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 …
Something seems dangerously off about the state government's understanding of conservation. While most Bengalureans are still worrying about the consequences of losing 800-odd trees to a steel flyover, the government now wants to hack through the fragile ecosystem of the Western Ghats to build a road. And this time, at …
Potential hydro power projects in the Himalayan region would need to factor in chances of increased floods from the formation of new lakes and the expansion of existing ones due to melting glaciers, says an analysis of Himalayan glaciers and their possible future impact on livelihoods in States adjoining the …
Union Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave on Wednesday said that a 'Jan Andolan' -- mass movement -- is needed for regeneration of the forests and nature. The minister who advocated a Gandhian way of life for ecological sustainability at the recently held COP22 at Marrakech in Morocco, pointed out the …
The state’s Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) has already submitted a detailed concept note to the Centre. Recognising the challenge to its water resources in the face of climate change, Himachal Pradesh has drawn-up a USD 150 million project to manage the state’s stressed water ecology and restore nearly 10,000 …
COLVA: Economy is the key and development is the need of the hour to strike a balance between the two raging issues of environment and development was the conclusion of the chair during a panel discussion for Dakshinayan Abhiyan at the Acharya Dharmanand Kosambi Vyaaspeeth on the topic: dichotomy between …
Environmental activist Bittu Sahgal on Sunday expressed concern over the proposed construction of the Rampal thermal power plant in the Sunderbans, saying the project would trigger unavoidable environmental consequences resulting in loss of investment. Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of fourth India for Animals conference, the environmentalist said …
Despite the government’s orders to brick kilns, cement factories and stone crushers to adhere to pollution norms, many have ignored the stipulations, inviting the government’s ire. Officials of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) of Jammu divisions have submitted a compliance report to the Regional Director and are awaiting orders …
Human management of ecological systems, including issues like fisheries, invasive species, and restoration, as well as others, often must be undertaken with limited information. This means that developing general principles and heuristic approaches is important. Here, I focus on one aspect, the importance of an explicit consideration of time, which …
DEHRADUN: A number of city residents, incensed at the blatant encroachment by slum dwellers and builders who have started construction work in the ecologically-fragile Rispana valley on the outskirts of Dehradun, are planning to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for redressal. The Rispana river which starts from Mussoorie and …
The state government is set to write to the Centre against Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's (GEAC) plan to approve genetically modified (GM) mustard. This comes in the wake of stiff opposition by a section of scientists, activists and public outcry against GM food crop as it poses a serious health …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Now with the state cabinet nod against the entry of genetically modified (GM) food crops, Kerala government is set to write to the Centre expressing its concern against the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) plan to approve GM mustard. This comes in the wake of stiff opposition by a …
The hill stations of Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani have seen illegal construction in violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act despite being declared an eco-sensitive zone in 2001. THE NATIONAL Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained all construction and non-forest activity in the ‘forest alike’ areas in Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani eco-sensitive zones as part of …
PANAJI: Goa is expected to be the next laboratory of the central government to generate power from tidal waves of the sea using Israeli technology. "Since last two years, I have been constantly pursuing whether we can generate power using tidal waves in the sea. Today, I came to know …
The Wayanad Vana Naseekarana Virudha Samara Samiti, an umbrella organisation of environmental organisations in the district, has urged the government to launch eco-restoration projects to mitigate man-animal conflicts in the district. The massive mono-crop plantation by the Forest Department after felling native trees in various parts of the district and …
A dozen more Philippine mines, mostly nickel projects, are in danger of being suspended in an ongoing environmental crackdown on the sector, an environment undersecretary said on Wednesday. The Southeast Asian nation, the world's top supplier of nickel ore, has already halted the operations of 10 mines, eight of them …
The Philippines will suspend more than 10 additional mines in an ongoing environmental crackdown on the sector but the announcement of who will be shut has been moved to Sept. 26, the minister in charge of mining said on Wednesday. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez said more than …
A government panel has approved that all non-cultivable hill land, rocky and sandy areas in the ecologically sensitive Aravalis in the entire National Capital Region (NCR), including Gurgaon and Faridabad districts, will be treated as part of the mountain range, paving the way for its protection. This will also include …
A recent study finds the boreal forests of North America may fare relatively well in the face of climate change, and could provide habitat for wildlife fleeing from the south. The boreal biome is circumglobal, ringing the planet's northern regioms. It contains 33 percent of the world's forests, which sequester …
Humanity is driving an unprecedented extinction of sealife unlike any in the fossil record, hunting and killing larger species in a way that will disrupt ocean ecosystems for millions of years, scientists have found. A new analysis of the five mass extinction events millions of years ago discovered there was …
Union environment ministry is all set to launch the Long-Term Ecological Observatories (LTEO) to bridge the gap of insufficient data on impact of climate change on different regions in the country. “The ecosystems in the country is diverse and there is not enough data available on what impact climate change …
