The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The federal government will seek to reduce the Murray Darling water buyback target by 200 billion litres that will lower the government’s previously announced cap, according to a new strategy paper. A water-recovery strategy obtained by the Australian to be released on Monday outlines that the government can improve water …
The ecosystem of the Halda river, the major breeding ground for sweet water carps in the country, is now under threat due to two rubber dams constructed in the upstream of the river, said experts yesterday. They made the observation at a press conference organised by the Halda River Protection …
Barely a month after the ban on use of heavy equipment in local rivers took effect, excavators have returned in the wake of a decision of the District Development Committee of Nawalparasi lifting a ban on excavation at rivers. Earlier, a ban had been put in place on the use …
Local water-bodies like rivers, lake, canals and the swamps have been affected by the toxins of the pesticides and chemical fertilizers harming the ideal environment for the aquatic life in the district Many indigenous species of fish are on the verge of extinction in the natural water bodies of Netrokona …
The prime minister asked them to prepare development plans putting the environment issues on priority agenda Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to ensure that central effluent treatment plants (CETP) are set up in industrial areas to prevent river water from being contaminated by chemical-mixed waste and …
Fish eggs and spawns are ruined due to excessive use of fertilsers and insecticides in the crop field and industrial wastages flowing through the rivers Native freshwater fishes are going extinct in the water bodies like rivers, bogs, canals due to lack of navigability, use of insecticides and water pollution …
Kedarnath was the worst hit in Uttarakhand in June 2013 tragedy.Dams and tunnels will wreck Uttarakhand, green activists have said all along. It's official now. Blaming hydropower projects for aggravating the impact of the Uttarakhand catastrophe of June 2013 and for environmental degradation of the state, an expert committee of …
Taking a strong note of the alarming levels of pollution in the Ganges, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to take action against the state's polluting industrial units, especially sugar mills and a dairy firm, which have been discharging effluent into …
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s South Goa candidate Swati Kerkar, along with party members, visited Betul village of Velim panchayat to sympathize with the affected local traditional fisherman whose clams were destroyed and learned of their problems. They were informed that all clam spawning grounds in the area have been destroyed …
Human interference with the climate system is occurring, and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems (Figure SPM.1). The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the Working Group II contribution to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (WGII AR5) evaluates how patterns of risks and potential benefits are …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of power have yet again failed to file their replies before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday on NHPC's Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power (LSHEP) dam project. In the last hearing, the tribunal asked all respondents - state governments …
The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of safety-related aspects and downstream impact. NHPC has already spent about Rs 6,600 crore, but due to …
Freshwater dolphins, popularly known as shusuk, are disappearing fast from the country’s rivers due to illegal catching and the loss of their habitats caused by reduced river level and water contamination, reports UNB. Terming the navigability loss of rivers the key reason behind the fall in dolphin population, Dr Anwar …
At a time when Goa and some other states are locked in legal battles in the Supreme Court to reduce the buffer zone around reserved forests and eco-sensitive areas from 10 to one kilometres, Environment and Forest Minister M Veerappa Moily has shown the way, by reducing it to just …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given an ultimatum of three weeks to the Assam government to file its reply on the Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power (LSHEP) dam on Monday. Earlier, the tribunal had asked all respondents in the case - state governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, ministry …
Fisherwomen have vowed to lead a campaign against increasing pollution and degradation of fresh water bodies in the country, specifically in Sindh, saying like their forefathers they will continue to be the custodians of these resources. They opposed contract system at the rivers and illegal encroachment which destroys the natural …
State regulators in North Carolina may force Duke Energy Corp to move thousands of tons of coal ash from storage ponds at a power plant to a lined landfill after a massive spill this month contaminated water and wildlife in the Dan River. The state's Department of Environmental and Natural …
The high-level expert panel formed to ascertain levels of toxic pollutants released by industries into the Simbhaoli drain near Ghaziabad that empties into the Ganga, submitted its report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday. The inspection report has highlighted instances of discharge of untreated and toxic effluents by …
While the nations around the world were busy celebrating World Wetlands Day (WWD) on Sunday to mark the date of the adoption of Convention on Wetlands, February 2, 1971 in Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea; the wetlands of Sindh continued to suffer with acute …
Speakers at a seminar held here on Sunday urged the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, a major beneficiary of Keenjhar Lake, to invest in the rehabilitation of the lake, which was getting highly polluted by industrial runoff. They urged the government to take immediate measures to protect the lake from …
