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 …
An environment ministry panel has decided to hold back clearance to 600 MW Tawang hydroelectric project in strategic Tawang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh keeping in mind the biodiversity rich forest area home to several critical endangered species and has asked for conducting an expert study to gauge the impact of …
The Seoy awards are back! For those of you who are not familiar with these awards, they are the Oscar equivalent for organisations and ventures that strive towards ensuring a safe environment and do wonders in preventing the environment from depleting further. Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (SEOY), a …
In a judgment that should sound alarm bells for hotels and resorts that are coming up in rampant violation of environmental norms at various tourist destinations, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday ordered the demolition of five resorts in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh that were either constructed or expanded without …
Visakhapatnam: Environment lovers and green organisations question the pollution created by the several tonnes of plastic that is generated during political and religious gatherings in the city. Currently, yellow plastic flags and flexi boards of politicians have flooded the city. Whenever a fest, religious or political programme happens, flags, festoons, …
Panaji: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) on the issue of an amendment to Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2011 to allow shack operators to retain their structures during June-August monsoon season. MoEFCC had carried out the amendment …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday put an end to the controversy surrounding the ‘Girivalam’ road-widening project, by concluding that the expansion proposal cannot be deemed illegal or against the preservation of nature. However, the tribunal imposed certain conditions, reducing the width of the proposed roads and forbidding the …
THE southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has put the brakes on mushrooming growth of alleged illegal buildings in ecologically sensitive Munnar. The bench, comprising Justice P Jyothimani and expert member P S Rao, ordered the Munnar panchayat not to issue any fresh construction permits without getting a no-objection …
The National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Centre and Haryana government on a plea seeking stay on construction activity by a developer in Gurugram on the ground that the work was being carried out without obtaining prior Environment Clearance (EC). A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim …
District administration officials and members of civil societies of Koraput had a healthy start of the day on Sunday as they moved in a 21-km-stetch Cyclothon for creating awareness among people about pollution-free environment. District Collector Anupam Saha, DIG S Saini, SP Charan Singh Meena and other Government officials and …
The ‘green winners’ mainly include members of Advanced Locality Management groups, who will be felicitated for their contribution in improving their immediate environment. On World Environment Day on June 5, environmental activists who made a ‘green impact’ on society will be felicitated by the Bhamla Foundation, an umbrella group of …
The order came on a plea filed by an environment activist Shailesh Singh against the slaughterhouse situated at Talaspur Khurd under Koal tehsil of Aligarh. A slaughterhouse in Aligarh has come under the lens of the National Green Tribunal for allegedly dumping solid waste and discharging untreated effluents in drains. …
Around 200 students of class UKG participated in the rally. Holding placards, they appealed people to save water bodies and stop using polythene. Students of Presentation Convent here today took out a rally highlighting environmental concerns in Kashmir. Around 200 students of class UKG participated in the rally. Holding placards, …
Forest department and environmental NGOs have opposed desilting works in Sirumugai range in Coimbatore District, scheduled to be carried out by the Public Works Department (PWD). The area falls in the backwater region of Bhavani Sagar dam. Forest officials say uncontrolled desilting on the river bed will disturb animals that …
There was a vertical division at a public hearing here on Tuesday over the establishment of a paint and copolymer plant by JSW Group at Musinayakanahalli in Sandur taluk of the district, with people expressing themselves for and against it. The public hearing was organised by the regional office of …
THANE: From creating eco-tourism destinations and engaging locals in its activities to banning the use of plastic in green spaces and reserved forest areas, forest officials and environmentalists believe that the key to a well-conserved biodiversity is to embrace the concept of sustainable tourism. On the occasion of International Day …
Noting that air and water pollution were a "matter of concern" for the whole country in general and Delhi and NCR in particular, Harsh Vardhan said Best efforts would be made to address all environmental issues, including “contentious” ones, in a “meticulous and scientific” manner, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said …
An ambitious programme spread across 14 ports aims to make domestic manufacturing and the EXIM sector more competitive Ports, regarded as the key to growth and prosperity, have the potential to endanger the environment Sagarmala is a flagship programme of the Government of India. Its contours were laid out in …
Environmentalists on Thursday lambasted ambitious plans to bring much needed water to remote central India by linking two rivers, in the latest clash over dwindling water resources. The Ken-Betwa project was approved by the Forest Advisory Committee on Wednesday but without any of the changes sought by environmentalists, such as …
Dave’s body was flown to Bhopal on Thursday and kept at the BJP headquarters there. The cremation is set to take place on Friday. JUST A week ago, Anil Madhav Dave was entrusted to take a decision that could have turned out to be the defining moment of his stint …
BENGALURU: In what appears to be an effort for easing the bureaucratic rigmarole for Dubai-based NRI B R Shetty, who's investing to make Jog Falls a perennial waterfall, the state government has sought clearance from the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) for the project. However, the MoEF has deferred …
