Order of the National Green Tribunal In re: New item titled “Snow-like Chemical foam haunts” Appearing in Express News Service dated 08.09.2023 dated 26/09/2023. The application has been registered on the basis of the news item “Snow-like Chemical foam haunts” published in Express News Service dated September 8, 2023. As …
Order of the National Green Tribunal In re: New item titled “Snow-like Chemical foam haunts” Appearing in Express News Service dated 08.09.2023 dated 26/09/2023. The application has been registered on the basis of the news item “Snow-like Chemical foam haunts” published in Express News Service dated September 8, 2023. As …
Increasing the transparency and accountability of urban climate governance in this way will serve as a starting point for identifying investment gaps and exploring opportunities for mobilizing new resources. It will also help to identifying ways to mainstream climate change and environmental objectives at central-, state-, and city-level through a …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Lokesh Kumar Vs Mamidi Venumadhav & Others dated 16/09/2021. The matter related to immersion of Ganesh idol for the purposes of the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad, Telangana. The Solicitor General has said that immersion …
This paper presents analysis of the fiscal and equity impacts of urban land value capture instruments based on three case studies from the global south. These include the Lideta redevelopment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the Outer Ring Road in Hyderabad, India; and Água Espraiada Urban Operation in São Paulo, Brazil. …
The electricity demand forecast is an important input for the planning of the power sector to meet the future power requirement of various sectors of electricity consumption. Therefore, a periodic Electric Power Survey (EPS) of the country is conducted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to assess electricity demand on …
Congratulations to all... we have achieved 50 degree temperature this year. Let’s cut more trees to achieve 60 degrees the next year,’ a sarcastic tweet the other day came as a jolt. It was, however, hard to tell whether the quiet sarcasm was lost on a majority of the readers …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mohammed Nayeem Pasha & Others Vs The State of Telangana & Others dated 05/04/2019 regarding pollution of river Musi at Hyderabad (Telangana). The river is contaminated due to disposal of industrial and domestic sewage effluents into it. An affidavit filed …
Hyderabad: The forest department has stated that about 22 lakh acres of forest land has to be reconciled with revenue records as vast chunks of these lands are under illegal occupation. Besides, the forest lands have been classified under different names in revenue records. The government has decided to constitute …
Tamil Nadu is the hub for manufacturing firecrackers. The green firecrackers from China are not green, according to scientists at IICT. They said they were more harmful than the traditional firecrackers which are being produced in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is the hub for manufacturing firecrackers. The business is traditional …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Human Rights & Consumer Protection Cell Trust Vs. The State of Telangana & Others dated 12/09/2018. The case pertains to two major water bodies in Hyderabad, namely, Himayatsagar and Osmansagar where constructions are being undertaken and industries run causing threat …
The people should begin using paper and jute bags to replace plastic. Hyderabad: The state government has been grappling with the issue of reducing the use of disposable plastic in the city. Earlier, it had taken many initiatives and in yet another effort, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) …
The historical city of Hyderabad has the potential to be a solar champion, according to a Greenpeace India report, titled, Rooftop Revolution: Unleashing Hyderabad’s Rooftop Potential. The report finds that the total rooftop solar potential of this city is 1730 MW. If realised, this can help the city reduce the …
About 22 per cent Indian adults in urban areas suffer from constipation, a gut health survey by a multinational healthcare firm has suggested. Kolkata tops the chart at 28 per cent among eight cities where the survey—done by Abbott in association with a global market research firm—was undertaken. Chennai is …
This past two years has witnessed farmers across India demonstrating for their livelihoods: a hike in milk procurement prices has featured as a key demand. Their demand reflects a grave crisis underway in the Indian milk market, which is threatening to undermine the multifunctional role of livestock and the way …
HYDERABAD: College students will no more be able to tuck into their favourite snacks like samosa, kachori, pizza, noodles on campus as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has instructed institutions to regulate canteens from selling unhealthy food inside college campus. In a circular issued earlier this month, …
As per section 5.2.8 (IV) of National Environment Policy (NEP) - 2006, Ambient Noise is included as environmental quality parameter and is being monitored in specific urban areas regularly. The National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network comprises of 70 Noise Monitoring Stations spread over 07 metropolitan cities which include Bengaluru, Chennai, …
Swedish financial services group Nordea, in a report following its investigation on pharma pollution in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, severely criticised pharma companies and the Pollution Control Boards (PCB) of both states for wreaking environmental havoc in the two cities. The report blamed the PCBs of both states as, “highly corrupt” …
The Centre has given its clearance for four greenfield airports — three in Andhra Pradesh and an international airport at Dholera in Gujarat. A greenfield airport is a new airport which is constructed from the scratch as in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. “The site clearance, which is the first clearance, was …
Transport sector has always been a significant contributor in emission estimates of cities. The source apportionment studies conducted in the six major cities of the country have shown that transport has significant contributions in PM2.5 and NOx concentrations. Moreover, the lower height of release of vehicular emissions leads to higher …
Ambient Noise Level assessment has been conducted at 70 locations in seven cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bangalore and Hyderabad) reveals following observations: Out of 70 locations, only 07 locations at Peeniya (Industrial) and Whitefield (Industrial) in Bangalore; Jeedimetla (Industrial) and Addapotharam (Industrial) in Hyderabad; Tartala (Industrial) in Kolkata; …
