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 …
In A shocking revelation, the environmental status report of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) states that the present land cover in the city under the No-Development Zone (NDZ) has drastically dropped from 19,289 hectare during 2009-10 to 13,671 hectare in 2010-11. While top BMC officials and environmentalists feel that such …
Taking the eco-drive a step further, DNA will soon be distributing 5,000 paper bags to its readers to create awareness and promote eco-initiatives in people’s daily lives. DNA is taking this initiative in partnership with Green Yatra, an NGO that works for creating and promoting environment awareness. “We are into …
Delhiites join Greenpeace to oppose the proposed ‘GM-friendly' biotechnology Bill Greenpeace members were joined by Delhiites at Dilli Haat near INA Market here on Tuesday morning to cook a record-breaking GM-free baingan ka bharta to oppose the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011. The cooking was part of a …
New Delhi: Plastic salvaged from electronic waste is posing serious health and environmental hazards. Environmentalists have pointed out that toxic plastic is being recycled and toys and other household items made out of it, which is hazardous not only for those involved in the recycling work but also for the …
Environmentalist Prof Rajendra Kerkar has requested farmers of Sattari taluka not to panic in the wake of a notification of the wildlife sanctuary. Sattari Jagruk Yuva Morcha (SJYM), a social and cultural association, recently held press conference at Valpoi to create awareness among the people about the controversy over the …
CHENNAI: More than six lakh people are gasping for breath in Kodungaiyur as the city dumps its waste on a vacant piece of land that has been allegedly earmarked by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as a place for institutional purposes in its second master plan. More than 4,000 tonnes …
The government has zeroed in on an island in the Hebbal lake - which is already mired in controversies - for installing the Bhuvaneshwari statue at a cost of Rs 25 crore. The statue, a brainchild of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, was initially proposed to be erected on …
The Bangalore Development Authority’s move to plant saplings in a 300-acre grassland at Hesaraghatta in Bangalore North Taluk, the last patch of verdant landscape that’s home to a variety of wildlife, has ruffled the feathers of nature lovers, wildlife experts and photographers. a Slice of paradise: The 300-acre grassland in …
Kolar Gold Fields : During the begining of the monsoon heavy winds cause dust to fly from huge mounds which comprise waste from the gold mines which has been accumulated over a number of years. This dust, which is a waste product from the now dysfunctional Bharat Gold Mines Limited, …
Environmentalist Claude Alvares has said that August 12 High Court judgment, which stated that Environment Clearances (EC) under 1994 notification are not valid for more than five years, has put a question mark on the operations of 54 mines in Goa. Alvares, secretary of Goa Foundation, has said that all …
Environmentalists say spill will affect mangroves Authorities said on Monday that the oil spill from the bulk carrier mv Rak that sank recently is a minor incident, but environmentalists nonetheless said that its timing was a cause for concern, especially in the context of mangroves' ecology. At a press conference …
Oil spills in the Arabian Sea, off the Mumbai coast, seem to have become an annual affair. MV Rak, the Panama-flagged cargo ship that sank off Mumbai on Thursday, started leaking oil late on Saturday night. Last August, the collision of merchant ships MSC Chitra and MV Khalija at the …
Green tribunal slaps notices on Posco, Orissa & MoEF; Seeks info about clearance granted to the project In what appears to be a setback to the Posco’s dream 12-million ton steel project, the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday issued notices to the union ministry for environment and forest (MoEF), Orissa …
Bhubaneswar Posco India’s $12-billion steel project in Orissa has hit another green hurdle. The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday served notices on the Union ministry for environment and forest (MoEF), Orissa government, Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and Posco India enquiring them about the circumstances under which environmental clearance …
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday sought reply from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on the Orissa Mining Corporation’s (OMC) plea accusing former environment minister Jairam Ramesh of withdrawing environment clearance for the Vedanta Aluminium’s (VAL) project in Orissa, just a day before he demitted office to …
Scientists of the city-based National Geophysical Research Institute have debunked the age-old theory that sea water is intruding into the Krishna-Godavari delta through ground water channels and turning it saline. There has been a hue and cry by farmers and environmentalists over reports of intrusion of sea water into the …
Sustainable mining is an oxymoron. Environmentalists will tell you this. Mining – from coal to limestone – destroys forests, devastates mountains and leaves the land pock-marked. It also destroys people’s livelihoods and displaces them. Worse, modern, mechanised mining hurts livelihoods based on land but does not replace them with local …
Contractor used earth mover to uproot tree in city Removal of a tree using an earth mover by a contractor for the purpose of constructing storm water drain along Dr.Balasundaram Road near the RTO office on Wednesday afternoon led to protest by non-Governmental organisations involved in conservation of nature. It …
Mangalore: The Supreme Court has allowed Navdanya, a recognised premier network of organic farmers headed by Dr Vandana Shiva and human rights activist and environmentalist Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag to file an intervention application in the case filed by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) seeking a country-wide permanent ban on …
