Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Urban local government is a vital part for the delivery of services to people. Along with other responsibilities, urban local government in Bangladesh is also responsible for environmental management. This study aims to identify the role of Paurashavas (which are administrative units at every municipality composed of elected members) in …
Korba West Power Company Limited has obtained Environmental clearance for 1 x 600 MW coal based TPP (Phase 1) in villages–Bade Bhandar, Chote Bhandar, Sarwani and Amali Bhauna, Tehsil – Pussore, Distt. – Raigarh, Chhattisgarh from Ministry of Environment and Forest, New Delhi in 2010 Vide F.No J - 13012/57/2008 …
As an integral part of sustainable development, the impacts from climate change, including increasing water stress, more extreme weather events, the potential for high levels of migration and the disruption of international markets are critical challenges for all Asian countries. With rapid economic growth and modernization, the countries in the …
By October 2011, India is expected to have a National Manufacturing Policy which will aspire to create 100 million additional jobs in the next 10 years. This aim will be achieved by increasing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) share of the manufacturing sector from the current level of 16% to …
Almost every other day in some part of India, a Public Hearing is held for obtaining the views of local people on proposed projects whether it is mining, dams, highways, thermal power plants etc. People generally participate with the genuine hope that their views will be considered by the decision …
Pioneer Enviro Laboratories & Consultants Private Limited, Hyderabad, have prepared Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) report for the proposed expansion Ferro alloys & Power Plant by incorporating the Terms Of Reference approved by Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi. The report contains detailed description of the following: characterization of …
Karma Tshiteem is the secretary of the Gross National Happiness Commission, the novel name of Bhutan’s Planning Commission. He tells Aditya Batra how the concept has fared in the new democracy.
This document contains the presentation by Vivek Prasad, George Mason University, USA and Rajeev Ranjan, Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan, Jharkhand, on “The value of natural resource management in adaptation and building resilience to climate change ” during Second National Research Conference on Climate Change, organized by the Centre for Science …
A decade ago, environmentalist Hunter Lovins published Natural Capitalism. The book influenced some business leaders to embrace what was a counterintuitive notion: that going green could be a way to save or make lots of money. Since then, she has gone on to establish Natural Capitalism Solutions, a Colorado-based firm …
In the context of the formulation of XII Five Year Plan (2012-17), the Planning Commission, has constituted a Working Group on Coal & Lignite under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Coal. This is the report of the working group on Coal & Lignite for formulation of Twelfth Five Year …
Coke is a solid carbonaceous material produced by destructive distillation of low-ash and preferably low-sulfur bituminous coal. Coal is baked or distilled in ovens at controlled temperature of about 12000C and coke is produced as a combustible residue consisting of residual ash and fixed carbon and in the process, the …
The report of the Sub-group on ‘Environment’ discusses various policies and programmes of MoEF, institutional setup for environment management, progress of various schemes in the 11th Five Year Plan and suggests recommendations for the 12th Five Year Plan.
Agency to seek detailed project report on proposed plant The Kerala State Pollution Control Board is likely to recommend that the Kochi Corporation need not set up a mega compost production plant at Brahmapuram. This is following an inference that the total volume of biodegradable waste generated in the city …
The Study of Lohit Basin in Arunachal Pradesh has been initiated at the instance of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India while according prior Environmental Clearance to Demwe Lower hydroelectric project and Demwe Upper hydroelectric project being developed by M/s Athena Demwe Power Limited, New Delhi. The Basin …
This report deals with environmental assessment and environmental management framework for the World Bank supported Jalanidhi-2 programme of the Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KRWSA), an important player in rural water supply and sanitation sector of the state. The agency was constituted to implement “Jalanidhi” Project and has …
Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report (After Public Hearing as per MoEF Notification S.O.1533 dt. 14th Sep 2006) for Proposed (2×800 MW) Thermal Power Project at Vayalur Village, Ambathur Taluk, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. The proposed Ennore SEZ Thermal Power Project of 2X800 MW is coal based super critical technology to …
A coal washery project called the Rajan Coal Washery with a capacity of 0.96 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) is proposed to come up at Kharsiya, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). Raghubeer Pradhan of Ekta Parishad, approached the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) for a technical evaluation of the Environmental Impact Assessment …
