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 …
Clearer Definition Of Risks Needed New Delhi: There is a case for strengthening clauses relating to liability in terms of environmental damages in the event of a nuclear accident as these provisions are currently ill-defined in the civil liability for nuclear damage bill. Answering queries raised by members of the …
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Saturday committed itself to following strict environmental norms as recommended by its newly-appointed consultant, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Asking Union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh to sensitise his officials on the need for adopting a more pragmatic and flexible position on
This report presents the findings of socio-economic baseline surveys carried out by the Eastern Africa office of Practical Action Consulting in Kenya between March and December 2008. This was part of a broader baseline data creation exercise carried out across the respective PISCES countries around the same period to help …
Vinod Thomas/Ronald S. Parker The Secret Lake,once a main drinking water source for the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, is shrinking due to encroachers dumping debris onto the lake bed. Photo: Mohammed YousufThe Secret Lake,once a main drinking water source for the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, is shrinking due to encroachers …
Shimla: Over 2,000 tribals of Kinnaur today came out strongly against the hydroelectric projects on the Sutlej and termed these as a threat to environment and also a cause of concern for national security, being close to the Chinese border. A joint conference of project-affected people held a meeting at …
The North-east is one of the two biodiversity hotspots in the country, the other being the Western Ghat region, and therefore, it is essential to ensure ecological security in the region while planning for its economic development, said Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, secretary-general of Aaranyak on Saturday. Addressing a seminar …
INDIA, China and Nepal will work together for the conservation and sustainable development of the greater Mount Kailash region. The three have agreed on framework to develop a conservation strategy and environmental monitoring plan. This is the first step towards a regional co-operation framework for the Kailash Sacred Landscape Initiative. …
National security policymakers point to climate change as a key trend that will shape the current and future global security environment, but do not always have the scientific information they need to plan and prepare for the security challenges it may cause. This report explores the gap between the science …
C. Gouridasan Nair THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what could turn out to be a landmark development, a nine-member expert panel headed by Additional Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar, constituted to assess the socio-economic damages caused by Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Limited at Plachimada village in Palakkad district, has finalised its report advising the …
Imphal: The Tipaimukh Dam, proposed to be constructed in Manipur, has been objected by various organisations from within the country and Bangladesh for environmental factors. Committee on Land and Natural Resources (COLNAR) Convenor Kinderson Pamei said Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh might meet all stakeholder companies today for initialising …
D. Radhakrishnan A Nilgiri Declaration will mark the conclusion of the camp The Nilgiris Collector Anandrao V. Patil meeting climate champions in Coonoor on Sunday.
R K Pachauri, the head of the UN panel of climate experts, have asked for concrete action at the grass-root level to save the environment and climate for future generations. R K Pachauri"An upsurge in action at the grass-roots level is needed and it is our children and grandchildren that …
