Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxmi Narain Vs Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad & Others dated 11/11/2024. The complaint of the applicant is that illegal secondary collection point has been setup near Apsara border of Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi on GT road at District Ghaziabad. The allegation in …
As India rapidly becomes perhaps the most polluted country we have slowed down drastically in adopting cleaner cars. In 2010, we were five years behind Europe. Now, we are 10 years behind them. The reason is an almost criminal cycle of blame between the government, the auto industry and the …
Here's some good news on World Environment Day. The quality of fuel which often determines the level of toxic auto emissions will improve sooner than we thought. For a city like Delhi, choking on foul air, this provides a sliver of hope. Speaking at a Times of India Roundtable Discussion …
Against a target of $100 billion by 2020, the Fund has so far raised only $5.5 billion Even when it was agreed upon in 2010, it was considered inadequate. Nations were to pool in money into the Green Climate Fund, the financial mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate …
Despite widespread perception, the NDA government's record of giving green clearances has "not" been different from the previous UPA regime and it has brought "selective" changes to regulations in the name of streamlining the system without strengthening grass-root institutions, a green body today said. In an assessment of NDA government's …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based think-tank on green issues, on Tuesday said the NDA government's record was not as bad as feared but there had been no major reforms so far to improve the green clearance processes for safeguarding the environment. It also noted that the …
The Delhi High Court today directed the PWD to commence work on widening of a road in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area on the directions given by an environmentalist who has said only 293 trees need to be cut as of now instead of the initial figure of 810. "For …
The NDA government’s record of giving green clearances has not been different from the previous UPA regime and it has brought “selective” changes to regulations in the name of streamlining the system without strengthening grass-root institutions, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday said. In an assessment of NDA …
NEW DELHI: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based think-tank on green issues, on Tuesday said the NDA government's record was not as bad as feared but there had been no major reforms so far to improve the green clearance processes for safeguarding the environment and livelihoods of communities. …
NEW DELHI: Despite widespread perception, the NDA government's record of giving green clearances has "not" been different from the previous UPA regime and it has brought "selective" changes to regulations in the name of streamlining the system without strengthening grass-root institutions, a green body today said. In an assessment of …
Why this weird weather? Why have western disturbances - the extra-tropical storms that originate in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic oceans - been lashing us again and again, with devastating impacts on agriculture? Is this normal? Or has weird weather become the new definition of normal? The India Meteorological Department …
Trees Stand In The Middle Of Widened Andheria Mor-Fortis Hospital Stretch. The public works department has taken precautionary measures after a TOI report last month highlighted how several trees in the middle of the carriageway between Andheria Mor to Fortis Hospi tal could be a major safety hazard. However, boards …
Ten Indian research leaders give their prescriptions, from better funding, facilities, mentoring and education to greater respect, fairness, autonomy and confidence. Sunita Narain: Manage waste frugally Hiriyakkanavar Ila: Support the bulk of students Yamuna Krishnan: Crack the cliques, enable visionaries Joyashree Roy: Train more energy economists Raghavendra Gadagkar: Solve local …
Supreme Court Tells British Govt To Meet EU Norms By End Of This Year London and Delhi may be poles apart in character, but they have a common problem-deteriorating air quality . At a time when National Green Tribunal has directed the Centre, Delhi and other state governments, to ban …
The fight to save the Taj Mahal from pollution is the country's longest and perhaps most difficult battle. It began in 1983, when 10,400 sq km of area was declared the Taj Trapezium Zone and polluting units were prohibited. Since then the Supreme Court has directed a series of actions …
The Taj Mahal is losing its sheen due to unchecked vehicular pollution, tourism and several other reasons, noted a release issued by the Centre for Science and Environment here on Thursday. It added that the administration’s efforts to undo the damage had hit people’s livelihoods and local economies with the …
Even as measures -- some of them knee-jerk -- are being taken to stop the majestic Taj Mahal from turning yellow, the exact causes for the monument's discoloration are yet to be ascertained, a recent analysis shows. The analysis was undertaken by science and environment fortnightly 'Down To Earth'. "We …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed the Delhi government to respond within a week on a plea against the compliance report of a committee which had observed that there was no illegal construction at an ashram of jailed ‘godman’ Asaram Bapu in Karol Bagh here. The NGT directed the …
Agra: Even as measures -- some of them knee-jerk -- are being taken to stop the majestic Taj Mahal from turning yellow, the exact causes for the monument's discoloration are yet to be ascertained, a recent analysis shows. The analysis was undertaken by science and environment fortnightly 'Down To Earth'. …
Debates are essentially polarised and noisy. But for resolution and movement in life we need to go beyond absolute positions. In an ideal world, there should be enough trust and confidence that once we begin to move ahead, there can be reviews, assessments and course correction. But this is difficult …
A day after the US submitted its climate action plan to UNFCCC, a green body in India today said the targets were "completely inadequate" and "woefully" short of ambition. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) claimed the US target to curb greenhouse gas emissions is just a "reiteration" of …
