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 …
VIJAYAWADA: The officials of Mines and Geology Department are awaiting guidelines on bauxite mining in the agency area of Visakhapatnam district in the wake of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announcing, on Tuesday, in the AP Legislative Assembly, that the GO No: 222 issued on August 13, 2008 stood cancelled. …
Moving towards stricter emission norms to minimise pollution, the Union environment ministry has notified revised norms of emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in the country and made it mandatory for the existing plants to meet those parameters within two years. Besides tightening the emission norms, the ministry through …
The Environment Department, Chandigarh, has issued a list of officials empowered to impose Rs 5,000 fine on people violating polythene ban. The officials, authorised to issue challans are DC, SDMs of respective jurisdictions, director, environment, MC Joint Commissioner, inspectors of Medical Officer Health (MOH), Food and Supply Department and officials …
Coca-Cola's bottling arm Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages may face disruptions at one of its bigger plants after environment watchdog National Green Tribunal issued a notice to the company seeking explanations on its plant's drainage and waste "polluting" the environment. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) said "facts in a pollution report" it …
MANGALURU: Activists and experts, who are fighting against Yettinahole project, have decided to meet the team of Regional Empowered Committee (REC) of Ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) that will visit the project area in Sakleshpur. Former MLA Vijayakumar Shetty, deputy Mayor Purushotham Chithrapur and National Institute of Technology Karnataka …
VISAKHAPATNAM: A bacterium that thrives in the Bay of Bengal has been found to be capable of degrading the harmful plastic. Plastic is a non-degradable material and it can remain in the soil for ages. But the bacterium discovered by researchers of Andhra University in the city can break down …
Nagpur: It is because Laxmi has become much more important than Saraswati that our world is facing complex problems related to environment and climate change, believes waterman of India Rajendra Singh. After attending the recent climate summit at Paris, he feels that many redundant issues were given too much time …
For the first time, the core Mood-I team has made a conscious effort to make the fest a paperless one, in a bid to do their bit for the environment. Every edition of Mood Indigo (Mood-I) — IIT-Bombay’s annual cultural festival — is known to bring in some innovation or …
KOLKATA: With the world turning against coal because of pollution concerns, Coal India, the world's largest producer has embarked on an exercise to go beyond mandatory environment norms and improve quality as it seeks to almost double its production to a billion tonnes by 2020. "We have tied up with …
Hyderabad: If everything goes well, about 25 existing and recently-developed Industrial parks will be turned eco-friendly in the next couple of years apart from new industrial parks that would be developed in Telangana soon. Two industrial parks at Jadcherla and Aerospace park in Adibhatla will be developed as Green Industrial …
MUMBAI: The Bombay Environmental Action Group (BEAG) has objected to the approval granted by the state government for the setting up of a 4,000 MW thermal power complex at Shahapur on the Dharamtar Creek, some 25 km from the city, by the Tata Power Company Ltd. Navroz Mody, secretary, BEAG, …
JAISALMER: World-famous tourist spot Jaisalmer is now all set to become polythene free like Shimla and Mussoorie. The efforts made by district collector Vishwa Mohan Sharma are now visible. Markets and government offices have tea being served in kulhads instead of plastic cups. At weddings too, people are giving up …
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has shown deep commitment toward conservation and protection of environment and ecology of Trikuta Hills and has taken effective steps to increase the green cover in the area around the Holy Cave Shrine. Governor N N Vohra, who is the Chairman of Shri Mata …
Each of us has a responsibility to protect our environment. It is not just about protecting it for our future generations but also for the present generation, actor Lakshmi Manchu has said. Speaking before handing over the prizes at the WWF Golf Tournament at the East Point Golf Club here …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday declined to prevent flying of helicopters in the eco-sensitive zone at Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand and asked the State to issue specific directions in consonance with the aviation policy. “We decline to prevent flying of helicopters in that area,” a bench headed by …
Say in light of its own experience, Japan should not put profits of its nuclear industry before the environment. CLAIMING that in the wake of opposition to nuclear power in Japan, the nuclear industry there was protecting its profits by getting into a civil nuclear agreement with India, the Maharashtra-based …
India and Bangladesh are working together to come out with a plan for the joint management of ecosystems to preserve Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest which is facing threat from rising sea level and climate change. "Bangladesh and India are working on a joint management of the ecosystem in …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) petitioner Pandalaneni Srimannarayana has scored one more victory over Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) when the NGT, on Wednesday, dismissed the argument of the state government that it had obtained all clearances from the Ministry of Environment for construction of green field capital Amaravati on Krishna …
Rising accidents involving merchant ships leading to oil spills in Indian waters is a growing concern that needs to be addressed legally and India’s efforts to ratify the Bunker Convention is a step in that direction. On June 22, 2015, merchant ship Jindal Kamakshi with 20 crew members onboard issued …
Ferrying of coal and garbage in uncovered vehicles through well-populated localities is one of the main reasons behind the high pollution levels of Dhanbad with the respective stakeholders, BCCL and Dhanbad Municipal Corporation (DMC), turning a blind eye to possible health hazards. In blatant violation of environment rules, an average …
