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 …
PANAJI: The Goa government has nominated Sandeep Azrenkar, Milind Gadgil and MK Janardhan as members of the state level eco-sensitive zone monitoring committee for a period of one year. This is in pursuance of the January 2015 notification issued by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEF-CC) which …
Decibel levels on the first day of immersions found to be higher than last year's, say activists of Awaaz Foundation Anti-noise pollution activists measuring noise levels across Mumbai on the first day of Ganesh Chaturthi immersions on Saturday found the decibel levels to be even higher than that recorded on …
The green panel imposed an environment compensation of Rs 25,000 each on Vivekananda Mahila College, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies and Shyam Lal College and directed them to install anti-pollution devices within three months. The National Green Tribunal has imposed fines on colleges and malls in Delhi which generate …
Correlating tourism with environment conservation, Jammu and Kashmir minister Choudhary Lal Singh said it was "high time" to protect water bodies, forests, endangered wildlife species and biophysical environment in the state which are the main attraction for tourists. Kick-starting macadamisation work on the Lakhanpur- Vijaypur stretch of the Jammu-Pathankote National …
HYDERABAD: It may be a sheer coincidence. The ten-day long Ganesh festivities are around the corner, and the Central government has amended earlier this month the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.The amended version has removed the namesake sanctity that was earlier held by courts, hospitals and education institutions …
Green activist Sunita Narain on Thursday said the Environment Pollution Control Authority, of which she is a member, is determined to get a ban on petcoke import as the country should not become a dumping ground for the fuel from the US and other countries. "We have recommended a ban …
SHILLONG: The principal Bench of National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued show-cause notice to Meghalaya government seeking reply as to why proper environmental policy should not be framed by the state and also why area within 5 kms from the edge of all major rivers, reserved forests, wildlife sanctuaries and …
The lanes of Bindal, with stalls selling colourful Ganesha idols, have been buzzing with customers over the past few days. Whether it's a five-feet tall moorti or a small one, Doonites have been buying idols of all sizes but one thing is common when it comes to customers' preference - …
With Ganesh Chaturthi beginning today, organisers will be able to play music in silence zones that spread in a 100-metre radius around hospitals, educational institutes and courts. On Thursday, Justice Abhay Oka of the Bombay High Court, who was hearing a bunch of petitions highlighting the problem of noise pollution …
A senior SDMC official said, “There is simply too much plastic waste. We are trying to figure out different options, including sending them to waste-to-energy plants." With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) completely banning plastic “less than 50 microns”, the Delhi government and the three municipal corporations have collected nearly …
Rejecting the Maharashtra government's stand that silence zones do not exist in the state as of now, the Bombay High Court today said its 2016 order declaring areas near hospitals, schools, colleges and courts as silence zones shall continue to operate. Rejecting the Maharashtra government’s stand that silence zones do …
Pune: Nanasaheb Shendkar had a thriving business of thermocol decorative items that he made in his own factory. For 25 years, thermocol makhars (decorative arches) made in his factory graced many Ganesh festivities. However, 63-year-old Shendkar could not turn a blind eye to the toll his business was taking on …
MYSURU: Join to Help Charitable Trust, under its Mruthyunjaya Scheme, will distribute free eco-friendly Ganesha idols to people. Trust president Jeevitha Mahendra told reporters here on Monday that their idols are made of seed balls using natural resources. "After immersion, they remain environment-friendly. Medicinal plant seeds are put in the …
This exercise to continue for the next 5 days.a Hyderabad: Union environmental ministry and Central Pollution Control Board officials started a five-day assessment programme on Tues-day, on the impact of the gigantic Kaleswaram Project on the environment. The mammoth project will be taken up in 15 districts of the Telangana …
This massive industrial park is expected to create jobs for 1.5 million people once fully developed The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) is holding a public hearing next month on the environmental impact of the Hyderabad Pharma City project, which is proposed to be established on 20,000 acres of …
Discusses issues related to Solid Waste Management in tourist resorts meeting of the Committee on Environment of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was held here today under the chairmanship of MLA, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami to discuss the status of the measures initiated by the Tourism Department for the protection of …
Unit in Taloja MIDC faces action for releasing untreated chemicals into river, residual due into air Days after a picture of a blue dog spotted in Taloja MIDC went viral on social media, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has taken action against the firm that released the dye into …
Panaji: Over 20 environmental organizations and activists chalked out a strategy over the state's inclusion in national green tribunal's (NGT) northern zone, even as some termed it as a 'special status for Goa', while others said it was the central goverment's war on environmental justice. The activists met at Chicalim …
MUMBAI: Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray today alleged that the environment assessment report provides misleading information about Aarey milk colony, where a car shed of the city's Metro-3 project is proposed to be set up. The construction of the car shed at the Aarey colony in suburban Goregaon would pose …
Agra: Despite National Green Tribunal's (NGT) ban on immersion of idols made of plaster of paris (POP) in the Yamuna river, market's in the City of Taj is flooded with Ganesh idols made of the material. Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, idol makers and artisans are found using non-biodegradable material — …
