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 …
Almost two-thirds of the British public think plastic microbeads used in exfoliant toiletries should be banned, according to a poll for Greenpeace. The tiny beads are too small to be filtered effectively by water treatment and flow into the oceans, where they harm fish and other sea life. The US …
MELBOURNE, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Australia will hold the first "Ocean in a High CO2 World" symposium hosted in the southern hemisphere, with world-leading experts assembling to discuss solutions to the ongoing acidification of the seven seas. The international conference, convened every four years, will be held in the Tasmanian …
Supreme Court today said there was nothing wrong with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directive to restrict the entry of petrol-run vehicles in the eco-sensitive Rohtang Pass area and the order was in the interest of ecology and environment. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur refused to …
Nuclear catastrophe is always an unmitigated disaster. The only beneficiaries, albeit in a perverse fashion, are animals, which tend to flourish in areas humans evacuate. This has certainly been the case for wild boars around Fukushima, which have multiplied so rapidly, they’ve become a problem for neighboring towns. On Friday, …
Gurgaon: As long as the 21st-century man will continue to tamper with natural buffers like the Aravali hills, hotter summers (and warmer winters) will become a way of life. The Aravali bionetwork has been around for aeons. "They're much more ancient than the Himalayas, and they're uniquely important," says Amina …
First of 200 wells drilled close to controversial block of forest known to have two of the last tribes living in isolation Ecuador has started drilling for oil on the edge of a controversial block of pristine rainforest inhabited by two of the last tribes in the world living in …
The Queensland government’s approval of leases for Adani’s Carmichael mine, Australia’s largest proposed coal project, was “economic stupidity and environmental insanity”, a protest rally heard on Monday. The Queensland Greens Senate candidate and former Australian Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett told the demonstration outside Queensland’s parliament house the approval could jeopardise …
Activists of Sahyadri Sanchaya, a registered body, have expressed fear that the proposed highway tunnel project at Shiradi Ghat in the Western Ghats could damage the environment and ecology. Dinesh Holla, convener of the sanchaya, said that the government has already taken up the Yettinahole diversion project in the ghats …
India's Adani Enterprises Ltd was granted approval by Australia's Queensland state government on Sunday to proceed with its proposed A$10 billion ($7.7 billion) Carmichael coal project in the Galilee Basin. Queensland Premier Annastascia Palaszczuk said the approvals gave Adani permission to mine coal reserves estimated at 11 billion tonnes and …
Environmental campaigners say they hope two outstanding court cases can still stop India's Adani Enterprises Ltd from developing a A$10 billion ($7.6 billion) coal project, even after it received a key state government approval. The granting of a mining lease by the state government marked another step in Adani's long-running …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Kumar Negi & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2016 regarding Tidong-I Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Tribunal permits the Project Proponent (M/s Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd) to carry out the construction work of the …
Scientists have used satellite imaging of coral reefs in the South China Sea to highlight the dire ecological consequences of reef dredging to increase land area. While much has been made of the political significance of reef dredging and land creation activities in this area, the scientists conclude that the …
ILLEGAL waste discharge from livestock farms and suburban residences has been blamed for higher levels of phosphorus in Shanghai’s water, the local environment authority has revealed. According to an annual environment report issued by Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau yesterday, over 70 percent of the city’s waterways have failed to rise …
Palike cannot enforce ban without issuing draft notification, says official Step into most restaurants, small retail stores or your neighbourhood market, and you will still find plastic bags being dispensed by the dozen. The ban on plastic, which had been notified on March 11, seems to have had little impact …
The impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how we produce and consume resources has formed a 'striking new pattern' in the planet's global energy flow, according to researchers from the University of Leicester. The research suggests that Earth is now characterised by a geologically unprecedented pattern of …
Environmentalists are calling for the NSW government to include coal mining in its "pay to pollute" scheme after analysis revealed the industry was responsible for a significant proportion of the heavy metal pollution in NSW waterways including arsenic, lead and selenium. According to research by community action group Lock the …
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) on Sunday urged the concerned authorities to take necessary steps to stop plying of vessels through the Shela River in Sundarbans to keep its biodiversity intact. NCPSRR, a green and civil rights body, has been campaigning long for an environmentally …
The three-day cultural extravaganza organised by the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) has altered the fragile ecosystem of the Yamuna floodplains, say environmentalists. According to them, the event has left “a gasping floodplain, with hardened soil and stripped of its natural vegetation and water-recharging capabilities”. “They have driven poles into …
Environmental activists staged a protest at the old deer park, in front of Kadri Park, here on Monday against felling trees for the on-going musical fountain project and associated works being taken at a cost of Rs. 5 crore. The Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has taken up the project …
Insect pollinators are essential for both the production of a large proportion of world crops and the health of natural ecosystems. As important pollinators, bumblebees must learn to forage on flowers to feed both themselves and provision their colonies. Increased use of pesticides has caused concern over sublethal effects on …
