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 …
In a setback for the Ahmedabad-based Adani Group’s Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited, an environment ministry committee, citing incontrovertible evidence, recommended levying a fine of at least . 200 crore for damaging mangroves, creeks and the local environment at the project site. Charging the company with violating environmental …
A report by an environment ministry-appointed committee says that it has found "incontrovertible evidence" against Adani Group of violating environmental norms in its Mundra port and SEZ project. The panel has recommended a fine of Rs 200 crore or 1 per cent of the total project investment, whichever is higher, …
Identifying 37 per cent — or about 60,000 square km — of the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive, a high-level panel has recommended that “destructive” activities such as mining, thermal power, major construction, and some hydel power projects should not be allowed there. However, the panel was silent about any …
Around 60,000 sq km of Western Ghats, spread across six states, should be turned into a no-go area for commercial activities like mining, thermal power plants, polluting industries and large housing plans, the high-level working group headed by Planning Commission member K Kasturirangan has recommended. The committee has not recommended …
There is incontrovertible evidence that the Adani project - port and SEZ - at Mundra in Gujarat has violated and not complied with EC conditions says this report submitted by the committee headed by environmentalist Sunita Narain to the environment ministry. There is incontrovertible evidence that the Adani project – …
Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on Western Ghats prepared by K Kasturirangan-led 10-member high-level working group and decides to declare the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) over 37% of the Western Ghats under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Download, read this report along with related documents, studies and more... The …
Recognizing that the plethora of dams built and planned in the Ganga basin could almost empty the river of its waters in the winter season, an inter-ministerial group has recommended that the projects be re-engineered to maintain 30-50% of water flow in the lean period of December-March. The group, headed …
Since glass traps heat, buildings require more air conditioning. As a result, energy use goes up Building green is definitely important. But it is equally important to know how green a green building is. Take the glitzy, glass-enveloped buildings popping up across the country. It does not matter if you …
Our health is not on anybody’s agenda. Or, we just don’t seem to make the connections between the growing burden of disease and the deteriorating condition of our environment. We don’t really believe the science, which tells us each passing day how toxins affect our bodies, leading to high rates …
Current policies on containing air pollution, particularly in cities, are regressive Our health is not on anybody's agenda. Or we just don't seem to make the connections between the growing burden of disease and the deteriorating condition of our environment. We don't really believe science, which tells us each passing …
The challenge will only become stiffer as projected sewage generation by 2021 is likely to be about 4,500 mld. This means sewage treatment capacity will have to be augmented by 2,000 mld in less than 10 years, says the central pollution control board. “I agree that our STPs are not …
Eighty percent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation’s rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environmental watchdog showed. Indian cities produce nearly 40 billion liters of sewage every day and barely 20 percent of it is treated, according to …
Is urban India drowning in its own excreta? Nearly 80 per cent of the sewage generated in India flows untreated into its rivers, lakes and ponds, turning the water sources too polluted to use. The end result: groundwater in almost the entire country has nitrate levels higher than the prescribed …
Environment has been given short shrift in the budget with finance minister P. Chidambaram concerning himself only with the thousands of tons of garbage being generated in our cities everyday. The budget focuses on the need to set up waste-to-energy projects in PPP mode. Unfortunately most of these plants have …
The FM wants credit for acting on environment, but does the wrong things The "mool mantra" of Budget 2013 is inclusive and sustainable development, says Finance Minister P Chidambaram. But, as far as the environment is concerned, there is no substance in the Budget that tells us how the direction …
New Delhi: With the government throwing its weight behind waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in this year’s Budget, a debate has started on the need for, and suitability of, such projects. Waste management across most parts of the country is in a mess and in cities like Delhi, where a WTE plant …
Finance minister P Chidambaram batted for sustainable development repeatedly in his speech, marking the arrival of the phrase in mainstream political and economic lexicon. But he backed it up with only loose change for environment and green technologies sector, though he offered some new provisions for urban environment and new …
The Maha Kumbh in Allahabad has perhaps no parallel in terms of the sheer size of the congregation. In less than two months over 100 million people are expected to come to this city, at the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna. But even as they celebrate the rivers …
In an effort to prove that pollution affects the rich and the powerful as much as the common man and the homeless, a court-appointed body is working to put up an air monitoring device on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's house. The monitor would specifically detect levels of ground-level ozone, which …
Air pollution is now the fifth largest killer in India, says the Global Burden of Disease report released by the scientists behind this study at a dialogue workshop organised by CSE, Indian Council of Medical Research and US-based Health Effects Institute. Findings released by the scientists behind the study at …
