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 …
The mountains in Sikkim are being drilled with explosives to make long tunnels to dam rivers for hydel power projects, despite warnings of geological damage. Old Suleiman Rai's house, made of wood and standing on wooden pillars, shakes as the skies boom with deafening sounds of a hundred thunderbolts. The …
Daybreak in the city. The brief quiet of the night gives way to the low rumble of cars, trucks and industry, but one sound is notable by its absence. Gone is the familiar dawn chorus, with its rich mix of enchanting melodies and calls. In its place is a strangely …
A small piece of jawbone unearthed in a cave in Spain is the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor in Europe and suggests that people lived on the continent much earlier than previously believed, scientists say. The researchers said the fossil found last year at Atapuerca in northern Spain, …
A long time ago, visionaries such as M Vishveshwaraya, K Sheshadri Iyer, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, and Mirza Ismail emphasised the importance of trees, parks and green recreational spaces beyond their visual contribution in a cityscape. But in our hurry to modernise through rapid economic growth, urban aesthetics and environmental upkeep …
Pots labelled after major rivers and lakes in the State were lined up, symbolically representing the death of these water bodies. This scene was created by the members of the Tamil Nadu Environment Council (TNEC) here on Tuesday, as a part of their protest demanding a separate ministry for water …
New Zealand "living dinosaur', the tuatara, is the fastest evolving animal on Earth, a new study has revealed. Researchers have found that although tuatara have remained largely physically unchanged over very long periods of evolution, they are evolving
This Holi, celebrations in Thane seem to have turned more eco-friendly. While some are skipping part of the celebrations that require burning of wood, others have decided to shun water-based and synthetic colours to prevent wastage of water and damage to the environment. Vidhyadhar Walawalkar of Thane based NGO Enviro-Vigil …
L-R: Typical forest full of natural resources (Tangabati, Chittagong). Tribal people collect natural water without any contamination just at the base of hills; w(Mirersharai, Chittagong). In analysis of ecological studies, it is found that human activities are altering ecosystem on four basic point: by (a) selectively destroying species; (b) importing …
Thousands have responded to a public input demand by the us Environmental Protection Agency (usepa)on reviewing registration of the insecticide endosulfan. "Endosulfan poses substantial risks and should be off the market,' said Karl Tupper, scientist at the ngo, Pesticide Action Network. "Its dangers outweigh any economic benefits from the chemical.' …
Tribal residents of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh, are preparing to protest a proposed smelting project that will affect five villages in the district. Despite a formal resolution against mining and smelting projects by the people, the Union environment ministry cleared two such projects in October and December 2007, and …
The recently completed first ever research on the plant biodiversity of the Khirthar Range has found around 197 species, many with medicinal properties, which are under serious threat of extinction due to human activities, including construction, extensive chopping of trees and large shrubs for use as fuel wood, as well …
SHACHI CHATURVEDI On January 31, in the community hall of South Goa’s famous Shantadurga temple a public hearing is convened to discuss the renewal of mining lease to Shakti Bauxite Mine. The company currently operates on a small part of its concession area: some 26 ha. It has applied to …
Amidst protests from environmental groups, the Armenian government has given the go-ahead to an open-pit copper mine in the Teghut forest. The project is considered the largest mine in the country. On January 28, the government cleared 1,570 hectares of Teghut forest for the project. The forest supports a large …
Speakers at a discussion meeting here yesterday urged the government to protect forests and the ecology to save the wildlife in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). They called for creating awareness and strict enforcement of environment laws. The meeting, held at the Zilla Shilpakala Academy hall room in the hill town, …
The erratic and heavy rainfall last year has turned a large part of the deep desert country into a vast submerged landscape. Barmer District, Thar Desert, Rajasthan has an average rainfall of 280 mm annually, but during the monsoon of 2006 it received about 600 mm of rain within 2
The Himalayan Policy Campaign Committee, an umbrella organisation of various environmental groups, voluntary organisations and NGOs based in the Himalayan region has requested the Lok Sabha Standing Committee on Rural development to defer the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 and Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill, 2007. The committee while giving certain …
Jayanti Roy Ecology and Human Well-Being Eds. Pushpam Kumar and B. Sudhakar Reddy. Sage publications. Pages 404. Rs 1,100. Ecology and Human Well-BeingTO put a value tag on the goods and services that we get from the ecosystem has been on the agenda of economists and ecologists alike, as this …
Political parties and tribals who have been agitating against bauxite mining are planning to block scientists of the Indian Council of Forest Research and Environment when they come for a survey. It is learnt that the scientists would visit the Agency areas soon to undertake a mining impact survey. This …
