Reply affidavit on behalf of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Gavhan Koliwada Matsyavyavsayik Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit Vs City & Industrial Development Corporation & Others dated 28/01/2025. City & Industrial Development Corporation submitted a proposal for CRZ clearance for the construction of coastal road from …
After a Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change sub-committee raised issues regarding the project affected people and environmental impact assessment report of the Pancheshwar dam, an expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the ministry has deferred green clearance of the project. Last month, the EAC on hydroelectric projects had asked …
SHIMLA: In its drive to put an end to unauthorized structures, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed demolition of Hotel Barog Heights in Solan district in the next four weeks. The tribunal has also ordered the hotel to pay Rs 10 lakh penalty as environmental compensation within two weeks. …
A cross section of Harare residents have blamed corruption and abuse of political power for rampant wetlands destruction in the capital. According to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) Harare's water table is falling drastically as a result of rampant wetlands destruction. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting held in the …
IDUKKI:Even as speculation looms large over redrawing the boundaries of Kurinjimala, the only sanctuary in the state being declared for the conservation of the flowering shrub Neelakuriji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), the conservation of the sanctuary in its original extent assumes paramount importance taking into account its geographical peculiarities. Experts believe that …
MADURAI: Every source from which man has increased his power on earth has been used to diminish the prospects of his successors. All his progress is being made at the expense of damage to the environment which he cannot repair and cannot foresee.” That was American psychologist B F Skinner’s …
NEW DELHI: The Haryana government is likely to submit its final view on what consists Aravalis in the state at the 37th meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) to be held on Monday. The agenda notes of the meeting accessed by TOI state that Haryana government seeks …
NSS volunteers of Perikkalloor school conserve 40 varieties of trees endemic to the Western Ghats A group of students of Perikkalloor Government Higher Secondary School in Wayanad have set a model in restoring the green canopy on the banks of the Kabani River by planting and conserving 40 varieties of …
PANJIM: The hearing on the water sharing of River Mhadei before the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal has strengthened Goa’s case with State witness, environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar, giving accurate replies to the cross examination on environment, forest and wildlife for the State. Kerkar was cross examined by Karnataka and was posed …
Regattas and other marina-related events planned for this weekend could be cancelled depending on the severity of an oil spill – and progress in its clean-up – on Thursday. Point Yacht Club manager Darryl Williams told The Mercury he had been alerted to the spill in the early hours of …
As phase 1 of the Earth Microbiome Project, analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA sequences from more than 27,000 environmental samples delivers a global picture of the basic structure and drivers of microbial distribution. Original Source
German and Singaporean business interests have been attempting to start a rare earth mine on northwestern Madagascar’s Ampasindava peninsula. According to some scientists, going forward with the project would pose grave long-term threats to local people and the surrounding rainforest, including a protected area home to endangered lemurs and other …
What happened on October 8 and 9 in Ecuador’s Río Blanco area was not entirely unexpected. On August 12, a group of inhabitants decided to take “de facto” measures — such as setting up a tent at the entrance of Junefield mining company’s camp — with the goal of stopping …
Shimla: To save the fragile ecology of the town from further degradation, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a high-powered expert committee that will ensure that there is no further degradation of environment, ecology and natural resources of Shimla planning area. If anything comes to the notice of this …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandalaneni Srimannarayana & Others Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 17/11/2017 regarding formation of a Green Field New Capital namely Amravati as it poses a serious threat to the environment. NGT while refusing to set aside the environmental …
The Div Com was speaking at a meeting to discuss various issues related to various water bodies in Srinagar. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today asked the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) Nagpur, to study the environmental impact of four-lanning of Boulevard road and submit the report within …
The NGT had slammed the DDA for casting aspersions on the findings of its expert committee on the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains due to this cultural event. The National Green Tribunal on Monday reserved its verdict on the issue of damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains where a …
The clean-up of a contaminated fishing community in Nigeria has finally started, almost 10 years after two oil spills in Niger River Delta. In 2008 and 2009, Royal Dutch Shell's 55-year-old pipeline ruptured and spilled millions of litres of crude oil into the creeks and shores of Bodo. Al Jazeera's …
Many governments are promoting a move away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources. However, in a study published today, scientists highlight some of the ecological dangers this wave of ‘green’ energy poses. “We know that burning fossil fuels is damaging the environment and warming the climate,” said Dr. Luke …
Panaji: Seeking greater protection for Goa's big cats, two wildlife conservationists recently recommended that the state's sanctuaries be declared a tiger reserve, with a primary core of 150-200sq km in Mhadei and a satellite core of 100 sq km in Netravali. An identical proposal for a large tiger reserve had …
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh government has decided to develop five model eco villages in the state as eco village is an emerging concept in the process of being developed. Government intends to develop environment sustainable and ecologically oriented eco villages with the active collaboration with villagers to reduce the ecological footprints. …
