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 …
This latest Worldwatch Institute report exposes latest global peaks of production and consumption, as well as associated impacts. The acceleration of resource depletion, pollution, and climate change may come with underappreciated social and environmental costs says the report. From coal to cars to coffee, consumption levels are breaking records. According …
This latest Worldwatch Institute report exposes latest global peaks of production and consumption, as well as associated impacts. The acceleration of resource depletion, pollution, and climate change may come with underappreciated social and environmental costs says the report. From coal to cars to coffee, consumption levels are breaking records. According …
The study recorded a 59% increase in corn earworm larvae in areas where bats were not present Bats provide a service worth an estimated US $1bn (£649m) globally by controlling pests on corn crops, a study has suggested. Scientists carried out a series of experiments to assess the economic and …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been announced as one of the winners of the highest environmental accolade of the United Nations, in recognition of Bangladesh's far-reaching initiatives to address climate change. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's name as one of the 'Champion of the …
Miners in Kamonyi District have been called upon to avoid polluting rivers when extracting minerals. Francis Kayumba, the director of Regulation and Inspection unit at the Mines and Geology department under the Ministry of Natural Resources, issued the warning on Friday during a meeting with miners to assess results on …
The execution of Renuka Dam project in Sirmaur district to quench the thirst of Delhi, already delayed by over a decade, is now facing another hurdle. Chulli Dadahu panchayat, about two kilometres from Renukaji, has refused to give no-objection certificate to the project, arguing that blasting for tunnels and other …
A federal judge has upheld a decision by the U.S. government to protect Alaska's Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, blocking a proposed 10-mile (16-km) gravel road linking an Aleutian Islands fishing community to an all-weather airport for medical evacuations. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell first denied the road proposal in December …
ABU DHABI // If Charles Darwin had a smartphone he would probably have downloaded the Collector for ArcGIS, a free app being used by the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) to help record species of wildlife in the UAE. The app is created by Esri, a US-based supplier of geographic …
Campaigns begin against Yettinahole project Sahyadri Sanchaya, a group of green activists, launched a series of campaigns against Yettinahole project here on Thursday by asking B. Ramanatha Rai, Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology and district in-charge whether the forest department had sanctioned 600 hectare of forest land required for …
Indigenous protesters in Peru seized oil wells in an Amazonian oil block on Tuesday and said they also planned to halt output in a neighboring concession to press the government to address pollution and compensation demands. Achuar communities shut down 11 wells and took control of an airdrome in oil …
The Queensland government is relying on “meanie greenies” to take the heat for standing up to a controversial coalmine expansion, according to a veteran activist. Lock the Gate will help fund a state land court challenge to the New Acland coal project, which has received draft environmental approval from the …
A North Dakota oil well owned by Exxon Mobil subsidiary XTO Energy blew out on Saturday, leaking more than 550 barrels (23,100 gallons) of crude, some of which left the wellpad and seeped into surrounding grasses. The well, located in a rural area 25 miles southeast of Watford City, was …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Yogendra Mohan Sengupta Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 01/09/2015 regarding construction in the city of Shimla of Himachal Pradesh in relation to 17 green areas. The Tribunal in the present order noted that "despite our orders no study …
The $1.2bn Shenhua coalmine faces a significant setback after local landholders launched a legal challenge to the New South Wales government approval process over whether it properly considered the impact of the mine on the local koala population. The Upper Mooki Landcare group has challenged the approval given to the …
The coastal communities of Ilaje Local Government in Ondo State, have protested against the composition of the committee set up to compensate affected communities and other persons following the Bonga oil spillage that occurred on December 2011 in the Niger Delta. The compensation was expected to have been paid two …
Researchers say mercury and other chemicals that were found in Lake Powell have moved downstream and are now being found in fish and aquatic plants in the Grand Canyon. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1JjPj1D) no consumption advisories have been issued for fish in the study area that was researched …
MUMBAI: A mere 5.4kms separates toxic mountains of coal stored on Mumbai Port Trust land from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, one of South Mumbai's busiest railway stations. While much of Mumbai, including SoBo, has never seen the 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of coal lying along the city's eastern sea front, it …
Four of the six Western Ghat states including Karnataka have not submitted the assessment of their eco-sensitive areas to the Centre, though the deadline to notify these areas on the basis of the Kasturirangan committee report is less than three weeks away. Though Kerala presented its report long back, the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Kallpavalli Vrishka Pempakamdarula & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/08/2015 regarding the adverse effects both long term and short term of the windmills project, Kallpavalli area, Ananthapur District of Andhra Pradesh.
A joint venture between the Railways and the Karnataka government, the original project involved construction of 329 bridges and 29 tunnels, and required felling of more than 2.5 lakh trees on 965 hectares of forest land. The Rs 2,315-crore Hubli-Ankola railway line, cutting across the Western Ghats in Karnataka, has …
