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 …
Lake Turkana is a miraculous anomaly of life-giving water in a parched and unforgiving land. Formed millions of years ago in the tectonic upheavals that created East Africa
Mumbai: Mithi river, much abused by encroachment and pollution, is set to receive a fresh lease of life. In a bid to revive Mithi's pristine glory, a group of environmentalists from the city, inspired by Magsaysay Award-winning conservationist, Rajendra Singh, formed a core group, christened Mithi Sansad, with 60 members …
J. Venkatesan NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim stay of the orders passed by the Delhi High Court stalling constructions in the Commonwealth Games village on the banks of river Yamuna in the Capital for holding the Games in 2010. During
GUWAHATI, Dec 15: Green signal from the Multi-Disciplinary Group (MDAG) constituted in accordance with the directive of the Ministry of Environment and Forest is a must for Oil India Limited (OIL) to conduct the proposed seismic survey of the Brahmaputra bed. The MDAG will give its mandatory nod only if …
Nov. 5: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the High Court order through which a four-member committee, led by Nobel Prize winner R.K. Pachauri, was constituted to assess the impact on environment due to the construction of Commonwealth Games Village which, environmentalists alleged, was being built on Yamuna river bed …
J. Venkatesan NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed Delhi High Court orders stalling constructions in the upcoming Commonwealth Games Village on the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi for holding the games in 2010. A Bench of Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam stayed the …
GUWAHATI, Dec 2: The proposed seismic survey of Oil India Ltd (OIL) in the river bed of Brahmaputra appears to face tough resistance, as the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), an apolitical body functioning as a watch dog for safeguarding the interest of the indigenous people, has vowed to form …
Crossing through ten countries and draining the territory of 19 countries, the Danube is the most international river in the world. In addition to the 83 million people living in the river basin, the Danube is home to globally important species of flora and fauna.
NEW DELHI: Questioning the bona fides of the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on their shifting stands over the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village along the Yamuna riverbed in East Delhi, the Delhi High Court …
Tehri hydroelectric project of 2,400 MW capacity, the Asia's highest dam constructed on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand is one of the most debatable dams of the country. The fluvial system of Bhagirathi and Bhilagana has been converted into a huge lentic water reservoir. Therefore, the information on periphytonic diversity …
A ship carries cargo from India to Bangladesh on the Brahmaputra. Similar step is being taken in Orissa too Bhubaneswar, July 9: Plans are afoot to develop a national waterway (NW-5) connecting the Brahmani and Mahanadi with the now-defunct East Coast Canal of the British days, extending up to Geonkhali …
On the day of World Environmental Day, June 5, we started our maiden trip on a motorcycle. The plan was to ride along the banks of river Yamuna, meeting people settled downstream, understand the river and connect with the people. At the same time, to look at the possibility of …
Raktima Bose The Bangladeshi barge m v Nilam moments before it sank. A Bangladeshi barge, on its way to the Narayanganj inland port, sank in the Hooghly river after it ran aground hitting an island at Noorpur in South 24 Parganas district on Monday. The barge was carrying 700 tonnes …
DDA bans concrete construction on Yamuna banks Some more good news: Away from the Yamuna riverfront, renovation work under way at the ancient Humayun's Tomb in Delhi on Wednesday. In a development that has come as a big relief to environmentalists and conservationists in the Capital, the Delhi Development Authority …
Krishna delta lost 1,783 ha between 1977 and 2000 A study published in Current Science (Vol 87, No 9) noted that the Godavari delta had lost 1,836 hectares (ha) between 1976 and 2000 (at 73.4 ha per year). The researchers said reduced river flow had caused reduction in sediment load …
To commemorate the World Environment Day on June 5, Commonwealth Youth Games Pune 2008 is planning to host nature conservation activities. "With growing concerns over global warming and depleting green cover, the aim is to enhance public attention and action about nature conservation and environmentalprotection,'said a press release. On June …
