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 …
ARIYALUR: The State government would present two environmental awards to individuals and institutions working for the protection of ecological balance and environmental protection. In a press release here on Friday, Collector T. K. Ponnusamy said the awards, for the year 2010, would be given on the topics
BHUBANESWAR: Youth corporator and chairman of Green World Trust Nrupesh Kumar Nayak was awarded Dr Mahtab Sabuja Samman today for his significant contribution to environment protection and conservation of rare bird species. Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat presented the award to Nayak at a function here, attended by Minister of Health …
Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly PK Mahanta has pointed an accusing finger at the National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) alleging that it managed Environment No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Lower Subansiri Hydro-electric project through manipulation. Addressing media persons here, Mahanta reiterated the …
The project titled ‘Scope, Structure and Processes of National Environment Assessment and Monitoring Authority (NEAMA) given by MoEF to IIT Delhi consortium had the broad mandate for developing the objectives, structure and core processes of the proposed NEAMA. The findings and recommendations of the project are based on: an analysis …
The fast growth of economy in developing Asian countries has caused various problems on the environment. Corporate environmental management (CEM) is still obviously poor and thus needs to be greatly improved. With aims to fill up the gap of policies encouraging better CEM, Kansai Research Centre, Institute for Global Environmental …
The relationships between energy, the environment, and development are deep and complex. The International Energy Agency has noted that energy is deeply implicated in each of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of human development. Energy services provide an essential input to economic activity, contribute to social development, and help …
The relationships between agriculture, the environment, and development are deep and complex. By 2050 a 70 per cent increase in production will be needed to feed an additional 2.7 billion people on an already degraded natural resource base. In light of this and amid the realities of climate change, the …
There is a continuing tension between those who espouse growth and those who call for environment protection. The two groups do not talk to each other – they are talking at each other and with every passing day, the gap seems to be widening. But the real conflict is not …
Ranchi, Oct. 6: Aggressively pursuing ambitious projects in the Santhal Pargana region, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has found its guru in Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad. The steel major today signed an MoU with ISM for expertise in environment and water resources management, mining moderation and training …
Gujarat High Court has ordered re-scheduling of the public hearing of Adani's proposed 3300 MW KPGL thermal power project in Bhadreshwar, Kutch. Here is the draft EIA report of this project opposed by fisherfolk and the salt pan workers. This document contains the draft EIA Report of 5x660MW Super Critical …
On World Environment Day this year I was at a five-star hotel. It was among the older ones in Bengaluru. The hotel had organized a week-long initiative to green Bengaluru. The idea was hackneyed. Of course, we need as many trees as we can get to absorb the carbon we …
The Forest Rights Act of 2006—also known as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act—came after considerable and bitter opposition from conservation groups. They said the Act, which would grant land rights to tribals and other forest dwellers, would destroy forests and wipe out …
The purpose of developing sector specific guidance manual for Mining projects is to provide clear and concise information to all the stakeholders i.e. project proponent, environmental consultant, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board officials and the public to have a better understanding on the relevant environmental aspects in the initial stage …
The Integrated Land and Eco System Management to Combat Land Degradation and Deforestation is being launched in Madhya Pradesh from August 10. On this occasion, a workshop will be organised at the Academy of Administration, Bhopal. Forest Minister Shri Sartaj Singh will be the chief guest at the workshop, which …
The Technical Guidance Manual of "Thermal Power Plants" sector describes types of EIA, process and pollution control technologies, operational aspects of EIA with model TOR of that Sector, technological options with cleaner production and waste minimization techniques, monitoring of environmental quality, post clearance monitoring protocol, related regulations, and procedure of …
The objective of the Task Force on Sustainable Lifestyles was to explore ways to engage, exemplify, enable and encourage people, civil society organizations and governments to further sustainability in people's everyday lives. Nine Task Force projects cover activities in 43 countries across every region of the world. The projects covered …
It is an empirical fact that it is very difficult to balance economic growth, poverty reduction, and environment protection, particularly for developing and transitional economies. While the economic environment of a country is influenced by conditions within the country, it is also influenced by external shocks such as the recent …
This paper shows that there is ample scope for employing EIA procedures as a vehicle for enhancing the resilience of projects to the impacts of climate change. A number of entry points have been identified to incorporate climate change impact and adaptation considerations, from the strategic phase that precedes the …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran NEW DELHI: On a day when President Pratibha Patil completed three years in office, Rashtrapati Bhavan was presented with an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 14001:2004 Certificate for having emerged as the country's first urban habitat with excellent environmental management systems. A year after she assumed office, …
