Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Nainital: In an alarming indication of the falling quality of soil in the state, more than 80% of 28,000 samples from across six districts of Kumaon have shown below average presence of essential elements and nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulfur. Experts pointed out that factors …
Consultations will be held with experts who will chalk out a road map to implement the "site-specific" programme. Taj Mahal and Vaishno Devi are among the 10 iconic places with higher footfalls identified by the Centre that will undergo cleaning on par with international standards for which foreign experts are …
PUNE: The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (GEF-UNIDO) is implementing a global environment facility supported project 'Promoting business models for increasing penetration and scaling up of solar energy' in partnership with the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE). A series of awareness generation workshops are being organized in several …
NAINITAL: Thousands of people living in 83 villages of Kumaon region, which are close to rivers, are now at the mercy of the weather after the monsoon reached Uttarakhand on Wednesday. With incessant showers continuing to lash the region, fear of flooding and landslide looms large over the villages. According …
“Drinking water shortage will become grave in Uttarakhand especially in the rural mountain areas due to climate change,” said Shatrughan Singh, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary, while speaking at a workshop on “Reviving Springs in Uttarakhand” organised by People’s Science Institute, Dehradun, with the financial support of Arghyam, Bengaluru, here today. “In …
The district administration will launch a drive to check the use of polythene bags and plastic around Har-ki-Pauri and Ganga ghats in Haridwar as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) is getting stern over the issue. The drive has been undertaken occasionally in the past from the mela zone of Har-ki-Pauri …
Dehradun: After a lull of five years, hundreds of residents from over 32 villages in Rudraprayag district. are set to resume their agitation against Singoli-Bhatwadi and Byung-Phata hydel projects on Mandakini river. The villagers have been protesting intermittently against the projects since 2006, while seeking compensation in lieu of the …
DEHRADUN: The springs which are known to be fountainhead of all the rivers are drying up in the state. However the state government has not taken any initiative to revive them so far. However hope is rekindled this time, as chief secretary Shatrughan Singh assured concrete action when he came …
DEHRADUN : State Action Plan of Climate Change(SAPCC) which has been approved by the Government of India was formally launched in Uttarakhand on Monday with a workshop held among the stakeholders. The plans which would require Rs 8,800 crore will be implemented in two phases , three years each. Out …
DEHRADUN: The State Action Plan for Climate Change (SAPCC) will first be implemented in the four sectors namely disaster, water, energy and forest, for being more critical in nature. The state is prone to disasters triggered by climatic changes. There is water crisis deepening. Energy sector is dependent on hydro-power …
Dehradun: Chief conservator of forest Dhananjay Mohan, who was assigned as an investigative officer for a case pertaining to recovery of five tiger skins near Rajaji Tiger Reserve in the month of March, has mentioned in his report that the crime was committed on the border of Corbett Tiger Reserve …
DEHRADUN: After waiting for two years for Combined Medical Institute (CMI), one of the top most ranked hospitals in the state, to set up an effluent treatment plant (ETP), the state Pollution Control Board has decided to seal the laundry plant and pathology lab of the hospital on Friday. According …
Petitioners also challenged the constitutional validity of section 62 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 The Supreme Court will hear PILs challenging three government notifications declaring nilgais, wild boars and Rhesus monkeys as vermin, thereby paving the way for their hunting and killing in Bihar, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh …
Wildlife Act’s Section 62 illegal: PIL In her PIL, animal rights activist Gauri Maulekhi has challenged the validity of Section 62 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 that empowered the Centre to let culling of animals to curtail their population Pleading to declare Section 62 as unconstitutional and illegal, the …
Pune: NGOs and activists in the city protested against the environment ministry's decision to allow mass killing of Nilgai in Bihar. A few days back, women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi had sparred with environment minister Prakash Javadekar over the killing. Gandhi is also a well known animal rights …
Dehradun: A prominent Dehradun-based NGO, which tested drinking water quality of 60 wards of the city including some VIP areas, has come out with alarming conclusions. The one-month long study found high level of chlorine and some other toxic elements in the water supplied by Jal Nigam. Surprisingly, the NGO …
We present the measurements of cloud-base height variations over ARIES, Nainital (79.45°E, 29.37°N, 1958 m amsl) obtained from Vaisala Ceilometer, during the nearly year-long Ganges Valley Aerosol Experiment (GVAX). Original Source
Active forest fire monitoring using satellite data has been carried out from 2006 as part of the Disaster Management Support Programme of ISRO. The activity provides timely information on fires to State Forest Departments across India for forest fire control and management activities. Original Source
With Union Ministers Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar locking horns over culling of animals including nilgai, animal rights bodies today expressed "shock" over the Environment Ministry's stand saying such killings will not help mitigate human-animal conflict. Noting that more than 500 people lost their lives in human-wildlife conflicts last year, …
Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi’s comments on Thursday, accusing the environment ministry of showing “lust to kill animals”, snowballed into a major stand-off between the National Democratic Alliance’s two Cabinet colleagues to the delight of Opposition parties. Ms Gandhi’s outburst came after the Rhesus Macaque (monkey) …
