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 …
Two weeks after the government scrapped its controversial steel flyover plan, the National Green Tribunal ruled such a project cannot be executed without environmental clearance. Dismissing the government’s contention, the NGT bench in Chennai said it was “an area development project” requiring environmental clearance. According to Section 8(b) of the …
Manoj P, a resident of BTM Layout in south Bengaluru, cannot sleep without his earplugs on these days, thanks to the blaring horns of vehicles criss-crossing his neighbourhood through the night. More pubs and eateries opening in the once-quiet BTM Layout has become a nightmare for its residents. The layout …
RTI-cum-environment activist Rohit Choudhury has alleged violation of the order issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Central Information Commission (CIC) in regards to uploading the matters related to the grant of environment clearance (EC) to development or industrial projects on the official …
While there were 2,489 instances of forest fires as per satellite images, the Telangana forest department listed only 234. Hyderabad: Despite lakhs of rupees in funds being spent on fire lines this year, over 312 incidents of fire are reported every day in the forests across Telangana state. According to …
Around 300 people from North Bengaluru of the ‘Steel Flyover Beku’ brigade gathered near Esteem Mall on Sunday to protest against the government’s recent decision to scrap the flyover project. They demanded that the decision be withdrawn and that the project be implemented immediately. Residents from Sahakaranagar, Judicial Layout, Amruthanagar, …
Gurgaon: Only 565 environmental norm violations were reported in Gurgaon and Mewat areas of Aravali Hills between April 1992 and March 2015, and no action has been taken against any officials so far, according to an RTI reply. Of the 565 violations, 524 were filed in the court, which hears …
Environmentalist Sunita Narain today criticised Environment Minister Anil Dave for trashing a report which said that air pollution causes more premature deaths in India than in China. In a Facebook Live session, Narain, the chief executive of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), said air pollution was a national crisis …
KOLKATA: The East Kolkata Wetlands Bill, which is likely to be placed in the assembly this week, makes the state environment minister the chairperson of the East Kolkata Wetlands Development Authority. The chief secretary, who is the current chairman of the regulatory agency, will now be an ordinary member of …
DEHRADUN: For a state that still boasts 70% forest cover, though fast depleting, and critical issues of rampant forest fires, man-animal conflict and loss of habitat, the manifestos of both Congress and BJP are remarkably sparse in addressing environmental concerns. The Congress's manifesto has no 'green' promises unlike the party's …
BENGALURU: The Yettinahole project overcame another legal hurdle on Tuesday, when a petition filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) questioning the Centre's environmental clearance for the project was withdrawn. Water resources minister M B Patil said withdrawal of the petition was a shot in the arm for the project …
Environmentalists' and scientists' concern over climate change and its effects are on another level altogether. With 2016 being declared as the hottest year on record, the dangers of global warming on the world loom larger than ever. The massive Antarctic region serves as a measuring unit when it comes to …
NAVI MUMBAI: As nature lovers celebrated World Wetlands Day on Thursday, environmentalists stressed on stopping rampant destruction of mangroves. "Despite several complaints to the authorities, the mangroves continue to be wiped out. Our last option now is to move the high court in order to preserve the last of the …
The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday was an opportunity missed when it came to promoting green energy and taxing polluting technologies, environmentalists said. While the Budget 2017-18 did include provisions for setting up of 20,000 megawatt of solar power generation capacity and lowering import duty …
Nagpur: Last few budgets saw a huge difference between deeds and words of central government when it came to environment and wildlife conservation. But with Modi government talking a lot about it, environmentalists hope that the centre will make amends and increase allocation for the ministry of environment, forests and …
Locals said they would vote only those who would take environment and drugs issues of the area seriously and on a priority basis. In a unique step, six candidates, contesting the Assembly election on SAD, Congress, AAP, BSP, SAD(A) and Left parties, took a pledge in the presence of hundreds …
Water bodies hold the key to minimise the poisonous impact of air pollutants in the national Capital. “Undeviating key to combat venomous pollutant value in Capital air is the “revival” of water bodies,” say the Ecological scientists are working on the pilot project (Yamuna biodiversity parks). According to the National …
Cultivation affected in 1k acres of Vanthada, farmers struggle for livelihood. Kakinada: Many water sources and groundwater levels have been depleted in Nagulakonda of Eastern Ghats, which spreads from Visakhapatnam to East Godavari, due to mining activity. Thousands of tribals and farmers depend on this water for sustenance and livelihood. …
Osmansagar and Himayatsagar, may be excluded from GO 111, that bars construction activity within 10-km radius of the lakes. Hyderabad: More than half of the 84 villages that fall under the catchment area of the city's two prime sources of drinking water, Osmansagar and Himayatsagar, may be excluded from GO …
PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The forest department has started surveying the scheduled trees along the Pune-Mumbai highway in Dehu Road Cantonment Board limits to identify trees that need to be cut or relocated for road widening. More than a dozen environmental and social organizations in Pimpri Chinchwad staged an agitation near Nigdi …
The forest department has planned to cut 40,000 to 50,000 trees inside the forests in Chikkamagaluru, much to the chagrin of environmentalists. The Koppa division of Chikkamagaluru circle of the department has initiated a drive to fell teakwood, ‘nandi,’ rosewood and other trees in 22 plantations. The drive has commenced …
