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 …
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait will finish cleaning up a crude oil spill in the country's southern waters in the Gulf this week, a Kuwaiti newspaper report said on Sunday, quoting the country's oil minister. Essam al-Marzouq told the al-Rai newspaper that no more patches of oil have been found and …
MANGALURU: City based Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has been recognized with excellence award by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPBC) in the category 'NGO for Contribution towards Environmental Awareness in D. K. District.' APD Team comprising organization's founder Abdullah A Rehman, director Arjun Rai, co-coordinators Kruthika Shenoy, Ruhia Hussain, Naveen …
The Centre’s ambitious plan to develop 11 rivers in Karnataka as National Waterways to enable transport of goods has not gone down too well with the Water Resources Department, which has questioned the very feasibility of the idea. The Public Works Department (PWD), however, is in favour of the project. …
The economic viability of any development project that involves diversion of forest land may now reduce with the environment ministry coming up with new cost benefit analysis guidelines. The new guidelines submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by the ministry comprise a number of new costs for diversion of …
PORVORIM: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday termed Karnataka's Kalsa-Bhandura river diversion project an 'ecological bomb'. Taking a jibe at the neighbhouring state, he said Karnataka has been fighting with every one of its neighbours over waterGoa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtraexcept with the Arabian Sea. "Karnataka is planting …
The eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Nagarahole National Park, on which a draft notification was issued by the government recently, covers 92 villages on a geographical area of 299.02 sq. km. The ESZ also includes notified reserve forest areas spread over 269.86 sq. km, which takes the total ESZ area to …
Govt. wants ESZ to be limited to 312.5 sq. km. instead of 1,201 sq. km proposed in draft notification The protective cover around the Kali Tiger Reserve has been severely reduced as the State government has bowed to “public pressure” to limit the extent of the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around …
SI Synod supports Gadgil panel report for protecting the Western Ghats “The present development paradigm promoted by the developed countries is responsible for the global ecological crisis. The developed countries have to change their development paradigm using fossil fuels which is primarily responsible for the climate change,” according to Bishop …
As unabated illegal and unauthorized structures threaten ecology of Sonamarg meadows in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the State Government has failed to fix any penalty on scores of violators who without any building permissions have resorted to constructions since 2012. Sonamarg, which is located on the banks of Sindh River …
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last year given a call to save cows from plastic, his message brought into focus the hazards of this non-biodegradable product not only for animals but also for the overall environment. The ecological hazards posed by this conventional fossil fuel-based product is such that …
Environmental devastation, ruined economy and deteriorating health afflict Bodo community years after Shell oil spill. In 2008 and 2009, a 55-year-old pipeline owned by Shell ruptured twice, throwing up 600,000 barrels, according to UK court claims, of crude oil into the surrounding creeks of the Niger Delta. In 2015, after …
Village Market will ban the use and distribution of plastic bags by tenants one month ahead of the nationwide Government deadline. The shopping complex has launched a pro-environment campaign, named ‘Jeans in Bags Out’, a 30-day campaign offering shoppers an alternative long-term solution to the plastic bags. The campaign will …
US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes. It is an astonishing mass of material that has essentially been created only in the last 65 years or so. The 8.3 billion tonnes is as heavy as 25,000 Empire State …
A fresh legal challenge could be brewing for Adani’s planned Carmichael coalmine. New advice has found the federal environment minister’s approval of the mine may have been unlawful in light of new scientific evidence of its impacts on the endangered black-throated finch. As a result, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) …
A £2bn offshore windfarm in Scotland looks set to go ahead after the RSPB lost a long-running legal challenge against the plans, which the conservationists said threatened puffins, gannets and kittiwakes. The Scottish government gave its consent to four major windfarms in the Firth of Forth and the Firth of …
Come August, the Karnataka Eco-Tourism Development Board (KEDB) will throw open 10 eco-trails for tourists. These trekking trails include famous and lesser-known hillocks and reserve forest patches. Of the 10 routes, nine are around Bengaluru, while one is in Chikkamagaluru. The board is yet to finalise the rates for these …
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania’s state-owned environmental watchdog said on Saturday it has given tough conditions an oil drilling firm before it started drilling at a game protected area in the Kilombero valley in Morogoro region to protect the environment. Swala Oil and Gas (Tanzania) Plc intends to …
BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the age-long dispute with Tamil Nadu could have been avoided if timely action was taken to conserve resources. "We have been involved in a dispute with Tamil Nadu over sharing of Cauvery water for years. Had we been more careful in the use …
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 …
Brazilian dam, road and mine environmental impact assessments (EIAs) could be enhanced by satellite and DNA technology, improving biodiversity risk evaluations. Amazon infrastructure EIAs under-assess biodiversity; scientists offer solutions In a new paper, scientists assert that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for major Brazilian Amazon infrastructure projects often fail in their …
