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 …
Nagpur: While making plans for redeveloping the historic Futala lake and constructing a road through the lush green PDKV land in Bharat Nagar, the civic authorities seem to have missed out on evaluating the detrimental impacts that the project can cause to the environment. Replying to a Right to Information …
Climate change is the need of the hour, but most parties’ manifestos haven’t gone beyond lip service Extreme weather events, triggered by long-term climate change, have the potential to hit India where it really hurts: Agriculture and farm incomes. According to the finance ministry's economic survey 2017-18, annual farm incomes …
Pune: The classification of semi-arid open areas as wastelands has raised concern among the environmentalists, who claim such areas aren’t being conserved in a proper manner. Grasslands are home to a variety of flora and fauna and have immense value in terms of local ecosystems and biodiversity, the environmentalists said. …
Gurgaon: The Haryana government has missed another deadline to submit a report of the ground-truthing (ground verification) exercise to delineate areas falling under the Aravalis Natural Conservation Zone (NCZ). The department had earlier committed to finish the exercise by January 31, then sought two months extension to complete it. However, …
Donald Trump has issued a new permit for a controversial oil pipeline that critics say will devastate local communities and prove disastrous for the environment. The move comes in spite of a federal judge blocking the Keystone XL project in November, saying the government had not fully considered oil spills …
Environmentalist says plan to interlink rivers in india is quesionable Dinesh Holla, environmentalist and artist, said on Thursday that nobody had the right to change the natural flow of a river. He was delivering the B.N. Shankaranarayana Memorial Lecture on ‘River diversions and river-linking’ at the Dr. T.M.A. Pai College …
Issues Apr 10 deadline for disposal of effluents; erring officials to face action A week after the first meeting of the monitoring committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), members of the monitoring committee visited the Kala Sanghian drain and Kali Bein in Sultanpur Lodhi and pulled up officials …
Normally, when students bunk school, parents and teachers are up in arms against it. So it was quite unusual then when hundreds of students from dozens of schools across Delhi and Gurgaon decided to bunk their classes, they were not only supported, but in some cases even chaperoned by their …
The National Green Tribunal on Monday asked the Director of Namami Gange and the Director General of National Institute of Hydrology to inspect the Yamuna floodplain in Agra and submit a report within four weeks on its demarcation. A bench headed by Justice R S Rathore said certain reports obtained …
The official claimed that the noise pollution was being caused due to the increasing number of vehicles by 15 to 20 per cent. VIJAYAWADA: Noise pollution levels at major localities in Vijayawada, including residential and commercial areas, were well above the permissible extent in January and February. Health experts warned …
The government has plugged a loophole that allowed the import of plastic waste into India for processing. “…Solid plastic waste has been prohibited from import into the country including in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and by Export Oriented Units (EOU),” the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said …
Citizens, environmentalists call for action after report lists Gurugram as most polluted city in the world In the wake of a joint report by an air purifier manufacturer and an environmentalist group claiming Gurugram to be the world’s most polluted city, the citizens and environmentalists in the Millennium City have …
NEW DELHI: Taking note of a plea based on several studies and a TOI report on concerns over use of single-use plastic in campaigning materials during polls, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Election Commission and key central agencies to quickly take a call on use of hazardous plastic …
JAIPUR: The Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) sanctioned more tube wells to tide over the water crisis in the summer season but the authorities failed to properly implement the rule to construct rainwater harvesting structures. As per the PHED officials, around Rs 35 crore were sanctioned recently for 453 …
In the second round of Jal Sanchay Abhiyan, the AMC is focusing on desilting 38 lakes. Interestingly, the same process was carried out in 2018, but nothing has been done so far to fill the lakes. Health and Solid Waste committee of the civic body has sanctioned an amount of …
He said that construction of such mega projects should not affect the forests, local environment, people and wildlife. Rajahmundry: Noted water conservationist and environmentalist and popularly known as ‘Waterman of India’ Rajendra Singh underlined the importance of conservation of rivers in the country to help sustain human existence. Taking part …
The issue of carpenters should be addressed in the proposed new act. Kothagudem: The new Forest Safety Act and the slogan on forest safety “Forest Bachao and Forest Badao” are both being welcomed by environmentalists and nature lovers. At the same time, these green lovers have asked the government to …
The vision document is being prepared by the Delhi School of Planning and Architecture for the UP government. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a vision document for protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal in Agra within four weeks, saying it was difficult …
West Bengal Environment minister Suvendu Adhikary Wednesday said saving wetlands was the topmost priority of the state government. He said 12,500 hectares of wetlands was protected in recent times by the state government. "Our team keeps regular tab on existing wetlands as part of the mission to save water bodies …
PATNA: Even as the environmentalists world over have been emphasizing upon the need of conserving water resources for meeting the growing demand, more than 70% water bodies in Bihar have surprisingly been allowed to die an unnatural death during the last three decades. There were more than 2.50 lakh ponds …
