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 …
Environmental organisations have said that medicinal herbs are being openly looted from Mullaiahnagiri, Bababudangiri, Kemmangundi and Chandrdrona hill range. A press release from environmental activist G Veeresh said that the plants from these hill have been in great demand from time immemorial and hence district administration and forest department should …
PASIGHAT, July 1: Despite being endowed with enormous bio- diversity with numerous perennial streams and evergreen forest covers, the Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: Environmentalists in the Capital have accused the Delhi Government of dragging its feet over the issue of managing hazardous waste as the city is yet to have a proper data bank of its scrap dealers, the amount of hazardous waste being generated and its proper …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as State government is fast moving to finalise Orissa Climate Change Action Plan (OCCAP), civil society groups and environmentalists have demanded extension of deadline to submit detail suggestions and objections. According to the notification June 25 is the last date for submission of comments.
P.V. Srividya The district has been witnessing sporadic protests from fishermen The public hearings have also seen opposition from agriculturists, dalits and environmentalists THARANGAMBADI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised a rally here against the proposed thermal power projects along the coastal areas in the district. The rally condemned …
Criticizing the duplicity of certain environmental activists, Cortalim MLA Mauvin Godinho said certain environmental activists have no moral ground to oppose legal projects as they themselves are involved in illegal activities. Godinho was addressing the gathering during note book distribution function at Chicalim Panchayat on Sunday morning. Without naming any …
WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST and cinematographer, Mike Pandey, who has won three Green Oscars for his documentary films Shores of Silence, Vanishing Giants and The Last Migration, shares his concerns about the critical issue of conservation with RASHME SEHGAL: Q: As an environmentalist, what do you believe are the major challenges facing …
Hyderabad, May 25: With the environmentalists expressing serious concern over the port projects posing a serious threat to marine turtle nesting areas, the Centre has asked the departments concerned and the states to work on conservation of the species. Environmentalist groups have asked the Centre to ban the port development …
KOZHIKODE: Noted environmental activist P R Neelakantan was injured when he was attacked allegedly by group of CPI (M) supporters at a public meeting in nearby Perambra, about 40km from here, today, police said. Neelakantan, who has been highly critical of ruling CPI-M on various issues through the media in …
The economist Paul Krugman suggested in his New York Times column earlier this month that the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico could provide the flagging environmental movement with the renewed impetus it so badly needs. The modern movement, he pointed out, gained a great deal of momentum …
NEW DELHI: The environmental clearance for the Rs.15,000-crore Vedanta University project has been put on hold by the Central government to re-examine allegations of illegal activities by the promoters. On April 16, the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests had issued an environmental and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to …
Debabrata mohanty Bhubaneswar: The controversial Vedanta University project, proposed to built on Puri-Konark marine drive, has been pushed into limbo after the environment and forests ministry on Tuesday decided to keep the conditional environmental and coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) clearance in abeyance over allegations of irregularities, illegal and unlawful deeds …
Indian physicist and environmentalist Vandana Shiva has won the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize for her efforts towards women empowerment in developing nations and her scientific contribution to climate conservation. The 57-year-old activist has been recognised for her work on the empowerment of women in developing countries, her advocacy of the …
May 6: Several environmentalists and leaders of opposition parties strongly opposed the setting up of a carbon black manufacturing unit and 150 mw captive power plant being developed by the Continental Carbon India Private Ltd at the public hearing organised by the AP Pollution Control Board (PCB) in the special …
