: Global Witness, an international organization whose aim is to expose links between the demand for natural resources, corruption, armed conflict and environmental destruction, released on Thursday a report that showed that environment and land rights activists faced heightened risk - there were, across the world, at least 200 …
The Supreme Court on Thursday blasted the Centre for not complying with its order to frame rules for preservation of wetlands and warned that it would put the environment secretary behind bars if the government failed to give a road map within a week for conservation of wetlands. In April, …
The line, announced 20 years ago, cuts through dense forests of the Western Ghats The much-delayed, controversial project to provide a railway line — connecting Hubballi in the plains and Ankola on the coast — that cuts through the dense forests of the Western Ghats has taken its first step …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ojasvi Party Vs Ministry of Environment Forest dated 11/07/2017. The Applicant has alleged that Manoj Mishra and his fellow colleagues have filed several petitions in the guise of protection of environment and have adversely affected the environmental religious rights of …
Pune: Environmental activists and lawyers have sent a petition letter to the Chief Justice of India expressing serious concern over a move by the Centre to dilute norms in appointment processes of the chairperson and judicial members of the National Green Tribunal. "The very objective, of establishing the NGT as …
Recently, the ecology of Chandigarh, including its residents as also the flora and fauna, survived an imminent attack. The nature and magnitude of the looming onslaught passed almost unnoticed. The threat: Destruction of the city’s environment and heritage by the construction of 19 towers, each 28 storey high, planned to …
