Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
CHENNAI: After a delay of one year, the Union ministry of environment and forests has granted environment clearance to the Tamil Nadu government's Integrated Cooum River Eco-restoration Project for a 9.6-km stretch between the mouth of the river and Chetpet Railway Bridge, where experts have observed tidal influence. The `105-crore …
The Three Gorges Dam (TGD) is a remarkable, far-reaching project in China. This study was conducted to assess the impact of TGD on changes in the ecological environment, snail distribution and schistosomiasis transmission in Dongting Lake area. Original Source
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Baljeet Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/07/2017 regarding illegal sand mining along Neugal river, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs the Applicant (Baljeet Singh) to pay Rs. 50,000/- as environment compensation. The amount shall be paid to Himachal …
While keeping the rivers in pristine condition is the ultimate goal, development of civilization has always been on the banks of the rivers, to utilise the blessings of the rivers and their waters. Dams and barrages have to be constructed across river courses in order to enable the society, slightly …
Civil society organisations have reached an agreement with government and mining company Atha-Africa Ventures that effectively postpones the commencement of mining activities in the Mabola Protected Environment in Mpumalanga. On Tuesday the North Gauteng High Court heard an application to grant an interdict against the commencement of mining operations scheduled …
The Uttarakhand government has moved the Supreme Court challenging an Uttarakhand High Court order granting the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries the status of living human entities. ‘Questions of law’ Seeking a stay on the March 20 order of the High Court through a Special Leave Petition filed recently, …
HYDERABAD: Under-graduate (UG) students in Telangana will have to pursue a six-month course in environmental studies as the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for all higher educational institutions to offer the course. The UGC issued a circular on Monday to all institutions regarding compulsory implementation of the …
The members of Nagpur for Kids (NKF) Club on Tuesday attended an environmental conservation workshop organized by Green Vigil Foundation (GVF) at Comrade Activity Zone, Mytri Willows, near Empress City. The themes of the workshop were 'Environment and Humans' and 'Swachh Bharat'. It was conducted by GVF founder Kaustav Chatterjee …
Water scarcity is rapidly increasing in many regions. In a novel, multi-model assessment, we examine how human interventions (HI: land use and land cover change, man-made reservoirs and human water use) affected monthly river water availability and water scarcity over the period 1971–2010. Here we show that HI drastically change …
GUWAHATI/IMPHAL: The death toll due to incessant rains and flash floods in the past 48 hours climbed to 14 in the northeast, with four people found dead in Guwahati on Wednesday . Two of them died of electrocution. In Manipur, flash floods submerged huge tracts of low-lying areas in the …
Hai — The government has removed irrigation equipment from a farm belonging to Hai MP and Chadema national chairman Freeman Mbowe. The National Environmental Management Council (Nemc) has also fined Mr Mbowe Sh18 million for conducting agricultural activities within 60 metres of a water source. Contacted yesterday, Mr Mbowe confirmed …
Nyumanzi in the northwestern Uganda district of Adjumani was a vast grassland with shrubs and trees, parts were forested. Several kilometers away is Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, the largest refugee settlement in the world. The settlement was formerly grassland and forest. This phenomenon is replicated in other districts in this …
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has released a new tool that offers water-scarce countries and river basins a way to boost productivity, by measuring how the resource is efficiently used in agriculture. The WaPOR open-access database has gone live, tapping satellite data to help farmers achieve more reliable agricultural …
Nagpur: Counted among the most venerated trees in India, banyan or vat vruksh holds special significance in Hindu mythology and religious rituals. It is worshipped on vat savitri, being celebrated on Thursday and Friday. The full-moon night in month of Jyeshtha (June) is when women keep fast and worship the …
Many major river deltas in the world are subsiding and consequently become increasingly vulnerable to flooding and storm surges, salinization and permanent inundation. For the Mekong Delta, annual subsidence rates up to several centimetres have been reported. Excessive groundwater extraction is suggested as the main driver. As groundwater levels drop, …
Dar es Salaam — Rivers and streams that flow into the Indian Ocean in Dar es Salaam are increasingly being polluted. Human and industrial activities around Mzinga and Kizinga streams as well as Mpiji and Msimbazi rivers have polluted them. People living around the areas have turned the streams and …
An enthusiastic crowd of Ministers, villagers and environmentalists join the cause of the once vibrant Varattar river Braving the steady rain they came out in hordes to support the noble cause for giving a fresh life for a once vibrant river. But for weeded pools and a few slender streams, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Dr. Sarva Bhoum Bagali dated 30/05/2017 regarding illegal sand mining in the middle river Bhima, District Sholapur, Maharashtra. The miners have invoked business and economic grounds for modification of order dated 19/04/2017(Order prohibited the …
Conservationists have raised concerns over the proposed construction of dams on Mara River and its tributaries. East African Wild Life Society said it received an alert from Serengeti Watch, one of their conservation partners in Tanzania, that authorities in Kenya have proposed the building of dams. EAWLS executive director Julius …
Kamwenge — Kamwenge District leaders and conservationists have expressed concern over an impending environment catastrophe if the ongoing rampant degradation of the environment in the district is not curbed. There is uncontrolled tree cutting, charcoal burning, encroachment on wetlands and human activities that have led to a drop in water …
