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 …
Asks Goa Marriott Resort builders to clear access to the beach; NGPDA asked to check for illegal construction on the river side of hotel and “restore the area”; Goa Foundation wins 22 year battle with owners of Marriott PANJIM: In an order that comes after 22 years, the High Court …
A new study has found high levels of toxic mercury in vegetation and sediment collected from the vicinity of a thermometer factory which was shut 14 years ago in the hill station of Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu, an NGO claimed today. "Lichen samples contained 53 mg/kg of mercury, a moss …
MUMBAI: The BMC on Wednesday made public a draft of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the 33.2km coastal road project from Nariman Point to Kandivli on its website by inviting suggestions from the public. Citizens can email their suggestions or submit the same to the BMC. Construction of the …
Governments are under-utilising taxation as a tool to curb the environmental consequences of energy use, foregoing revenue and weakening their attack on the principal source of greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change and air pollution, according to new OECD analysis. Taxing Energy Use 2015 - OECD and Selected Partner …
Report highlights massive hill-cutting in region; Gadgil says previous and present govts do not care. It is been four years since experts panel on the Western Ghats ecology led by Madhav Gadgil highlighted the issue of massive hill-cutting in the entire region and warned of man-made disasters. However, till today, …
Quarrying could affect environment, should be regulated, say experts. In the past five years, Pune city and surrounding areas have registered as many as 85 cases of hill cutting, of which penalty has been paid only in nine cases while the remaining are either pending in the high court or …
MUMBAI: Pope Francis Thursday released a long-awaited 183-page Encyclical (letter to bishops) on the environment which many experts call a game-changer. Mincing no words, the Pope described the Earth as an immense pile of filth and decried the reliance on fossil fuels. The Catholic Church in Mumbai will also heed …
Divisional commissioner S Chokalingam on Thursday asked the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to ask the sugar factories in the region to comply with environment-related norms. The factories are shut since the last one month as the sugarcane crushing season ended in May. Chokalingam asked the environmental watchdog to track …
Seeking green bonus to Uttarakhand in lieu of the state’s environment protection measures, environment and social activists in Uttarakhand today staged a fast at Gandhi Park in Dehradun on the occasion of the second anniversary of the natural disaster. Environmentalists Suresh Bhai, Jagat Singh Junglee, Dr Arvind Darmoda and Dr …
Project governed by Union government norms: CEO The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study of the proposed Vizhinjam International Deepwater Seaport is not governed by the guidelines of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) or its compliance advisor ombudsman (CAO), Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd. (VSIL) has said. The EIA for development of …
MUMBAI: Bombay High Court on Monday said no further time will be given to the Ministry of Environment and Forest to take a decision on approving the regional plan for ecologically fragile Dahanu taluka. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Revati Mohite-Dere heard a public interest litigation filed …
DEHRADUN: To avoid cost overrun related to building a supporting road infrastructure, the 5,600-plus MW capacity Pancheshwar dam project in Uttarakhand might get partial environmental clearance. The project on the Mahakali river in Pithoragarh has been opposed by environmental experts and anti-dam activists for years. Highly placed sources, talking to …
The National Green Tribunal has cleared the re-opening of over 70 hotels near the Indira Gandhi International Airport after they were shut down for lack of requisite permissions. A bench headed by the NGT chairperson, Justice Swatanter Kumar, passed a slew of directions after Mahilpalpur Association of Hotels and Guest …
SURAT: Villagers of Umbargam taluka in Valsad district have threatened to launch an agitation to oppose the upcoming Nargol port project at the tip of Gujarat. Umbargam Taluka Kinara Bachao Utkarsh Samiti (UTKBUS) on Monday submitted a memorandum to the district collector demanding the detailed project report (DPR) and environmental …
GANDHINAGAR: A high-level committee, headed by former cabinet secretary T S R Subramanian to review the various environment laws, has observed that they are not actually serving the purpose in the changed environment and that they need more teeth to be effective. The committee has said that there is a …
Restrictions on access to Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh will continue as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today refused to stay the operation of its earlier direction limiting the entry of diesel and petrol tourist vehicles to 1,000 a day. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar refused …
Programmes will find ittough with State funds alone Conservation and environmental awareness programmes in Kerala are set to take a big hit as the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) prepares to cut off funding. The National Green Corps and National Environment Awareness Campaign are two of …
MAPUSA: Braving the rain and gusty wind, hundreds of people associated with several NGOs from across the state poured into the tiny village of Tiracol on Sunday to voice their protests against the golf course project. This is the first time that an agitation against the golf course was supported …
After the SEAC was constituted on February 14 last year, it has cleared as many as 200 projects, of which nearly half are industries. Even as the BJP-Shiv Sena government is keen on bringing more industries and investments to the state, the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) that gives environment …
PANAJI: The environment should not be considered a great obstacle to development, but natural assets should be preserved to complement the social and cultural environment, say various members of the society. The environment versus development debate keeps recurring frequently. On World Environment Day, it becomes more relevant as infrastructure is …
