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 …
DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought clarity from the Uttarkhand government regarding beaches in the state which are fit for camping. This has provided some hope for beach camp operators who were hit hard after around 120 of them were forced to shut camps over ecological concerns in …
Thiruvananthapuram: The city corporation has decided to introduce green protocol during 'karkidaka vavu'. The decision was made during a review meeting convened by mayor V K Prashanth here on Tuesday. The health wing of the city corporation has been directed to clean temple premises of Thiruvallom Parashurama temple before and …
KOLKATA: Rampant practice of prawn seed catching along the rivers of Sundarban archipelago is not only damaging the marine ecosystem but also endangering the stability of embankments, says a new book. "In an age marked by environmental consciousness and biodiversity conservation, prawn seed catching has become a matter of much …
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into what he said was "massive destruction" of the Western Ghats by neighbouring Karnataka, especially in and around the Mhadei river basin. "The Chief Minster has drawn the Prime Minister's attention to the ongoing massive destruction of …
They have been allowed to be impleaded in the matter in which the panel is examining the issue of damage to the flood plains of the river allegedly caused due to the holding of cultural extravaganza by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living (AOL) in March this year. The …
A total of 9,000 cases have been booked and 39,000 kilograms of plastic has been seized in Bengaluru ever since the ban on plastic came into effect four months ago. Furnishing details about the crackdown on plastic, forest and environment minister B Ramanath Rai said a penalty of Rs 52 …
BAREILLY: In a bid to discourage locals from using polythene, the administration is mulling to reward localities which become plastic-free zones. Authorities are also in the midst of clamping down on outlets that continue to use polybags. They are conducting fortnightly raids for the next three months. The first sweep …
Kolkata: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, has sought a report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on the status of two sweet water aquifers on the Puri beach. In an earlier report, CGWB had stated that anything between two and six per cent of the sweet …
Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio"s foundation is to donate $15.6 million to help solve environmental issues . The 41-year-old star announced on Wednesday that the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) is to pledge the huge sum to fund conservation and environmental programmes to help combat climate change, reports mirror.co.uk. "Today we are …
Institute says plastic pellets could have been dropped accidentally during transportation; rules out possibility of terrestrial discharge of plastic through rivers PANJIM: Goa’s coast is now facing a bigger threat and marine organisms are at risk as large quantities of plastic debris wash ashore during the southwest monsoon period. The …
Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for achieving excellence in environment management. The award was presented by Justice Dr Arijit Pasayat, former Judge, Supreme Court of India to Hemant Kumar, Member (Mechanical), Railway Board, and PC Gupta, Chief Mechanical Engineer, RCF at …
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that his Ministry will work to make students environmentally sensitive by adopting sustainable practices and low carbon lifestyle. Observing that India played a “very important” role in the recent Paris Climate Change conference and arrival of a consensus for the agreement “would not …
Nagpur: The state government owned all new buildings will come up on green building concept from now onwards. Also, the renovation of existing buildings will have to be done on the same concept. The move is to conserve environment and reduce cost of construction and utilization. The state's public works …
VADODARA: The Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited popularly known as Amul Dairy has been conferred the Golden Peacock Award for ecologically innovation and sustainable energy conservation. The award recognizes Amul Dairy's efforts in establishing sustainable energy management system adopted in recovery of methane gas from the dairy effluents, …
Thiruvananthapuram: The new technology developed by the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) may help reduce acidic effluent flow from public sector undertakings (PSUs) such as Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd (KMML) and Travancore Titanium Products (TTP) that causes deterioration of land and water bodies and pollution. The …
Littered cigarette butts may be an important source of metal contaminants leaching into the marine environment and potentially entering the food chain, revealed a research. According to a study published in the journal Tobacco Control, cigarette filters, which are made of cellulose acetate, may act like other plastics in providing …
The Ministry notified and put up the draft on its website on May 10, inviting public feedback over a two-month window. More than three quarters of the Environment Ministry’s Environment Supplement Plan (ESP) — around 2,900 words of the 3,850-word draft — is a direct lift from the Supplemental Environmental …
Manipur Forest department has embarked on a major campaign to save forest and its wealth and as an endeavour to make the state green, DM College and Khuman Lampak Sports complex will be converted to green zones by planting trees. The department is also trying to make the Keibul Lamjao …
Kochi: The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (VACB) has unearthed an unholy nexus between officials, politicians and builders in the construction of 33 highrises within corporation limits and 19 others under Maradu municipality. VACB found that these buildings had violated Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms after the preliminary probe ordered by …
The state government informed the Bombay High Court on Monday that this year, all police stations in Maharashtra will be equipped with decibel meters to keep a check on Ganpati pandals flouting noise pollution rules. Government pleader Abhinandan Vagyani told the court that an order to procure 1,843 decibel meters …
