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 ministry is still in the process of discussion with other ministries on this matter The Environment Ministry is mulling stringent penalties including financial and criminal action for violators by bringing amendments to the Environment Protection Act and creating a "reign of enforcement". Rating itself six on a scale of …
India has ranked 24th out of 70 countries in the first Environmental Democracy Index that is topped by Lithuania and evaluates nations' progress in enacting laws to promote transparency, accountability and citizen engagement in environmental decision making. Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, the US, South Africa, the UK, Hungary, Bulgaria, Panama and …
VISAKHAPATNAM: Though the construction sector has been witnessing a spurt in demand over the last one year, the more eco-friendly fly ash bricks are yet to gain popularity among builders and contractors in the Port City. This despite a 2009 notification by the ministry of environment and forests stating that …
GOLETA: An estimated 21,000 gallons (79,500 liters) of crude oil dumped into the ocean from a broken pipeline just off the central California coast before it was shut off, creating a spill stretching about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) along the beach, the US coast guard said. Santa Barbara County health …
Manali transporters today filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT has imposed a high environmental compensation charges on the vehicles going to the Rohtang Pass and also restricted the number to 1,000 per day, including 600 petrol and 400 …
A slew of hydro electric projects planned in Arunachal Pradesh have been denied forest clearance by the Environment ministry after a recent meeting. It is learnt that the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) denied the green nod to six hydro electric projects in the state at its meeting held on April …
Polluters need to watch out for an eye in the sky as drones have helped China's ministry of environmental protection (MEP) detect factories flouting environmental laws in one of China's most polluted provinces. The ministry dispatched drones in March to Handan city in north China's Hebei province, where they uncovered …
Just as the SC has asked for a comprehensive look at the mass of hydropower projects on the Ganga in Uttarakhand, NGT wants a similar exercise for the project rush in Arunachal's river system The Union government has bought yet more time from the Supreme Court to decide the fate …
A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the performance of the government agencies responsible for environment protection. The parliamentary standing committee on environment and forests has said in a report that it is "not satisfied with overall performance of the concerned agencies of the government as regards the management and …
Congress today said it will oppose "tooth and nail" any move by the NDA government to bring new environment law by diluting the existing provisions. "In case, the government does choose to bring in law, in our opinion dilutes the existing provisions, will certainly say so on behalf of my …
It is the government's duty to protect the environment but they are unable to do so and instead they accuse the judiciary of encroaching upon its territory, Supreme Court judge Justice Vikramajit Sen today said. "It is government which is supposed to protect the environment but increasingly, we find, for …
The government has asked the Supreme Court for six months to undertake a complete assessment of the feasibility of allowing construction of six new hydropower projects in Uttarakhand. The environment ministry has said that it will file a fresh affidavit at that time. Speaking to ET, the government's lawyer ADN …
Proposals to be forwarded to state govt by May 15: Collector. As many as 337 villages across nine talukas of the Pune district have issued their ‘no-objection’ certificate, paving the way for them to be covered under the proposed eco-sensitive zones. At a meeting convened by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis …
In 2014, the percentage of people favouring environmental protection is only 36.2 per cent relative to a 49.3 per cent with a clear preference for economic growth. Voices in support of environment protection have ebbed during economic down-turn, according to a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management here. …
The government will soon bring in changes to the law to provide for tougher punishments for pollution-related offences, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said. In an interview to The Indian Express, Javadekar said his ministry has finalised proposals to amend the Environment Protection Act, 1986, and plans to introduce these …
Government's ambitious Ganga cleaning programme and setting up of the National Green Tribunal could shift India's view of its responsibilities to safeguard its natural bounty, a study by Circle of Blue has revealed. "Prime Minister Modi's campaign to clean up the River Ganga and development of the National Green Tribunal …
It finds funds allocated in previous years remain underutilised The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Forests has expressed displeasure over the fund cuts for the Ministry this financial year. The committee has found that the Plan allocation for centrally-sponsored schemes in the current year has gone down by almost …
Development and environment protection can go hand-in-hand and there was no need to create a conflict between the two, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday. "Environment protection is a way of life for Indians. Don't create a fight between development and environment protection. Both can be done together," Javadekar …
Sipcot's red signal to the proposed Coca-Cola plant in Erode has sparked debate on development versus environment in western Tamil Nadu, known for its entrepreneurial spirit. Industrialists took a balanced view on the plant's closure stating that the episode should come as a reminder that all stakeholders -industries, government and …
Debates are essentially polarised and noisy. But for resolution and movement in life we need to go beyond absolute positions. In an ideal world, there should be enough trust and confidence that once we begin to move ahead, there can be reviews, assessments and course correction. But this is difficult …
