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 Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB) collects amounts in the name of environmental protection and pollution control from industries but spends this money on tasks other than environmental protection and pollution control. The newly elected head of the Kumaon Garhwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) Ashok …
Asks States to ensure climate, shoreline changes are accounted for when making land use plan for area between Hazard Line and High Tide Line PANJIM: With a view to reduce the vulnerability of the coastal communities and ensuring sustainable livelihood, the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has asked …
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday took note of the problem of pollution in the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and the surrounding areas and made it clear that the Jammu and Kashmir government and the shrine board would have to "protect and preserve" both. A bench of Justices …
Throwing a gauntlet at officials and asking them to take UP cities in the bracket of top 100 clean cities of India, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the target could be achieved only if officials worked unitedly showing a sense of camaraderie. “There is a big challenge for the …
The state government on Monday, relied on a noise mapping report prepared by NEERI (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute), to inform the Bombay High Court, that the decibel levels at Cuffe Parade were already beyond permissible limits and that Metro 3 construction work, was not causing it. Advocate General Ashutosh …
Stop jargon on plastic thickness, green brigade wants blanket ban HYDERABAD: Use of all plastic bags — below or above 50 microns in thickness — is harmful for the environment, cautioned members of the city’s green brigade, on the eve of International Plastic Bag Free Day observed on July 3. …
Maharashtra government has proposed, in case of multi-layered packaging, using single-layer plastic with other layers under its ambit. WHILE A state government-appointed committee has accepted the proposal recommending that plastic packaging by retailers be allowed with certain riders, norms for industrial-level packaging have been tightened. Industrial manufacturers have been asked …
PANJIM: Notwithstanding to the opposition from the fishing community and several civil society groups, the Goa Government has a given thumbs-up to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2018, requesting to permit erection of temporary seasonal structures like beach shacks, huts and …
The city colleges are planning to introduce a set of initiatives in the new academic year to protect the environment and promote love for nature. Most of the colleges have already introduced the cycle and e-bike project to promote their use in the campus and surrounding areas. An awareness campaign …
Paradip: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board has directed two fertiliser plants here to make their effluent management system foolproof to plug possible discharge of waste materials from gypsum mounds to the peripheral water bodies. The pollution watchdog's directives came in the wake of complaint lodged by green activists expressing …
In a testimony of Government’s absolute non-seriousness towards environment degradation, Environment Policy draft is gathering dust in the official files during the past nearly one year due to lack of coordination between the concerned departments. Moreover, fresh State of Environment Report has not been prepared since 2015 in blatant violation …
MPCB has not yet revealed the conditions that were imposed on the factories. Mumbai: In a blow to nearly 30,000 people staying in Mahul - closure notices issued to two factories in the vicinity of residential buildings accused of pollution, Aegis and Sealord - have been withdrawn. The Maharashtra Pollution …
Though ‘right to clean environment’ is one of the fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it is also necessary for the same environment to be protected, said the judge. MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court directed the Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Legal Services …
MUMBAI: The high powered committee set up to over view the ambitious Shivaji Memorial project gave its nod to increase the height of the statue from 210 metres to 212 metres, the committee has also sanctioned an additional Rs 81 crore which will be added to the cost of the …
The government on Wednesday hiked the price of ethanol produced from C-molasses by Rs 2.85 per litre to Rs 43.70 for the new season starting December 2018, according to sources. For the first time, the government has also fixed the price of ethanol produced from B-molasses at Rs 47.49 per …
Plastic drinking straws are just one example of some of the pointless plastic products that have proved to be a curse for the environment, United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim has said. “We also have pointless packaging, pointless plastic bags and huge quantities of other products that are used for …
Playing a crucial role to mitigate climate change and other environmental challenges across the globe, India on Tuesday announced it will increase for the next four years the money it pays to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), a mechanism to provide grants for environmental projects. India’s representative to GEF Council …
HYDERABAD: Industrialist Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has called for a universal ban on single-use plastic to rid the communities of the "malaise". But industry body ASSOCHAM said there must be a road map for phasing out plastic goods, and a healthier and environmentally-friendly alternative found and promoted. "For instance, jute, textiles …
Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday released a manual containing guidelines to be followed while setting up zoos in the country, and asked the authorities concerned to develop courses on zoo management. These courses would help the personnel, trained in zoo management, sensitise the visitors as regards various aspects …
Maharashtra environment minister Ramdas Kadam on Saturday lauded the decision of the state government of imposing a ban on the use of plastic in the state. Speaking to ANI, the minister said that the decision was taken for the betterment of the state."It is good that plastic is getting banned …
