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 …
GURUGRAM: Doctors, environmentalists and those struck by asthma came together on Saturday and formed a group that will not only support asthma patients but also work as a pressure group to combat air pollution. With the number of asthma patients increasing every year, doctors said that the group would make …
Nagpur: After the last Union budget turned out to be a big disappointment for environmentalists and wildlife conservationists, they are hoping that environmental policies will not be neglected this time. In the last report by international institutes, India was among the bottom five countries on the Environmental Performance Index 2018. …
KOLKATA: For 10 years, the state transport department has allowed vehicles more than 15 years old to pollute the city, despite a 2008 order by the Calcutta High Court had banned plying of such vehicles in the Kolkata metropolitan area (KMA), environmentalist Subhas Dutta told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) …
While driving down East Coast Road towards Puducherry, have you ever noticed the highrises to your right? Those buildings, towering over OMR at a distance, could well be a reality on the scenic ECR with the Centre de-freezing the floor space index (FSI) for construction in the coastal regulation zone …
KOLKATA: A fire raging continually for at least five years at various locations in the city’s largest dump yard, Dhapa, has been identified as the biggest contributor to Kolkata’s spiking air-pollution levels. This fire — out of sight and, therefore, out of mind — may be even more dangerous to …
Diwali was toxic, Christmas was too and so was New Year's Eve with the air quality 'severe' on the last day of 2018, in sync perhaps with a year in which there was no getting away from the pollution. Diwali was toxic, Christmas was too and so was New Year’s …
PANAJI: TCP minister Vijai Sardesai said the relaxation in CRZ notification has come as a great relief for the tourism industry, as south-east Asian countries are giving tough competition. However, advocating sustainable development, Sardesai said, “Protecting environment is the responsibility of all.” Environmentalists are apprehensive that the new notification will …
The future of mankind will be protected only when the nature is kept unharmed, viewed environmentalists and intellectuals at an award distribution ceremony held by the House of Nature, Environment and Society Trust (HONEST) here on Tuesday. Trust president Dr Sundara Narayan Patro presided over the programme. Asian Institute of …
Chennai: Time was when Ambattur was dotted with water bodies that supplied most of the locality’s drinking water. Now, mindless ‘development’ and indiscriminate letting out of sewage has destroyed most of the lakes, leaving residents struggling to save the few that remain. Three of the eight water bodies in East …
Says it is high time the Himalayan states got together to voice their environmental significance and concerns strongly. Padma Shri awardee, green activist from Uttarakhand, Dr Anil Prakash Joshi on Monday strongly advocated the need for introducing the concept of Gross Environmental Product (GEP) to indicate overall health of environment …
Experts say such appliances will make living costlier, thus all the more difficult Water filters, despite studies revealing their harmful effects in changing the acidity of water, removing minerals and causing wastage of water, have become a household item and continue to remain so because of the poor quality of …
KOLKATA: The air quality in the city has deteriorated over the past few days and experts put some of the blame on the festivities. With about a month or so to go for winter, Kolkata’s ambient air quality has already started nosediving. In the last few days, the finest particulate …
Dehradun: For G D Agrawal, who came to be known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand after he turned sanyasi in July 2011, a clean and free-flowing Ganga was the mission of his life. To prevent mining, oppose hydro power projects, keeping the river clean and maintaining its free flow, the …
With the 11th edition of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon slated to be held on October 21, calls for its postponement have started growing louder due to the rising level of air pollution in the capital. On Wednesday, former Indian Medical Association (IMA) president, KK Agarwal, and Heart Care Foundation …
NEW DELHI: In order to restore and maintain continuous flow of river Ganga, the Centre has notified minimum environmental flow (e-flow) for the river that has to be maintained at various locations. Uninterrupted flow of water in any river is important to keep it clean through its natural ecological functions …
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and the Punjab Plastic Waste Management Society (PPWMS) on Tuesday launched a five-year programme for effectively managing post-consumer multi-layered packaging (MLP) in the state. It was inaugurated by Environment Minister OP Soni and PPCB chairman Prof Satwinder Singh Marwaha, marking the fourth anniversary of …
NOIDA: There could not be a worse time for going on a construction spree for public toilets in the city, environmentalists have flagged a concern, citing the bad air quality of Noida because of dust pollution. According to data sourced from the ministry of earth sciences, both the AQI and …
While shack owners have something to cheer about on World Tourism Day, environmentalists suffer another loss in their battle to save the ecology. Despite environmentalists having repeatedly raised issues regarding the damage to the ecology and unprecedented rise in water, the government-appointed teams this year again allotted beach shacks at …
PATNA: Thanks to the state government’s move to ban polythene carry bags anytime this month, thongas (paper bags) of different shapes and sizes have resurfaced in the city markets after a gap of nearly four decades. Most general stores and vegetable vendors have already started keeping thongas and discouraging the …
NEW DELHI: With cities growing at a rapid pace, a renowned environmentalist has said it would be a "disaster" if balance is not maintained between nature and construction activities as the builders were "selling" a high standard of life instead of quality. "What the government's smart city initiative is, and …
