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 …
Could virtual reality (VR) — immersive digital experiences that mimic reality — save the environment? Well, that may be a bit of a stretch. But researchers say that it could perhaps promote better understanding of nature and give people empathetic insight into environmental challenges. “Virtual reality can give everyone, regardless …
In a major development, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has accorded environment clearance to 624 MW Kiru HE Project in J&K State. The forest clearance for the project has already been accorded by J&K State Government on 19.05.2016. Techno-economic appraisal (TEA) for the project has …
Urbanization is set to play an ever greater role in the development of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries, transforming their economies and providing support to green economic growth. With urbanization levels still averaging about 30% in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries, gross domestic product contributions of towns and cities …
There has been no improvement under the NDA government in enforcement of laws to protect the environment and interests of local communities, Centre for Science and Environment today claimed. It also warned that steps taken up by the current dispensation are in danger of remaining "mere half measures" unless immediate …
Mysuru: Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) under its third Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) programme will organize a 10-day course on 'fate and transport of contaminants in the environment' on its premises from Monday. The course tutor is professor Rajesh Seth, department of civil and environmental engineering, University …
Move was necessitated due to change of reactors' design for 6,000 MW plant NPCIL to file fresh ToR with MoEF for Kovvada project in Andhra Pradesh The state run Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) will file fresh terms of reference (ToR) within a month with the union ministry of …
To promote sustainable sand extraction, these guidelines released by the Union ministry of environment and forests lays emphasis on monitoring of the mined out material, which is key to the success of environment management plan. It has suggested tapping “alternative sources of sand and gravel”. The main objectives of the …
In a significant step, an expert panel of the Union environment ministry has recommended the terms of references for long-impending joint India-Nepal Pancheshwar multipurpose project to avoid any delay in its environmental impact study. A joint mechanism to consider the environmental impact assessment of the full project was also called …
AFTER 2,856 environmental concerns were discovered during a pilot environment inspection program in north China’s Hebei, one of the most severely polluted provinces, the comprehensive scheme will be rolled out nationwide. According to environment authorities in Hebei, about 15 provincial regions will be inspected this year and the remainder next …
According to a Central Groundwater Board report as many as 650 cities and towns lie along polluted rivers, which contaminate groundwater About half of India's groundwater is contaminated, according to a Central Groundwater Board report. As many as 276 districts have high levels of fluoride, 387 districts report nitrates above …
The managing director of Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) would be liable and would be dealt with in accordance with the law in case of default in the 444 MW capacity Vishnugad-Peepalkoti hydro electric project. This was stated recently by the National Green Tribunal while hearing on a case of …
Giving top priority for clean environment, railways has decided to earmark one per cent of estimated cost of any project for environment works. It has been decided for making specific provision towards environmental works in the estimate for all works in railways, said a senior official involved with the green …
Mysuru: The green building movement is likely to get a boost, and also get a catalyst in young minds, with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) on Sunday launching 12 new student chapters in various colleges, including engineering colleges in Mysuru. Speaking after launching the student chapters at Mahalakshmi Kalyana …
A parliamentary panel has pulled up the environment ministry for unsatisfactory performance and low utilisation of allocated funds, saying that it should prepare long term plans and ensure that targets are achieved. Raising concern over pollution, the panel described the ministry as an under-achiever in terms of controlling pollution in …
A parliamentary panel has pulled up the Union environment ministry and the country's national pollution watchdog — the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) — for their poor performance in controlling pollution and not even achieving physical targets to create air, water and noise pollution monitoring infrastructure. The panel — parliamentary …
A Parliementary panel has pulled up the Environment Ministry for its "poor peformance" in controlling pollution and using its fund, and recommended it to take necessary measures to ensure targets are met in the future and funds optimally utilised. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forest …
MoEFCC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) issued a draft notification as required by sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 on 10th May, 2016. Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 empowers the Central Government to give directions which reads as “Notwithstanding anything …
This report by the Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forest has pulled up the environment ministry for its "poor performance" in controlling pollution. The ministry has failed to achieve the physical targets relating to ambient air quality monitoring stations and new noise monitoring stations says the report …
Government has said that the validity of environmental clearance given to projects would be in place for seven years in certain cases, as part of its efforts to provide clarity on the applicability of revised norms introduced in April 2015. On April 29 last year, the Union Environment Ministry had …
This report was prepared for the Asia EIA Conference 2016 organised on 10 May by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ). The conference was held under the theme of enhancing EIA as a sustainable development planning tool in Asia in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and in …
