People may avoid migrating if they cannot insure themselves against the risk of a bad outcome. Governments can reduce the consumption risk faced by migrants by allowing them to access social protection programs in the destination. This study randomly informed around 62,000 households across 18 Indian states about a new …
Land-use and land-cover change in the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan threatens the persistence of many ecologically and economically important species. The Bishnoi people of Rajasthan have religiously protected a keystone tree species, Prosopis cineraria, locally known as the Khejeri tree, for over five centuries. We conducted the first comparative …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of AKhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad Ors Vs Union of India Ors. dated 25/02/2014 regarding cleanliness at Sethani Ghat in particular at the banks of the river Narmada especially in the light of the ensuing ‘Shivratri’ festival and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sureshbhai Keshavbhai Waghvankar & Ors. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 10/01/2014 regarding water pollution caused on account of immersion of plaster of paris made idols. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/1111-2013(MApp)_10Jan2014.pdf
The National Green Tribunal today directed the ministries of environment, water resources and human resource development to file their replies to a plea seeking a uniform policy with regard to immersion of idols in rivers and other water bodies during some religious events. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice …
In an innovative move, a pitcher or ghada-shaped pots with Gangajal would be placed at 10 spots across the city. These pitchers would act as a bin for the religious waste, including ash from households. The proposal, inspired by a similar arrangement in Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad, was made by the …
In a move to protect the environment from more damage, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has urged the state government to promote idols that are made out of re-usable and recycled material such as paper pulp. The MPCB has also suggested a 'one idol, one village or society' project. …
The government has maintained that it would study the Supreme Court's ruling on hydel projects At a time when the Uttarakhand government has launched a campaign to highlight its achievements in the media, the hydropower sector, a key growth driver in the hill state, has virtually been put on the …
Strict vigil and stringent law have spared river Hooghly from bearing the brunt of pollution triggered by idol immersion, but local waterbodies were not so lucky. After Kali Puja organizers were discouraged to immerse their idols in Hooghly, they made a beeline for nearby ponds, thus clogging them with idol …
Even as denizens of Sangam City joined crores of other Indians in celebrating the festival of lights, few gave a thought to purchasing ecofriendly idols. On Saturday, people made beelines at stalls selling idols of Lord Ganesha and Laxmi. However, while most chose the brightest and most colourful idols, only …
The tradition of immersing idols may soon be ripped off puja celebrations with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking cognizance of an application by environment activist Subhas Datta, seeking a ban on this ‘method’. Datta refuses to call idol immersion a ‘ritual’. In his application, the activist claimed that the …
It has been a year since Varanasi associated itself with the Green Pilgrimage Network but it is yet to start working on the project. The India chapter of the Green Pilgrimage Network (GPN) was launched on October 15, 2013 in Hyderabad, which was organized by the International Council for Local …
Despite all the hue and cry about eco-friendly idol immersions, especially during the last two years, the people and municipal corporation have failed to save their lakes. The dissolved oxygen (DO) levels of the two major city lakes, Telangkhedi (Futala) and Gandhi Sagar have gone down dangerously for the second …
Inflation in India rises to 7-month high of 6.46% due to higher onion, diesel prices Allahabad High Court Saturday relaxed the ban imposed on the immersion of idols in rivers Ganga and Yamuna for this year and refused to extend the time frame any further. It has also sought a …
Allahabad High Court Saturday relaxed the ban imposed on the immersion of idols in rivers Ganga and Yamuna for this year and refused to extend the time frame any further. It has also sought a detailed plan from authorities for immersion at places other than these rivers. The court allowed …
Sacred groves have survived very long without human interference, and thus are of anthropological, cultural, economic, and ecological significance. In India, these groves are concentrated in the North-East and along the Western Ghats, both globally recognised hotspots of biodiversity. Unfortunately, their size and number are now shrinking at an alarming …
Order of the Allahabad High Court on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. - 4003 of 2006 at Allahabad : Re: Ganga Pollution Vs. State Of U.P. And Others dated 11/10/2013.
Various puja committees in the industrial town have erected eco-friendly mandaps, with an aim to send the message of saving greenery. Preparations for the nine-day festival, which began from Oct 5, are in full swing. Artists from Kolkata, Bihar have come to the city to give finishing touches to the …
Beware! Goddess durga is watching you cutting the trees and exploiting the women. She epitomizes mother and every time you indulge in harassing mother earth (environment) and women, she emerges to warn you. With an aim to spreading this message among the devotees, a sand artist has made a huge …
The Karbi Anglong hills district administration keeping an eye on the upcoming Durga Puja here has geared up for celebrating an eco–friendly Durga Puja this year with the Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA) laying out the green and smooth guidelines. A meeting was held at the Conference Hall of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Capt. S.K.Bhardwaj Vs. Commissioner of Nagar Palika Nigam, Jabalpur & Others dated 01/10/2013 with regard to the alleged violation of certain environmental laws in regard to a site which was designated by the respondents for the purpose of immersion of …
