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 …
Environmentalists have come out in strong support of minister for petroleum and natural gas S. Jaipal Reddy’s proposal to impose a 15 per cent duty on all diesel-run passenger vehicles. The proposal has been sent to the ministry of finance for finalisation. The Kirit Parikh committee had earlier recommended a …
Farmers and environmentalists have expressed anguish over the recent sanctioning of Rs. 127.4 crore by the State Government towards disbursal of interest-free loan to 15 Common Effluent Treatment Plants here, stating it as a violation of Supreme Court ruling of “polluters -pay”. “Why should public money be allocated for the …
PANJIM: With the work on the Virdi Irrigation Project by Maharashtra government is nearing completion, Goa’s share of water from the project is still unclear. Environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar says, “From 2008, the work of Virdi Irrigation Project has been intensified by South Ratnagiri Irrigation Department at Shidhachemol in Virdi Village …
Flex banners made of poly-vinyl chloride are a serious environmental and health hazard. They can cause cancers and infertility. Municipal authorities and the Pollution Control Board have failed to prevent people from burning flex banners thrown in dustbins and at dump-yards. The city produces lakhs of flex banners as politicians …
Noxious fumes may trigger ailments: PCB Burning of plastic waste has become rampant in various parts of Ernakulam district, especially after the authorities initiated action against dumping of solid waste in public places. Thousands of plastic carry bags containing solid waste generated in homes are burnt in the open, triggering …
TNPCB snaps power supply as they fail to comply with zero discharge norms Ever since the implementation of zero discharge norms failed leading to closure over the past month, dying unit owners in the district have put all their efforts at stake to tide over the crisis. Now, they are …
Expected to be a permanent solution to the problem The district administration has decided to toughen measures to prevent illegal sand-mining by constituting vigilance committees at all local bodies. A meeting chaired by District Collector P.B Salim at the Collectorate conference hall here on Monday took the decision to form …
Environmental activist Medha Patkar will inaugurate a protest by the victims of pesticide endosulfan in front of the Secretariat here on Monday. The protest being organised by the endosulfan victims' popular front (Edosulfan Peeditha Janakeeya Munnani) is to press for its demands relating to relief and rehabilitation of the victims. …
Supported by the Opposition Shiv Sena, residents of a few villages of southwestern Maharashtra today stepped up their strong opposition to the proposed 9,900-Mw plant in their area of Jaitapur. As former Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil Kakodkar shared the dais with its current chairman Srikumar Banerjee for the first …
The proposed River Protection Authority law, which is now being vetted by the Law Department, will prioritise reinvigorating the Periyar, the Pampa, and the Bharatappuzha, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. Though all the 44 rivers needed protection, the government would initially focus on these three major rivers, Mr. Chandy …
The district administration has again drawn flak from farmers for its inordinate delay in sealing dyeing units found illegally operating in the district. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) sources told The Hindu that 33 erring dyeing units were yet to be sealed even though TNPCB head office had given …
Twelve thousand trees will be felled to make way for the three proposed radial roads — Nagole-Gouralli, Tarnaka-Keesara Jeedi-metla-Dundigal — connecting to the high speed corridor Outer Ring Road and to construct a double trumpet bridge at Nagaram near Ghatkesar. The ORR authorities have sanctioned felling of 12,000 trees in …
Though the Ministry of External Affairs has promised to provide Bangladesh with details of the agreement on the construction of the Tipaimukh Dam in Manipur, the very signing of the deal has sparked a fresh controversy. Following media reports and criticism, the Bangladesh Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday, …
Vishwa Vijay Singh, Congress candidate from the Sahjanwa constituency in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, knows little about politics. Associated with the party for only one year, Singh is the face of a campaign to save the Ami river from pollution — a river on which 250 villages are dependent …
Russian atomic power plant supplier Atomstroyexport will not be governed by India's civil nuclear liability law for the two 1000 MW reactors installed at the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), a senior official of India's nuclear establishment said here on Monday. "The agreement with Russia was signed in 1988 when …
The government has opened a hole in the ban against sand mining in coastal areas — it has permitted traditional coastal communities to remove sand bars in rivers and estuaries strictly by manual methods only. While builders have been demanding an opening up of sand mining in coastal areas in …
Route between Chikkanayakanahalli and Hassan is a nightmare Hundreds of trees on Dudda road that were giving a breath of fresh air supplying the much-required oxygen for the city will vanish within the next few days as they are being axed mercilessly. The work has begun from Saturday and the …
NEW DELHI: A thick haze over Delhi on Friday has set the alarm bells ringing over growing air pollution in the city. While pollution normally rises during winter, Friday's level at places was more than 10 times the prescribed limits. For instance, levels of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), the prescribed …
The People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) has expanded its existing ‘scientific team' and constituted an ‘Expert Panel' with 21 members for inspecting the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP). “The proposed panel comprises noted scientists, engineers, doctors, environmentalists, columnists and advocates with the objectives of guiding the movement, educating the …
