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 …
In a letter to all municipal commissioners, Principal Secretary (Municipal Administration) Arvind Kumar directed them to strictly implement the directives on plastic usage. HYDERABAD: The Telangana government on Wednesday issued guidelines to ban plastic usage in urban local bodies in the state. All corporations and municipal bodies across the State …
SHIMLA: With a ban on thermocol cups and plates coming into force in Himachal Pradesh on June 5, the district administration of Sirmaur is planning to rope in self-help groups for producing traditional “pattals” (plates made of dried leaves). Sirmaur deputy commissioner Lalit Jain said they were expecting the demand …
Board withdraws CTE for phase 2 after SIPCOT cancels land allotment CHENNAI: Is it the end of the road for Vedanta Sterlite’s expansion plans in Thoothukudi? The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has withdrawn the Consent to Establish (CTE) granted to the second copper smelter unit for which work …
LUDHIANA: Environment minister OP Soni on Tuesday held a meeting with the city businessmen including, representatives of dyeing units and set a deadline of two-month for them to strictly adhere to the all rules. The representatives of Ludhiana Dyeing Industries Association requested Soni to waive off lease rent of land …
Of these, 19 units have been issued closure notices, after four trucks, smuggling 16.7 tonnes of banned plastic bags from Daman to retailers across Maharashtra were confiscated by a MPCB flying squad. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has issued closure notices to 19 plastic manufacturing units in the state citing …
PANJIM: National Fishworkers Forum (NFF), along with its affiliated union, Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE), on Monday protested the draft CRZ notification 2018 claiming that it is scaling back on safeguards for the coastlines. The forum also submitted a memorandum to Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) member secretary objecting to …
Proposal will create ‘shock absorber’ around sanctuaries; impose curbs In a bid to conserve wildlife habitats in the State, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has proposed to declare areas around the Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary in Ramanathapuram district and Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary in Ariyalur district as Eco-Sensitive …
Additional Chief Secretary in Forest and Environment Department Suresh Mohapatra urged industrial houses to become more responsible and careful while using natural resources of the State. BHUBANESWAR:Additional Chief Secretary in Forest and Environment Department Suresh Mohapatra urged industrial houses to become more responsible and careful while using natural resources of …
Jamshedpur: Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), which has seized 18 tonnes of banned plastic carry bags from shopkeepers in the last seven months, plans to make the city 'polythene free' by August 5. "If we are serious about protecting our environment, we have to get rid of polythene bags. So …
HYDERABAD: Reverberating the United Nation's awakening call to ditch plastic, Telangana, along with rest of India, on Tuesday marked World Environment Day with 'beat the plastic pollution' as its theme. However, with the city sitting on heaps of plastic waste, community and government efforts to 'beat the plastic pollution' seem …
Jodhpur: Unwanted vehicular noise has reached nightmarish levels these days with a spurt in vehicle count on the city roads.Horns were meant to be used to alert vehicles and prevent accidents however, they have now turned into communication tools mainly by drivers, who honk to convey disapproval, displeasure and, in …
India, which was ranked 141 out of total 180 countries on the Global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) rankings in 2016, has slipped further to the 177th position this year. Failure to improve its air quality, protect biodiversity and cut greenhouse gas emissions has been cited as reason for placing the …
NEW DELHI: India on the occasion of the World Environment Day on Tuesday pledged to eliminate all single-use plastics (items like carry bags, straws and water bottles among others) from the country by 2022 — the year which coincides with 75 years of the country's independence. "We make a solemn …
Only 12 States, UTs have notified the Energy Conservation Building Code Most States are giving short shrift to building energy conservation norms with just a dozen adopting them so far, a little over a decade after its release. The first Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) was released in May 2007 …
India is the host to this year’s World Environment Day and the theme is ‘Beat Plastic Pollution.’ Every year, June 5 is observed as World Environment Day to raise awareness and increase government action on the pressing issue. This year, the theme is ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ with focus on single-use …
NEW DELHI: For India, World Environment Day 2018 is not a "symbolic" celebration, but a mission, Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. The minister told people to take care of their Green Social Responsibility during the World Environment Day celebrations and urged them to take up Green Good …
Five months after the Noida Authority relaunched its anti-plastic drive to implement the ban on plastics in the city, shop-keepers and residents are flouting the guidelines. "We hardly make any profit in our business, how do they expect us to spend money on expensive cloth bags?" said a local cloth …
World Environment Day 2018: Every year, a different global host country is picked where the official celebrations take place and this time it's India. The focus on the host country helps bring focus towards the environmental challenges it faces and aims to support the effort to address them. World Environment …
AGRA: Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Union minister for culture and environment Mahesh Sharma on Sunday administered a pledge to Agra residents for making areas around Taj Mahal, in a radius of 500 metres, free of litter and polythene and reducing the presence of single-use plastic products …
MANGALURU: Results of a scientific study in India to evaluate the environmental impact of small hydropower projects (SPH) showed that SHPs, despite being touted as a clean energy option, are not without their harmful effects, and affect the flow of rivers, causing altered fish composition, and reduce the number of …
