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 …
China's capital Beijing will relocate more of its polluting industries into the already smog-hit neighboring province of Hebei as part of a plan to integrate the regions by the end of the next decade, the government said. China is hoping to break down administrative barriers between Beijing, Hebei and the …
Moshi — The campaign against tree felling in Kilimanjaro got a huge boost as the Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office (Environment), Dr Binilith Mahenge, called upon law enforcers to be more strict and called upon other regions to emulate Kilimanjaro. Dr Mahenge said here that he was happy …
An environmental group on Sunday vowed to appeal to a higher court after its lawsuit against eight chemical plants over pollution in the Tengger Desert was rejected. The Intermediate People's Court of Zhongwei, in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, declined on Friday to accept the organization's lawsuit, said Wang Wenyong, …
CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s conservative government plans to amend environmental laws to prevent green groups from challenging mining projects in which they have no direct involvement. Opening another front in what has been a long-running battle with environmental movement, Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane told Parliament on Tuesday that “there is a strategy …
A green area near Saros Bay in the northwestern province of Edirne has been destroyed by currently operating stone quarries in the area, which have turned it into smoke-covered infertile land. Taken by a paragliding pilot, pictures of the stark destruction of the area, which includes endemic plant species, by …
Government, Party officials now will face punishment for causing pollution In a bid to improve protection of the environment, China has tightened related accountability measures for Party and government officials, and those found responsible for pollution will be punished beyond their terms. The new set of guidelines－released by the Communist …
THE National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has threatened to sanction the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), for failure to pay $3.6 bilion fine for damages to the livelihood of host communities through its massive oil spill. The oil spill monitoring agency alleged that SNEPCO spilled …
Delhi Government is mulling conducting the city's first ever tree census with an aim to protect its green cover. "Public Grievances Commission had recently recommended us to carry out tree census in the city... The plan is still on the anvil. We will announce shortly the outline of the census. …
COIMBATORE: Intentional man-made forest fires have begun haunting the district after a two year gap. The district has already witnessed three major fires in less than a fortnight. The forest department has instructed its officers and patrolling personnel to be more alert for the next few months. Though investigations has …
Humanity has used up a full year's supply of ecological resources by the middle of August, according to an international NGO. Known as ‘Earth Overshoot Day’, Thursday marked the point where the earth can longer regenerate the natural resources being used that year, and the point we go into ecological …
President Muhammadu Buhari's approval, on Aug. 5th 2015, of actions to fast-track the environmental clean-up of Ogoniland is undoubtedly one of the most significant decisions taken by the President since his inauguration on May 29th 2015. Like one writer said: "It is important to underscore here that the pains of …
Pope Francis, riding a wave of mostly positive reaction to his encyclical on ecology, on Monday set up a Catholic "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation" to draw attention to the plight of the planet. The day, to be marked by the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics …
Involvement with the mine, which critics say threatens endangered species, was exposing the London-based bank to reputational damage Standard Chartered bank is pulling out of a vast coalmining project in Australia that critics say threatens endangered species and could wreck international efforts to contain global warming. The London-based bank revealed …
The African Biodiversity Network, a Coalition of African Civil Society Groups championing environment and food sovereignty on the Continent, has kicked against mining activities in sacred natural sites and territories in Africa. It said a healthy planet is inextricably linked to a healthy ecological life support and called on African …
It's not exactly an uncommon sentiment to believe that pesticides are causing a lot more environmental harm than big chemical lets on. After all, some of the most popular pesticides in agriculture, neonicotinoids, have turned out to be a driving force behind pollinator decline around the world. Now new research …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Himalaya Environment & Employment Co-operative Society Ltd. Vs. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. dated 11/08/2015 regarding construction of roads in Uttarakhand which will cause destruction of greenery and trees as it is a soft soil and …
The National Green Tribunal has asked the East Coast Railway to explain as to why penalty should not be imposed for operating Jakhpura Railway Siding without obtaining consent from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board. Hearing a petition filed by Aswini Kumar Dhal, the NGT, Kolkata, issued the notice to …
Case brought against mine alleged environment minister Greg Hunt approved project without regard for conservation advice for two endangered species The federal court has overturned the Abbott government’s approval of Australia’s largest proposed coal project, Adani’s Carmichael mine in north Queensland. The court has ruled the environment minister, Greg Hunt, …
Plains All American Pipeline LP's ruptured California oil pipeline may have spilled 41 percent more crude than currently estimated, the company said on Wednesday. In a presentation accompanying Plains' quarterly earnings call with analysts, the company said the May rupture may have released up to 3,400 barrels of crude, about …
Vice Chairman of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade, Senator Mohsin Aziz hailed the provincial government decision regarding imposition of ban on manufacturing and use of polythene shopping bags, and termed the move could help to promote eco-friendly environment and prevention of health hazards. He stated while presiding over …
