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 …
June 29: The issue of land subsidence due to the over-exploitation of oil and gas, in both onshore and offshore projects, has become a contentious issue in the Krishna-Godavari basin. While environmentalists have raised concerns over land subsidence, geologists discount any such possibility. Environmentalists believe land is sinking due to …
High court agrees with the Centre uttarakhand high court vacated its stay on a Central government order suspending work on the 600 MW Loha rinag Pala hydel project. The Centre had suspended work on the project on February 19 after environmentalist G D Agarwal went on an indefinite hunger strike …
Construction Debris Chokes Glacial River D S Kunwar | TNN Nainital: What price electricity? Alaknanda, the majestic glacial river from the high Himalayas that gives Bhagirathi its immense volume and turns it into the Ganga, is drying up in large swathes (from six to 26 km) even before it meets …
MUMBAI: Environmentalists are up in arms after the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) recently converted a pathway into a six-kilometre tarred road that cuts through 102 hectares of mangroves along Thane Creek. Greens fear that the pucca road will encourage trespassing into the mangrove zone and encroachment by builders. The …
Environmentalism could learn from the history of labour unions THE past few weeks turned out to be embarrassing for state and corporate powers in France and UK. First the french nuclear energy giant edf got caught hiring private investigators who hacked into Greenpeace
May 27: Environmentalists are up in arms over the encroachment of wetlands. They maintain that wetlands serve to neutralise the toxins discharged through industrial effluents and domestic sewage, before letting the water percolate down into the earth to replenish aquifers. They argue that the government is violating norms by allowing …
B.S. Satish Kumar Yettinahole (Hassan district): The foundation stone for the first unit (200 MW) of the greenfield Gundia Hydel Power Project was laid by Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa at Yettinahole in the Western Ghats, about 18 km from Sakleshpur, on Saturday amidst tight security owing to threat of …
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to make its stand clear on the land allotted to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for Metro project. Admitting a Public Interest Litigation filed by environmentalists and Hasiru Usiru questioning the government
Jakarta, May 15: A species of birds able to fly immediately after hatching from eggs buried beneath the tropical sand has just been given its own private beach in eastern Indonesia, a conservation group said on Friday. Maleos
Pandurang Hegde is convener of the Appiko movement that protected many forests from the axe in the Western Ghats region. Bharat Dogra spoke to Hegde about efforts to bring environment issues to the forefront of elections: What is the Appiko movement? The Western Ghats run parallel to the coastline for …
Despite the complaints made by the public about the lack of good public transport services in Bangalore, the newly introduced buses are still plying empty. The BMTC recently introduced two new services, the BIG 10 and the Kendriya Sarige. Though a good number of passengers have been making good use …
NEW DELHI: While constructing the Yamuna Bank station on the river bed, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had taken into account all environmental concerns. According to DMRC, the Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune, conducted a study and the Yamuna Standing Committee gave clearance after which construction was under …
Tromso (Norway), May 3: Russia is planning to build a fleet of floating and submersible nuclear power stations to exploit Arctic oil and gas reserves. This is causing widespread alarm among environmentalists, reports the Guardian. A prototype floating nuclear power station being constructed at the SevMash shipyard in Severodvinsk is …
