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 …
They affect the habitat for animals and birds in the hill KODAIKANAL: Even as the district administration and Forest Department have managed to restrict use of plastic in Kodaikanal to a larger extent by enlightening street-side vendors, tea and coffee sellers, shop keepers and traders about ill effects of plastics …
There are estimates of what forests generate for the economy but there is no valuation of standing forests and their role in water and soil protection My position on the need to re-position forests in development has invited a huge response. On the one hand are those who argue that …
Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra chairperson Avdhash Kaushal lashed out at the government on Wednesday for flawed policies that had retarded the development process in Uttarakhand in the name of environment conservation and made life miserable for both humans and wildlife.
As cities grow and create more garbage, disposal of the waste has become a big problem for municipal corporations around the country, including the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. So the trend to generate power from garbage, thus keeping cities clean, saving municipal bodies money, and increasing power capacity in a …
On the eve of the World Biodiversity Day, which will be observed on Sunday, city-based environmentalists and activists raised their concerns about Pune
KOCHI: Thousands of fish washed up dead overnight in the Periyar just below the Pathalam bund on Thursday morning. It could be due to the high-level of pollution in the river, say environmentalists. It was the local fishermen who first noticed the dead fish floating in the Periyar and many …
Environmentalists Say Hike Will Raise Demand For Diesel, Increasing Emissions New Delhi: The petrol price hike has had car owners fretting but environmentalists too have started raising their voice against what they call an indirect incentivisation of diesel. The move to make petrol more expensive will only push more people …
JAIPUR: Despite an order from the Central Empowered Committee earlier in the year banning all construction work at the Ranthambore tiger reserve, a huge canal is being dug threatening to affect its ecological balance. As environmentalists raised questions over the construction, the state government sprang into action on Saturday. The …
The Chief Minister, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, has asked officials to take a middle path regarding the Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary boundary reduction issue by protecting the interest of locals as well as protecting the lake ecology. The State Board for Wildlife, which met on Tuesday, could not arrive at …
Three of Northeast India's most important ecosystems - Rudrasagar Lake in Tripura, Deepor Beel in Assam and Loktak Lake in Manipur - face serious threats from encroachment and pollution and urgent steps must be taken to conserve them, environmentalists say."Though all the three lakes are categorised as wetlands of international …
The multi-crore Renuka Dam project is on hold, and 800 MW Kol Dam is also under the scanner of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. Hul (4.5 M), a private sector project in Chamba, is witnessing daily protests by locals seeking scrapping of all the clearances given to it. …
Give green signal to building project; All Acacia trees will be felled Mysore, The 15-member committee has cleared the decks for the University of Mysore to construct a hostel building and a building for the biodiversity and bioprospecting project. The evironmentalists have saved eight major trees from being felled in …
KOCHI: The student community voiced their protest against the use of Endosulfan pesticide here on Monday. Several youngsters participated in a dharna held in front of the Gandhi Bhavan near Kacheripady here in the morning. They raised slogans against those advocating the use of the harmful pesticide. The students also …
New Delhi: Environmentalists on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi government's decision to impose a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and usage of plastic bags in the capital . In a move to make Delhi plasticfree, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday announced a blanket ban on plastic bags under Section …
Why did you choose public interest litigation (PIL) as a strategy for environmental activism? When we started Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), the country had just emerged from a long period of martial law. People were distanced from the administration. We wanted to activate the administration and law-makers through judicial …
Environmentalists and river conservation activists have hailed the Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's comments about the need for a River Regulation Zone notification, but they want the Minister to
Kasaragod: Acclaimed litterateur and environmentalist Sugathakumari, in a passionate appeal, has called for an intensified joint agitation to force the authorities to take tangible action against the use of deadly pesticides like Endosulfan to free younger generation from the scourge of serious health hazards. Despite having stringent rules and regulations, …
