Sunita Narain

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping of waste in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 11/11/2024

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 …

New measures to check air pollution in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta convened a meeting in the Capital on Monday to draw up an action plan to reduce air pollution during winter. The meeting was attended by Environment Pollution Control Authority chairman Bhure Lal and Centre for Science and Environment director Sunita Narain besides representatives …

Will you leave Nano home for BRTS?

AHMEDABAD: No traffic jams, air-conditioned travel and soothing music as you cut down your travel time by half. If that was the new face of transport

Governor advocates uranium mining

CSE releases report on mining By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Amid persistent public outcry against the Centre's push for uranium mining in Meghalaya, Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary on Monday gave the thumbs up to the project for the sake of development, while taking a dig at anti-mining bodies for being silent …

The just framework for climate

Let's cut to the chase. If we are serious about climate change then we have to be serious about changing (drastically) the way the world generates and uses its energy. But even as the rich world talks glibly about 'decarbonisation' of its economy it has done precious little to reinvent …

Pledge to save planet earth - New delhi ABS chapter bags tata steel rolling trophy

The participants of Tata Steel Rolling Trophy debate. Picture by Bhola Prasad Jamshedpur: The panel discussion was a fitting finale of the Tata Steel Rolling Trophy debate today. The discussion had the audience glued to their seats. Organised by Jamshedpur chapter of Association of British Scholars (ABS), the panellist at …

Students in war of words - Four chapters shine at ABS debate semi-final

The finalists of the Tata Steel Rolling Trophy with the panel of judges after the results of the semi-final were declared on Sunday. Telegraph picture Jamshedpur, Sept. 28: Four chapters of Association of British Scholars (ABS) will fight to the finish for the Tata Steel Rolling Trophy tomorrow. At the …

The framework for climate

The world needs to adopt the concept of equal per capita entitlements for greenhouse gas emissions. Let

Yuvraj bats for Gurgaons anti-dumping brigade

DLF residents staged a mass-protest rally against illegal dumping of garbage at Gurgaon-Faridabad Road in the Aravali range of hills near the dumping site. Star cricketer Yuvraj Singh among other prominent CEOs, doctors, CAs also participated in the rally and demanded that garbage dumping be stopped immediately as it was …

The Buzz Behind Biofuels

The national policy on biofuels that is expected to be announced soon has the potential to change India's fortunes either way.The government should be cautious about the land-use while allotting wasteland to companies interested in the cultivation of biofuel crops, says Sushmi Dey AT A TIME WHEN THE world is …

Learn to walk lightly

In Sikkim, bowing to local protests, the government has cancelled 11 hydro-electric projects. In Arunachal Pradesh, dam projects are being cleared at breakneck speed and resistance is growing. In Uttarakhand last month, 2 projects on the Ganga were put on hold and there is growing concern about the rest. In …

Now a one-stop shop for environment information

NEW DELHI: A portal on environment and development designed and built by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), with support from the National Knowledge Commission, was launched here on Monday. A one-stop shop for all information and resources, the India Environmental Portal will enable the flow of easy-to-use information …

Students are new green warriors

How much waste does your school recycle? How much energy does your school consume? What is the percentage of green area in your school? How eco-friendly are the vehicles in your school? These and many other

Parking : EPCA writes to Centre on notified roads

Finding parking space in the city is becoming an impossible task and with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) yet to furnish a list of parking sites along the 2,183 notified commercial and mixed land use stretches

Mining consequences severe, warns report

Bangalore, DHNS: The 356-page State of Indias Environment Report - Rich Lands, Poor People - Is Sustainable Mining Possible? was released in Bangalore on Monday... Mining in India (including in the iron ore-rich Bellary district) contrary to the government's claims, has done little for the development of mineral-bearing regions. It …

Sunita Narain: Learn to walk lightly

DOWN TO EARTH Protests against resources being acquired for industry form the environment movement of the poor. In Sikkim, bowing to local protests, the government has cancelled 11 hydro-electric projects. In Arunachal Pradesh, dam projects are being cleared at breakneck speed and resistance is growing. In Uttarakhand last month, two …

What are the consequences of dieselisation? (Debate)

Increased industrial use of diesel and preference for diesel vehicles has caused the demand for this fuel to accelerate. Subsidies are largely to blame. Three experts debate the fallouts. I S S U E S What are the socioeconomic consequences of the increasing consumption of diesel? Is relative price of …

Filling CNG can now take 3-4 hrs

Megha Suri | TNN The reopening of schools after the summer break has thrown the city into a severe CNG crisis. The waiting time at filling stations, which was just 5-10 minutes at the beginning of the year, has increased to an average of three to four hours, leading to …

Sunita Narain: Boom, bust or leapfrog

For small-town India to become big, it will have to boast that it doesn't want to be another Shanghai. Small-town India is about to explode. But the question is if these cities will be able to manage this growth or will they implode from within

Sunita Narain: The mean world of climate

DOWN TO EARTH Sunita Narain / New Delhi July 04, 2008, 0:00 IST We need a way ahead

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