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 …
Panaji: Goa's Ganesh celebrations have turned eco-friendly, as the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) in the making of a Ganesh idol has shown a drastic decline from 35% a few years ago, to 0.67% this festive season In a study conducted by the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB), …
Aiming to encourage green building technology, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the government would consider granting various concessions for constructing houses using the technology. Inaugurating an awareness programme to promote the green building technology, organised jointly by the CII, KINFRA and Indian Green Building Council here on Wednesday, …
Industrial growth requires natural resources and impacts environment. India could do better by accounting for it rather than playing blind “We should manufacture goods with zero effect that they should not have a negative impact on the environment” – Narendra Modi on August 15. The single line in the Prime …
The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has ordered suspension of mining operations of Tiffin’s Barytes Asbestos and Paints Ltd (TBAPL) for indulging in “unscientific” mining. The Chennai-based company has been mining in 191.13 hectares in Bellary. TBAPL was one among the 18 companies allowed to mine in category ‘A' mines …
Builder Gains As State Dubs Mahim A Bay A developer of a prime Prabhadevi plot is the first major beneficiary of the state coastal authority's intriguing redefinition of the Mahim shore as a bay. The reclassification has virtually pulled builder Hubtown's 5.3-acre land out of the highly-restrictive coastal regulation zone …
This report focuses on the consequences of environmental crime. It argues that the situation has worsened to the extent that illegal trade in wildlife’s impacts are now acknowledged to go well beyond strictly environmental impacts – by seriously undermining economies and livelihoods, good governance, and the rule of law. It …
The Fifth GEF Assembly comes at a critical but exciting juncture of the Facility. In two decades, the GEF partnership has made demonstrable contributions to delivering global environmental benefits (GEBs) in accord with its mandate as the financial mechanism for the Rio Conventions. Yet threats to the global commons continue …
The Fifth GEF Assembly comes at a critical but exciting juncture of the Facility. In two decades, the GEF partnership has made demonstrable contributions to delivering global environmental benefits (GEBs) in accord with its mandate as the financial mechanism for the Rio Conventions. Yet threats to the global commons continue …
The city needs a leader with a long-term vision to conserve its environment and take policy decisions that would help the city manage its limited resources more effectively, said green activists in the city. They said the general elections are held every five years, but the need of the hour …
The Gathering Storm: Climate Change, Security and Conflict collates evidence from around the world to show how climate change is acting as a catalyst for conflict and instability. It demonstrates how some of the most vulnerable people in the world are the first and worst affected by climate change, exposed …
London : India has slipped by five places to 106th spot, way below neighbouring Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and China in the world prosperity index, largely due to poor ‘safety and security’ environment. In the ‘prosperity index’ ranking of 142 countries compiled by London-based Legatum Institute, India dropped from 101st …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board on Wednesday granted the State government ‘consent to establish’ solid waste treatment plants at Calangute/Saligao in North Goa and at Cacora in South Goa. The consent to establish waste treatment plant under Air Act, Water Act and the Hazardous Waste Rules has been granted. …
The government plans to introduce safety rating system for chemical plants in India will minimises accidents and increase productivity, if implemented in right spirit Chemical industry involves handling of hazardous substances, which if not handled as per prescribed guidelines can lead to disaster. While there are many regulations (pertaining to …
About 23 per cent of child mortality in the country is caused by environmental degradation and diseases caused by poor water supply, sanitation and hygiene, a World Bank study has found. The World Bank report, titled "Diagnostic Assessment of Select Environmental Challenges in India", also states that environmental degradation costs …
Wiser from the disaster, the Uttarakhand government has decided to make ecological health an indicator of the state’s growth. In a statement released Friday, the government stressed the need to focus on Gross Environment Product as a critical indicator of the state’s growth and prosperity alongside GDP. “The state will …
SRINAGAR: The Committee on Environment of Legislative Assembly today recommended that all the Deputy Commissioners should act as nodal officers for ensuring Environmental Protection within their respective districts. The Committee, which met under the chairmanship of MLA, M. Y. Tarigami discussed various issues related to environment. The meeting was attended …
The annual cost of environmental degradation in India amounts to about Rs. 3.75 trillion equivalent to 5.7% of GDP says this new World Bank report. But there are low-cost options to significantly bring down the environmental damage without compromising long-term growth objectives. This report provides estimates of social and financial …
The village panchayat of Chharba, where the cola major plans to set up its Rs 600-cr bottling plant, passes resolution on not to allow the proposed project to come up Chharba-Langha Road, 30 km from Dehradun city, is a green industrial belt. This patch on the western fringes of the …
PANJIM: “I am very clear. I am the mining minister. Nothing starts until I sign the file.” Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday, while asserting his right to govern and re-start mining in the state. Parrikar said that mining in the state would not start until an expert committee which …
CHENANI: The Environment Committee of Legislative Assembly visited Chenani to inspect the measures taken by the executing agency at the construction site of the upcoming tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. Led by the Committee Chairman, Mohammad Yousf Tarigami, the committee members went around the construction site and took stock …
