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 …
By Rajesh Deol As things stand, environment and ecology are issues that hold more appeal to the educated urban classes than other sections of the population. Their appeal as an election issue is limited. It does not require a green activist to notice that amidst non-issues dominating the political discourse …
Pune On the occasion of Earth Day celebrations, nature lovers, environmentalists and environmental NGOs from Pune and rest of Maharashtra have come out with a list of do
Even after the government directed the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to stop all construction work at Lal Bagh and R V Road, the work is still being carried out, alleged environmentalists on Monday. Green activists confirmed to a shed being installed and some digging work being carried out …
How do you choose between a wilderness and a power station? The tough choices associated with large-scale renewable energy projects are dividing the green movement.
In response to complaints filed by environmentalists in the City against demolition of a wall along the Lalbagh West Gate and felling of trees, the BBMP has booked a case against a tree felling and demolition company on Tuesday. The contractor for Karnataka Land Army Corporation, working for the Bangalore …
Leslie Kaufman Marc Morano does not think global warming is anything to worry about, and he brags about his confrontations with those who do. For example, Morano said he once spotted former Vice President Al Gore on an airplane returning from a climate conference in Bali. Gore was posing for …
Legal Correspondent New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to V.K. Saxena, president of the National Council for Civil Liberties, on a petition filed by Medha Patkar, leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, seeking transfer of a criminal defamation case against her from an Ahmedabad court to a …
Loharinag Pala power project resumes after it was suspended THE Uttarakhand high court has ordered construction work be resumed at the Loharinag Pala hydroelectric project on the Bhagirathi in Uttarkashi. The order came after environmentalist G D Agarwal succeeded in stalling the 600 megawatt project by going on an indefinite …
Government move to allow pulp trees on degraded land not sound PRIVATE paper mills may soon be allowed to develop wasteland as plantations for pulpwood. S P Maurya, director, department of industrial policy and promotion, indicated this at the PapAsia 2009 conference on pulp, paper conversion and packaging industry held …
Government promises stopping work on dam in Uttarkashi ENVIRONMENTALIST G D Agarwal has managed to stall the controversial Loharinag Pala power project coming up speedily on the Bhagirathi, a tributary of the Ganga. On February 20, the Ministry of Power assured him work on the dam would be suspended immediately. …
In an ironic twist, the decidedly authoritarian government of China has received much praise of late from Western environmentalists, who tend to cast themselves as anti-authoritarian types. China has indeed made laudable efforts in many fields, ranging from wind energy to vehicle-emission standards and pollution control. It has even outlawed …
A protester opposed to the expansion o f Heathrow Airport threw green liquid at business secretary Peter Mandelson on Friday when he arrived at a meeting in central London. Live television pictures showed a woman approaching the business secretary shortly after he got out of his car and throwing a …
Karnataka farmer paid the price for resisting a polluting distillery, sand mining In early mornings, a portly old man would sneak into the fields in Chikballapur
food safety China lists illegal additives China has come out with its first official compilation of 17 illegal food additives used in the country. The banned substances include boric acid, commonly used as an insecticide but also mixed with noodles and meatballs to increase elasticity, and industrial formaldehyde, used in …
Dec. 8: Protesters from climate action group, Plane Stupid, on Monday morning caused chaos at Stansted Airport leading to flight cancellations and delays by their demonstration on the runway. The protesters were demonstrating against the decision to allow the Stansted Airport to be build a second runway. More than 50 …
BY RAI UMRAOPATI RAY Three times winner of the Green Oscar, producer of Earth Matters, a series on the wildlife and environment of India that has won four international awards, winner of the Golden Giraffe for conservation, the Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Award and many more, filmmaker and …
CHENNAI: In an attempt to improve the network of those involved in environment conservation, World Wide Fund for Nature - India has brought out a directory of environmental resource persons in Tamil Nadu, with their contact details and area of specialisation. About 130 experts, including scientists, academicians, NGOs and government …
