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 …
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today told the Assembly the proposal to set up a nuclear power plant in Bhavnagar district has been scrapped owing to a movement by panic-stricken locals following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. The project was proposed to be set up at Mithivirdi village …
An initiative designed to protect environmental defenders around the world from threats, intimidation, harassment and murder was launched Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Program. The UN Environmental Rights Initiative was introduced in Geneva with guests on hand including John Knox, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment; …
Saligao: Environmentalists, villagers from Verla-Canca in Bardez as well as activists from Tiswadi and Salcete gathered together at Mapusa on Tuesday to voice their opposition against illegal felling of trees, illegal land filling and the plan to include villages in the jurisdiction of the planning and development authority (PDA). The …
GHAZIABAD: National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board as well as the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to submit their report in the matter related to Eagle Continental, a Dasna-based slaughterhouse, which was closed down by GDA last month for operating without proper clearances. …
Environmental activists have urged newly appointed Energy Minister Jeff Radebe to take swift action to ensure the country eradicates air pollution and coal-fired power stations‚ including the multi-billion rand under-construction Kusile power station. In a letter written to Radebe last week‚ environmental groups Earth Life Africa‚ groundWork and the Centre …
Asking Supreme Court to grant 5 more years to build ‘Away From Reactor’ facility for Kudankulam plants testifies to lack of technical knowhow’ The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has sought another five years’ time from the Supreme Court to set up an ‘Away From Reactor’ (AFR) facility …
LUDHIANA: A state level volunteer gathering meet was organised by the Washington-based “EcoSikh” Club at Gurdwara Sarabha Nagar on Sunday. The purpose behind this meeting was to create a network of environmental leaders from across the state, who can fight for the betterment of state while maintaining the ecological balance. …
Panaji: The increasing ubiquity of technology, and the toxicity of the waste it generates, may make for a perilious future for Goa. The actual toxic content in many commonly-used products may be very little, but in a state with a notoriously poor waste management system and heavy rainfall, environmentalists have …
Road and railway projects cutting through eco-sensitive forests are unnecessary, they say Last week, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched a 2.16-km bridge connecting the pilgrimage spot of Sigandur to the mainland across the Sharavathi river. Along with the bridge, the approach road from Sagar will be widened. Barely a few …
BENGALURU: Air quality in 11 cities and towns in Karnataka has been deteriorating, thanks to the increasing number of vehicles and unscientific waste management. According to the latest data collected by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) from 19 urban habitations in the state, the PM10 level (particulate matter …
The range of penalties and other measures will be finalised after the state cabinet meeting. Mumbai: Shops in the state found violating the plastic ban, will have to pay a minimum penalty of Rs 5,000 for the first time and Rs10,000 for the second offence, as per sources in the …
The changing scenario in Kodagu in terms of climate has raised serious concerns among the people, especially agriculturists and environmentalists. The two-yearly report on the condition of forests in the district, released recently by the Ministry of Forests, Government of India, rings a warning bell on the increasing pace of …
GHAZIABAD: Some environmentalists have lodged complaints with the Uttar Pradesh government’s grievance cell and the local police alleging that huge amount of plastic and waste materials are being dumped along the Hindon riverbank in Raj Nagar Extension. The complainants said at least 50 truckloads of garbage had been dumped at …
CHENNAI: In a move that has cheered real estate developers but left environmental activists fuming, the state environment department on Monday announced a draft revised coastal zone management plan (CZMP) for the city, allowing a swathe of land up to Uthandi on East Coast Road to be freed up for …
NAVI MUMBAI: Residents of Nerul, along Dr. D Y Patil Marg, Sector 13, have been complaining of pollution issues. Due to this, residents are forced to keep their windows shut all through the day. Some locals have even complained to environmentalist D Stalin about this. “I visited the place and …
INDORE: A customs and central excise department assistant commissioner from Indore will be battling sub-zero temperature in the coming days to learn leadership skills on spreading awareness about climate change by studying the conditions at Antarctica. He has been selected as a member of an international group of 80 environmentalists …
Judiciary said Iranian-Canadian professor was a Mossad agent who committed suicide in prison, though his family dispute this. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images UN officials have urged the Iranian government to respect the work of environmental activists following the death in custody last week of wildlife campaigner, Kavous Seyed Emami. Emami was …
One of the world's leading investigators of the illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn has been killed in Kenya. Esmond Bradley Martin, 75, was found in his Nairobi home on Sunday with a stab wound to his neck. The former UN special envoy for rhino conservation was known for …
Say the state government should make budgetary provision to reduce pollution in Punjab Given the deteriorating environment in the industrial town and state, environmentalists and residents have appealed to the Congress government to allocate adequate funds for reducing pollution in Punjab. They said as all districts, including Ludhiana, in the …
Urges youth to have the courage to follow their heart and intuition Highlighting that graduating students have to deal with many key challenges facing the society, Justice S. Vimala, Judge, Madras High Court, said the toughest to tackle would be ecological degradation. Addressing the 51st annual convocation of Madurai Kamaraj …
