Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
This study documents the deteriorating riverine environment of Sindh. Previous studies have also highlighted this issue but the referencing and documentation is generally fragmentary. The environmental case of Sindh is contested by the federal government so for the purpose of this study the authors have decided to use predominantly official …
Mr Andy Lehman, a Swiss citizen, who, along with his team, recently completed in 35 days a 2,500-km-long journey by boat along the Ganga, from Gangotri in the Himalayas to Sagar Island near the mouth of the Hooghly, will present a video documentary on the expedition at the Copenhagen Climate …
PARADIP: A major portion of the Jatadhari river mouth has been covered by black oil reportedly leaking from the sunken Mongolian vessel Black Rose. Besides, fishermen have also witnessed oil slick on sea surface from Sandhkuda to Jatadhari river mouth and in Badtanda area of Erasama block. Local fishermen alleged …
Over the next century, climate change will dramatically alter natural resource management. Specifically, historical reference conditions may no longer serve as benchmarks for restoration, which may foster a
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has admitted that while designing the Sarbarmati Riverfront Development project, neither did it make an attempt to increase the depth of the river nor made any provision for dredging. In reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by …
RASHME SEHGAL The recent Supreme Court judgment giving a go ahead to the construction of the Games Village has opened the doors for further construction along the Yamuna bank. The Delhi Master Plan already spells out new land uses along the banks which is expected to lead to eventual canalisation …
Bangladesh protests dam in Manipur sunamgonj in Bangladesh, a few kilometres from the border with India, looks stirred up. On June 21, the town citizenry gathered at the public library to listen to five speakers from India
The Amazon River accounts for one-fifth of the world's freshwater flow, and its floodplain is home to 60% of the world's remaining tropical rainforests. The basin's diverse ecosystems support an unparalleled array of biodiversity, and provide home to tens of thousands of indigenous people. Yet the Brazilian government sees the …
Sanjay Jog Mumbai: Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh plans to be tough on the power project developers, who fail to initiate the construction work within five years of obtaining the environment clearance. The ministry (MoEF) will make it mandatory for the developers to undertake another environment impact assessment (EIA) …
As the monsoon retreats and the flood waters recede, the flood bank and bed of the River Dikrong in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh becomes a humming ground of the human activities. Temporary labour tents or huts, crusher machines, movement of trucks and other vehicles all along the length and breadth become …
The illegal sand mining is being carried out unabated in Cauvery river thus polluting the water and affecting the aquatic life. Though the Department of Geology and Mining has given permission for sand mining in some places, several people are involved in illegal sand mining in the region. One can …
NEW DELHI: While constructing the Yamuna Bank station on the river bed, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had taken into account all environmental concerns. According to DMRC, the Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune, conducted a study and the Yamuna Standing Committee gave clearance after which construction was under …
The High Court has directed the Government to submit a report on the damage caused to ecology due to rampant sand mining along the banks of Arkavathi river in Ramanagara. A division bench headed by Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation by a resident of …
V NarayanaMurthi Vellore The CPI (M) will focus on the problem of pollution from tanneries in the district. The issue is complicated by the fact that many of the tanneries are owned by a particular community which could give it a communal spin No party in power had taken any …
People from Canacona taluka have expressed fear over the ecological imbalances in the region, which has led to drastic changes in the three major rivers. According to sources, bygone farming practices are blamed for the declining width of the rivers at Galgibaga, Talpona and Saleri.
