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 …
NAVI MUMBAI: Officials of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) have collected samples of oil tar balls and other black oil traces seen on Pirwadi beach of Uran taluka in Raigad district. The action was taken after the local villagers complained to the tehsil and district officials about the oil tar …
Ghazipur, a 29-acre garbage dump on the fringes of Ghaziabad commissioned in 1985 for dumping daily solid waste from New Delhi has not only started affecting the health conditions of residents of Ghaziabad villages in the vicinity, the pile itself has grown exponentially this year by meters from 60m in …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has informed the National Green Tribunal that it has issued a notification for identification and protection of wetlands which prohibit encroachments of any kind, waste dumping and discharge of effluents. A bench of Justice R S Rathore and expert member S S Garbyal …
Govts not doing enough to meet emission targets: Experts As a series of meetings take place over the next couple of months to combat climate change, major parts of the world, including India, China, Japan, Europe and the US, reel under floods, heat wave and super storms. While there is …
A Kalakirti initiative, the sixth Goa Environmental Festival has organised a slew of environment-based activities in collaboration with various organisations for the three-day festival which commences today, on August 31 at Kala Academy in Panjim For many years Kalakirti Goa Environmental Festival (GEF) has been creating awareness on the importance …
Environment activists in Himachal Pradesh have sought Cumulative Environment Impact Assessment (CEIA) of dams on Satluj. Raising objection to the grant of clearances to dams on the last free flowing stretch of the Satluj River, Himdhara Collective, an environment group in Himachal has sent a submission to the Expert Committee …
Le Dinh Luong has been accused of taking part in activities aimed at 'overthrowing the state' - charges Amnesty says are political. 'For peacefully campaigning on behalf of fishermen affected by an environmental disaster, Le Dinh Luong could face a life sentence or even the death penalty,' Amnesty's Clare Algar …
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC), Gujarat Pollution Control Board and the forests and environment department of the government of Gujarat jointly organized a public hearing on the state’s draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) at Dholera on Tuesday. Stakeholders and environment activists protested against exercise and demanded that another …
The method being used for the 'revival', however, has irked environment activists. According to activists, the concretisation and laying down of the sheets will only aid in killing the lake. After months of it running bone dry, there is frenzied activity at the iconic lake at Purana Qila. The National …
Tar balls, allegedly caused due to suspected oil spill in the seas, have spread to more areas of Valsad district, officials said on Monday. DNA had reported on Sunday that tar balls had been found on the beaches of Umargam, Nargol and Tithal. The tar balls were seen in about …
Pune: Bioenergy scientists from Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) have discovered a method to reduce the impact of stubble burning, which is the main cause of air pollution in New Delhi. Stubble burning or the burning of paddy residues, more commonly known as rice straws, generally occurs in north India, particularly …
Thoothukudi is termed one of the Non-attainment cities by Ministry of Environment primarily on the basis of excess PM10 under the National Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Program. CHENNAI:Thoothukudi is the sole city from Tamil Nadu which figures in the list of 100 cities that have been found by Union Ministry …
Murders of land and environmental activists are surging in the Philippines, making it the deadliest country in Asia, according to campaigners who said the government has failed to provide protection. The Philippines-based rights group Karapatan recorded at least 63 killings of land and environmental activists last year, more than double …
More than 200 environmental activists were killed last year for opposing large-scale agricultural and mining projects, a global rights watchdog said on July 24. The British-based Global Witness said it had documented 207 cases in 22 countries where activists were killed while trying to protect land from development, often for …
NEW DELHI: Most National Green Tribunal petitioners approach government agencies first with environmental issues or policy and move court when they don’t hear from them. But NGT’s July 19 order to give agencies at least 15 days before they can move court may lead to several difficulties for petitioners and …
PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to conduct various public awareness drives to check the rising pollution within its limits. The decision was taken following the presentation of the environment status report (ESR) for 2017-18 before the general body of PCMC on Friday. “Rapid urbanization, growth …
Krishna Kant from PSS, who is also opposing the public hearing, said, "No material in local language is being provided to locals so that they can understand the issue and put forth their points at the public hearing." Local villagers and environmentalists have opposed the proposed public hearing to be …
NEW DELHI: Set to be finalised by this month end to combat air pollution, the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) may not have uniform targets for all polluted cities but will indicate timeline for actions as suggested recently by Niti Aayog. “The ministry will incorporate the Aayog’s latest 15-point draft …
KOLKATA: The extension of the validity of pollution undercontrol certificate (PUC) from six months to a year for BS IV vehicles, which were registered after April 2010, evoked a mixed reaction in Kolkata. While private bus owners and a section of commuters welcomed the move, environmentalists feared it will lead …
GURUGRAM: The forest department has sought a break from tree-felling in view of the monsoon and would like instead to focus on proposed plantation drives for the next two months. “Our office gets a lot of requests for tree-felling. The staff members generally remain busy in inspecting sites and giving …
