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 National Green Tribunal has slapped an interim penalty of Rs 10 crore on three builders in Gurgaon for violation of environmental norms and damaging the environment. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that consent to establish and operate has not been obtained by the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped an interim penalty of Rs 10 crore on three builders for damaging environment. The tribunal took a note of the fact that that Ansal Buildwell Ltd, its sister concern Aadharshilla Towers Private Ltd and Rigoss Estate Networks Private Ltd had not obtained consent …
CHENNAI: The Madras high Court has posted for April 23 the plea filed by Vedanta Ltd challenging the Tamil Nadu Government's closure order of its four-lakh-tonne-a-year copper smelter in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, which was shuttered following violent local upheaval against the unit over environmental concerns. A senior counsellor who appeared …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) should spread out to the entire country, rather than expecting citizens to come to metropolitan cities, said Justice D Y Chandrachud Wednesday. Delivering the 'Green Law' lecture on "Environmental Justice and the Rule of Law: Role of the Judiciary and Judges", organised here by the …
A group of over 100 residents of HSR Layout has been undertaking initiatives such as waste clean-up drives and environment awareness programmes to improve the neighbourhood. BENGALURU : Hasiru Mithra, a group of over 100 residents of HSR Layout, is calling fellow citizens to join its endeavour to help curb …
LUCKNOW: Organizations working for the cause of environment in Uttar Pradesh want political parties to include environment-related issues in their manifesto. The clean air crisis has become severe in UP. A pair of artificial lungs which was installed at Lalbagh in Lucknow in January turned black within 24 hours. World …
KOLKATA: Solar power expert and scientist S P Gon Chaudhuri has written to the chief election commissioner of India so that environment friendly election campaigning measures could be taken up, like bicycle rallies instead of motorbike ones, encouraging usage of e-rickshaws in semi-urban areas and use of lead-free paint in …
Lama Lobsang Gyatso, a Buddhist monk and a crusader against mega dams, has opted out of the Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh for a “greater green cause”. The Janata Dal (Secular) had given the 39-year-old monk a ticket after he had decided to challenge Chief Minister Pema Khandu in Mukto, …
Says Tamil Nadu government failed to imbibe the spirit of its directive, did not give meaningful response The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Tamil Nadu government for not giving a “meaningful response” to its March 8 order to take steps to immediately stop political parties from defacing the …
International Research Institute for Manufacturing (IRIM) hosted 5th Edition of its flagship annual award function for the India Green Manufacturing Challenge (IGMC) on 22nd June 2019 at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai for recognizing the Best Green Manufacturing Processes deployed by the Leaders of the Indian Manufacturing Sector. India Green Manufacturing …
WEF said India is amongst the countries with high pollution levels and has a relatively high CO2 intensity in its energy system India has moved up two places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index, which has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to balance …
CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has called upon people of the city to abdicate polythene use for the sake of protecting environment of the city. Member secretary, TC Nautiyal who was invited to address people from different cross section in a brain storming session held on the issue of …
PATNA: Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) has appealed to the residents to avoid burning polythene bags, plastic sacks and other non-combustible items during Holika Dahan, which is a traditional bonfire burned on the eve of Holi. BSPCB chairman Ashok Kumar Ghosh told this newspaper on Tuesday that 60 to …
No pichkaris, no water balloons or bags, no gulal — in short, a dry Holi with no colours. Moving over wet-and-wild Holi, residents of Cuffe Parade will celebrate the festival without water to protect the environment. "We play Holi by throwing petals on each other. This way, we will avoid …
While Ahmedabad was ranked as India’s sixth cleanest city in the Swachh Survekshan survey, dumping sites and landfills in and around Ahmedabad have been overflowing with garbage, most of which is nonbiodegradable. In fact, the continued usage of plastic is one area that needs immediate attention and recently, after receiving …
NEW DELHI: Noting disastrous impact of plastic waste on human health and environment, more than 170 countries have jointly pledged to “significantly reduce single-use plastic products by 2030” - a resolution for which was piloted by India at the UN Environment Assembly at Nairobi in Kenya. The five-day assembly which …
Nagpur: If you are finding it difficult to deal without disposable plates, cups, glasses and bowls after the plastic ban, city girl Poonam Dixit has something that can bring back the convenience of ‘use and throw’ disposable plates in your life. A chemical engineer, Poonam has made an eco-friendly substitute …
District Coordinators will be nodal officers The District Coordinators of the Suchitwa Mission will be the nodal officers in each district to implement green protocol during the election process. Director of the State Suchitwa Mission C.V. Joy told The Hindu on Wednesday that three other officers would also be deployed …
Retired justice Dhirendra Mishra suggested that use of plastic bags and other plastic materials should be stopped and people should be made aware of its ill effects so that they refrain from using it. The retired justice was chairing the second state-level committee meeting at new Circuit House on implementation …
The fund owns shares in 9,158 companies, 1.4% of the world's listed equity, so decisions to drop or reinstate companies from its investments carry considerable weight among investors. The ethics watchdog for Norway’s $1-trillion wealth fund will focus this year on shipbreaking on India’s beaches, which endangers workers and pollutes …
