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 …
KOCHI: The Periyar turned red near the Pathalam bund along the Eloor-Edayar industrial belt on Saturday. The water continued to be dark red in colour for several hours during the day. “The colour change occurred when the Pathalam bund was reopened a few days after it was closed due to …
TRICHY: The palm tree, known for its usefulness from top to bottom, is rapidly diminishing in numbers. Once thousands of people survived on the produce of this tree. To safeguard the trees and maintain diversity, a group of people in the city have started to sow palm seeds along the …
Bolivia’s TIPNIS Highway, which would have bisected a national park and remote indigenous lands, was to be largely financed by BNDES, Brazil’s development bank. Instead, the project met with intense protests from indigenous groups and environmentalists, and was abandoned. The highway project was cancelled in 2011 before BNDES had contributed …
The high court has asked the AAP government to give information about the number of trees that were felled for widening of the Mehrauli-Mahipalpur road in south Delhi. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva recently asked Delhi government and its public works department (PWD) to file an affidavit listing the number of trees …
Scrap tires have been on environmentalists' blacklist for decades. They pile up in landfills, have fed enormous toxic fires, harbor pests and get burned for fuel. Scientists trying to rid us of this scourge have developed a new way to make synthetic rubber. And once this material is discarded, it …
Meerut: Environmentalist from seven districts of Saharanpur and Meerut divisions will launch a Hindon Bachao Yatra in a bid to educate people on the need for rejuvenation of the dying river. The drive will take place in October, and is expected to start from the origin of the river in …
Mumbai: More cases of honking were registered in the first eight months of this year by Mumbai traffic police than in all of last year. Over 10,400 violations were recorded between January and August 2016 while the number was only around 7,300 last year. In fact, in August 2016 alone, …
THANE: The abundant rainfall this monsoon has not only given lake-city residents respite from the sweltering summer heat and water crisis, but has also given them a breath of fresh air with reduced pollution levels. The air pollution level, which is gauged by the levels of respirable suspended particulate matter …
Absence of transparency and a lack concern for the environment are major issues. for EHRDs. Proposed new laws to restrict protest and civil society activity are a worrying trend. increase vulnerability. Attacks on women environmental defenders doubled between 2012 and 2014. Latin America is, by far, the most dangerous region …
Zanzibar — Despite on-going awareness campaign to protect Zanzibar from environmental degradation, fuelled by fast growing development programmes, the islands are still grappling with deforestation at an alarming rate, according to environmentalists. Deforestation is one of the detrimental factors of environmental degradation, as trees are giving way to farming, fuel …
Social activist S.R. Hiremath said civil society should launch a collective struggle against forces engaged in the plundering of natural resources in the name of economic development. Mr. Hiremath was speaking after releasing the book Swargakke moore maili at a programme held at the premises of Shivamogga Press Trust on …
Gurgaon: Environmentalists have warned the state government against going ahead with its plan to dig an artificial lake in Sector 72A and stop concretising drains to better equip the city in dealing with heavy rain. Deconstructing the government's argument that an artificial lake would both hold rainwater and recharge groundwater, …
Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) is likely to continue to be defunct for some time, as the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) rejected the state government's plea to extend the previous body's term. Confusion and uncertainty prevails after the three-year tenure of the body expired on …
The Forest department has sent a proposal to the state government to declare Southern Bird Wing butterfly as the state butterfly. If all goes well, Karnataka will be the second state in the country after Maharashtra to have a state butterfly. Karnataka already has Indian Roller as the state bird …
An expert panel of the National Green Tribunal told the environment court that the Rs 120 crore penalty it recommended against Art of Living Foundation for holding its World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains in March had no scientific basis. "It was not based on any scientific assessment," wrote …
Aurangabad: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will look into allegations that the Manjra river in Latur district was deepened and widened through public participation by social groups and amateurs without due permission from government authorities. The western bench of the tribunal has also allowed the Central Groundwater Board of the …
Activists say that implementing the model building bylaws would mean self-regulation A possible move to exempt large realty projects from scrutiny for environment clearance by the State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has incensed green activists, who claim that this would virtually mean “self-regulation.” The realty sector in the city …
KOLHAPUR: The Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) has swung into action to take immediate and time-bound steps to curb air pollution in 17 major cities in the state, including Kolhapur, Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nashik and Nagpur, after a recent directive from the central agency. The central pollution control board (CPCB) …
Coimbatore: The state government's allocation of 24 crore for desilting of Noyyal river has come as a fillip for the river restoration efforts. Environmentalists in Coimbatore say this fund is inadequate given the extent of restoration work that needs to be done to bring the river back to life. Since …
RAIPUR: In a significant move, Chhattisgarh environment board has made it mandatory to use idols made of natural soil and paints during immersions in festivals of Navaratri and Ganesh Utsav. The move comes in wake of consistent increase in pollution of water bodies due to religious practices and immersion of …
