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 …
Australia’s environmental laws are too weak, a new report argues, citing the Carmichael coalmine as an example. Even what the environment minister has described as the “strictest” environmental conditions on the development allow the destruction of endangered species habitats, the degradation of ecologically and culturally significant water bodies, as well …
After initially denying permission, the district forest department has reluctantly given its nod to a four-day car rally through a 30-km track in the Gurgaon-Faridabad Aravali forest. The go-ahead has been given with riders, despite the district forest officials having strong reservations against such a rally. In fact, in a …
Word of mouth from nomadic herders led Lucas Silva into Tibetan forests and grasslands. What his team found was startling: Rapid forest growth in tune with what scientists had been expecting from climatic changes triggered by rising levels of carbon dioxide. Actual scientific findings to date, however, had been turning …
A new review reveals gaps in the science of dam removal. Although more than 1200 dams have been removed in the United States, fewer than 10 percent have been scientifically evaluated. Those studies that do exist focus more on short-term river channel responses rather than longer-term biological responses. The findings …
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Monday said the statements made by Art of Living (AOL) recently are "very irresponsible." AOL had made some remarks about NGT's principal committee that assessed the ecological damage caused by AOL's World Culture Festival held in March. It had concluded that the floodplain …
In the course of a 17-year experiment on more than 1 million plants, scientists put future global warming to a real world test — growing California flowers and grasslands with extra heat, carbon dioxide and nitrogen to mimic a not-so-distant, hotter future. The results, simulating a post-2050 world, aren't pretty. …
The Chinese government is considering imposing penalties on offshore oil companies that damage marine environment, state media said on Monday, the latest effort by Beijing to clamp down on environmental pollution and tackle risks from oil leaks. The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council on Monday published an early …
BENGALURU: Once widespread, the Vulture species have declined to the brink of extinction in just a decade. However, due to a slew of government measures and efforts by wildlife NGOs in many states, including Karnataka, the raptor population has stabilised today. But they are yet to show serious signs of …
New research has added to the growing list of challenges facing the nation’s pollinators. A study, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that agricultural changes in the Northern Great Plains — particularly the expansion of corn and soybean cropland — could be putting a …
The proposed 960 MW Jhangi-Thopan-Powari hydro project in Kinnaur district will once again be taken up for discussion before the Himachal Pradesh cabinet as the company to whom the project was initially offered has not shown any interest. Kinnaur residents are already against the project claiming it would further harm …
One of Indonesia’s few remaining expanses of pristine rainforest is at imminent risk of destruction by Korean-Indonesian conglomerate Korindo, a new report by an international group of environmental campaigners has found. Titled ‘Burning Paradise‘, the report released on Thursday said that Korindo — a Korean-controlled, Jakarta-headquartered company — is burning …
Researchers studied logging roads in the U.S., finding that the roads and log landing areas had far denser soil than even logged parts of a forest. Denser soil can make it less likely for water to be absorbed into the ground, reducing water availability for trees and increasing runoff into …
PUNE: Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) aims to identify sites for successful development of tidal and floating solar power projects in the country with the help of Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water). SPPU signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with K-water for development of tidal and floating power generation projects …
BEIJING -- China's top legislature on Monday reviewed a draft amendment to the Marine Environment Protection Law, imposing more severe penalties for pollution. The draft, submitted by the State Council to the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee's bi-monthly session, echoes the central leadership's recent emphasis on "conservation culture," according …
The wildlife wing of Forest Department in Rajasthan has floated an innovative programme to invite experts, entrepreneurs, technical graduates and interested persons to take up time-bound assignments as part of an internship which will enable the participants to provide critical inputs on policy and regulation in the natural resource management …
Bolivia’s TIPNIS Highway, which would have bisected a national park and remote indigenous lands, was to be largely financed by BNDES, Brazil’s development bank. Instead, the project met with intense protests from indigenous groups and environmentalists, and was abandoned. The highway project was cancelled in 2011 before BNDES had contributed …
An international team of researchers makes the case that integrating multiple technologies could greatly increase our ability to study ecological patterns and processes across large landscapes and long timeframes, allowing for threats to protected areas to be better identified and mitigated. Traditional field inventories and other sampling strategies will always …
Environmental advocate website, Wikigreen released a video that gives in-depth insights about the highs and lows of antifouling. According to the video release entited "Toxic Time Bomb" sent to Nature World News, antifouling is found on the ship hullsthat will help ships to go faster by keeping these ships free …
NOIDA: The State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has issued terms of reference to the Noida Metro Rail Corporation for an inspection in September, which is necessary for the project to get environmental clearance. The National Green Tribunal has given NMRC three months to procure the clearance for its 28.8km …
The drier, warmer autumn weather that's becoming more common due to climate change may extend summer smog well into the fall in the Southeastern US in the years ahead, according to a study published on Monday. Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences also suggests a …
