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 …
Not satisfied with Maharashtra government's reply regarding procurement of noise meters to check decibel levels during festivals, the Bombay High Court today asked the state to file an affidavit by July 27 giving a time-bound schedule to buy the equipment. "We want to see the orders regarding purchase of noise …
Rampant deforestation, extensive damming of the rivers, huge diversions of water for industrial projects and even elite resorts can be seen across the state. All these underlie Maharashtra’s terrible water crisis. They won’t get washed away by the monsoon, even if media coverage of it dries up with the onset …
The scorching summer and drying up of river Bhima has taken a toll on the inflow of pilgrims to the famous Dattatreya temple at Deval Gangapur on the banks of the Bhima in Afzalpur taluk of the district. Every single pilgrim visiting the temple takes a dip at the ‘sangam’ …
An expert committee appointed by the NGT has recommended imposing a fine of Rs 120 crore on the Art of Living Foundation. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday questioned the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for granting the Art of Living Foundation permission to conduct its World Culture Festival on the …
In 2011, then forest minister Sartaj Singh had floated a proposal to issue temporary licences to hunters and charge them Rs 5,000 for every nilgai (blue bull) they kill. For more than a decade, it has been legal for farmers in Madhya Pradesh to kill a nilgai by seeking permission …
The 121st Maramon Convention, billed as Asia’s largest annual Christian religious retreat, began with a call to abate environmental pollution. Inaugurating the week-long religious meet at Maramon in Pathanamthitta district, Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, head of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, said the world today has been witnessing …
Since the origins of agriculture, the scale of human cooperation and societal complexity has dramatically expanded. This fact challenges standard evolutionary explanations of prosociality because well-studied mechanisms of cooperation based on genetic relatedness, reciprocity and partner choice falter as people increasingly engage in fleeting transactions with genetically unrelated strangers in …
Dehradun: Chief minister Harish Rawat on Sunday directed the state forest department to impose a ban on religious feasts in areas that fall under national parks such as Rajaji National Park and Corbett National Park. Addressing a meeting of top forest and senior officials, including chief secretary Shatrughana Singh, at …
Gurgaon: A CNG crematorium built in DLF Phase III at a cost of Rs 85 lakh in May 2012 has been lying unused even as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Union environment ministry and Delhi government to initiate programmes to provide alternative modes of cremation of …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Union environment ministry and the Delhi government to initiate programmes to provide alternative modes of cremation of human remains, saying the traditional method of burning wood emitted hazardous pollutants in the environment. A bench, headed by Justice U D Salvi said there was …
Nawanshahr: To highlight the issue of noise pollution during late night hours, two activists have submitted an application to the Nawanshahr deputy commissioner seeking permission to play loudspeaker outside his residence during night time. Activists Parvinder Singh Kitna and Jai Gopal Dhiman, who submitted the application to the DC, said …
Madurai/Trichy: Feverish preparations for the conduct of jallikattu, set in motion by last week's central government notification that sanctioned the traditional sport came to an abrupt standstill on Tuesday following a Supreme Court order putting it on hold. A law and order situation appears to be brewing in rural areas …
The available data on routine immunization in Nigeria show a disparity in coverage between Northern and Southern Nigeria, with the former performing worse. The effect of socio-cultural differences on health-seeking behaviour has been identified in the literature as the main cause of the disparity. Our study analyses the role of …
The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has suggested the deployment of policemen instead of volunteers at the Pampa bathing ghats in the foothills of Sabarimala to stop pilgrims from throwing used clothes into the river. In a detailed report submitted before the Kerala High Court, PCB Member Secretary M.S. Mythili …
The employment of a new “worm index” of human development, together with additional published health information, confirms the important role neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) play in hindering the advancement of many of the world’s Muslim-majority countries. Original Source
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Pramode Chugh Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 19/11/2015 regarding use of electronic crematorium, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The matter is of utmost significance pertaining to the use of electronic crematorium so that unnecessarily trees …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to impose a complete ban on bursting of firecrackers during Diwali to curb air pollution. A bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Arun Mishra, however, reiterated the July 2015 judgment of the apex court prohibiting use of firecrackers between 10 pm and …
The association noted that the turnover in firecrackers was over `1,000 crores, and with 350 units in Sivakasi alone, it provides direct employment to over three lakh people and indirect employment to ten lakh people. “Any adverse direction against use of crackers during Diwali will have a disastrous effect on …
In an era when pollution has become one of the biggest public health concerns, conventional burning of Ravana effigies defeats the very purpose of Dussehra - a festival marking triumph of good over evil. DLF V residents seem to have captured the spirit of this festival by merging ecological concern …
MUMBAI: Out of a total 722 Navratri mandaps set up across the city the BMC has found 230 that are unauthorized. The civic body is in the process of issuing notices to these unauthorized mandaps while in some cases it has demolished them. The highest number of unauthorized Navratri mandaps …
