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 …
An environmental documentary is under attack from a leading American environmentalist who was interviewed for the programme, as well as a coalition of anti- GM campaigners based in the developing world. Adam Werbach, a sustainability consultant in California and former president of the Sierra Club conservation group, told Guardian that …
Angela Doland An international conservation conference in Paris made progress on November 27 on protecting sharks but didn't do anything to save the Atlantic bluefin tuna, which has been severely overfished to feed the market for sushi in Japan, environmental groups said. Delegates from 48 nations spent 11 days in …
New Delhi: State-owned power generator NTPC seems to be cautious about capacity addition through hydropower projects after the government recently scrapped its 600-mw Loharinag Pala project in Uttarakhand on resistance by some environmental groups. NTPC plans to review its hydro-based power generation capacity addition programme.
Strongly opposing the newly proposed mine in the area, the Karapur Sarvan Panchayat has stated that they would resort to agitation to stop the project. Speaking to media persons, Karapur-Sarvan Sarpanch Santos Talkar said recently a mining activity has started in the panchayat area and some environmentalists have voiced against …
Sept. 12: At a time when pleas of making the Ganesh festival more environment friendly are being raised from all quarters, environmentalists, scientists and social welfare activists say there is much more to it than just promoting clay idols. The festival can be used as a platform to promote the …
The Yamuna is rising again, threatening to enter city limits with more than six lakh cusecs of water being released into the river from Hathnikund barrage on Wednesday evening after heavy rainfall and inundation in Haryana and Punjab. However, environmentalists maintain that, of late, the
A function was held at the Gandhi Peace Foundation on Thursday to commemorate Himalayan Day, which is observed on September 9. Activists, led by noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna and chairperson of the Gandhi Peace Foundation Radha Behen, released a rough draft of the Himalayan Declaration known as
Sankar Ray A strict vigil should be kept on the fact-finding committee on Posco A pro-BJP political commentator vented his anger against environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh for a feat that drew the "gushing praise of international jholawalas" THE report of the four-member committee headed by N C Saxena …
Rajahmundry, Aug. 27: Environmentalists called for the intervention of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to stall bauxite mining in Visakha district by the Jindal group as it is going to affect the livelihood of inhabitants of Seethapalli and other villages and cause health hazards to them. Taking the cue from …
The current mess over Mumbai's second airport at Navi Mumbai, Orissa's struggles to get the Posco steel project and the Vedanta bauxite mining controversy all emphasise the need for a transparent dialogue on environmental policies. All these projects started without completing the required protocols only to become mired in controversy …
K.S. Sudhi KOCHI: Ecologists have accused Power Minister A.K. Balan of issuing misleading information based on mistaken facts regarding the Athirappilly hydroelectric power project. It was a letter shot off by Mr. Balan to the Kerala MPs on the eve of a meeting of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Committee …
Rajahmundry, Aug. 16: In the wake of the controversy surrounding the use of ecologically sensitive wetlands either for setting up thermal power plants or for allowing encroachmen-ts, environmentalists found fault with state government for failing to initiate measures for implementation of circulars issued to district collectors on the conservation and …
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: Four members of the newly-constituted National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) have threatened to resign following a report of the Group of Ministers recommending renewal of construction of the Loharinag Pala hydro-electric project on the Bagirathi river. Four out of the nine expert members in the NGBRA, …
G. Prabhakaran Demand to set up tribunal to decide on compensation People's struggle is supported by environmentalists PALAKKAD: The agitation against alleged exploitation of groundwater by soft drink major Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. at Plachimada, a remote village in Perumatty grama panchayat in Chittur taluk, completed 3,000 days on …
S M Arun | ENS Thoothukudi, July 8 WHILE the proposed Indo-Sri Lanka ferry service between Thoothukudi-Colombo and Rameswaram-Talaimannar was given increased importance in terms of business and tourism related activities, the environmental aspect had taken a backseat, according to marine biologists and environmentalists. The Gulf of Mannar, the first …
Maintaining that there was no justification for harnessing water sources from far-off places like Himachal Pradesh to cater to the needs of the national capital, prominent social activists, environmentalists and intellectuals of Delhi have urged Chief Minister Sheila Dixit to withdraw from the Renuka Dam project. In an open letter …
