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 …
BEIJING — The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection has issued an order preventing dam-building on a stretch of the upper Yangtze River, which will result in the scrapping of a proposed hydroelectric dam near the western metropolis of Chongqing that had been opposed for years by environmentalists. The Xiaonanhai Dam …
Yenagoa — Following the unresolved and consistent oil-related environmental degradation in Bayelsa State, the state Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Iniruo Wills, yesterday said the state government has set out certain administrative, regulatory and legal enforcement regulations to compel environment best practice by oil firms and other operators in the state. …
A common growth-promoting hormone used worldwide in the cattle industry has been found to affect the sexual behaviours of fish at a very low concentration in waterways – with potentially serious ecological and evolutionary consequences. Researchers from Monash University, in collaboration with researchers from Åbo Akademi University in Finland, have …
- NGT upholds mining ban in Meghalaya, ticks off govt The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has "disapproved" of the Meghalaya government's not formulating appropriate policies and guidelines for coal mining while it found "no merit" in the government's defence for its inability to execute the tribunal's orders. "Without hesitation, we …
We synthesize literature on the spatial aspects of coupled natural-human systems across a variety of natural resource contexts and introduce a framework that can be used to compare modeling approaches and findings across applications. The important components of these systems include spatial heterogeneity in benefits and costs and connectivity of …
Just 17% of England's rivers are judged to be in good health, according to Environment Agency figures. This is down from 29% with a good ecological status in 2014. The analysis is shocking, say environmentalists. Problems are caused by over-abstraction and pollution from farms, run-off from roads and effluent from …
Deep ocean fish are facing a host of health problems that may be due to man-made pollution, according to a new study. Even as far down as 2,000 feet to one mile beneath the surface, marine fish are suffering from liver pathologies, tumors and other conditions as harmful pollutants are …
Environmental groups say any increase in tourism and aircraft landings ‘threaten the ecological integrity of places of outstanding universal value’ The Tasmanian government has been urged to scrap a plan to open up more of the state’s world heritage wilderness area to visitors, with the tourism industry raising concern over …
NAGPUR: The environment activists and NGOs from across the city on Tuesday gathered to discuss and formulate plans through which they could make a difference to prevent ecological damages taking place in Vidarbha. According to majority of such NGOs, by setting up power plants in Maharashtra concentrated across Vidarbha, the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) facelift plan for Qutab Golf Course which will involve shifting or transplanting more than 400 trees.The bench headed by NGT chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar cited a report published in The Times of India on February …
Mild tremors in and around the Western Ghats is due to the unscientific schemes being implemented by the government in the name of development, fear people of the region. In the backdrop of this, residents are gearing up to oppose all the projects being taken up in the Western Ghats. …
Residents, members of the clergy and civil organisations took to the streets blocking Colombo-Puttalam main road on Saturday protesting against constructing of a roofing sheet factory near the Anawilundawa bird sanctuary. The protest march commenced from the Sri Ratnasiri Vihara in Nalladarankattuwa was supported by people of Arachchkattuwa, Helamba, Watawana, …
The Uttarakhand government's plea to the Supreme Court - that the June 2013 deluge was not triggered by hydroelectric power projects (HEPs) in the state - has come as a body blow to several communities whose villages, located near these projects, were devastated by the flash floods. In fact, so …
There is global interest in restoring populations of apex predators, both to conserve them and to harness their ecological services. In Australia, reintroduction of dingoes (Canis dingo) has been proposed to help restore degraded rangelands. This proposal is based on theories and the results of studies suggesting that dingoes can …
The officials of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) have been given lessons in tranquilising rogue wildlife. In the recently-concluded three-day training on ecology, ethnology and population estimation of large mammals in Betla, the PTR officials were given a demonstration of the use of tranquilising gun, dosage of sedative etc. There …
After making it mandatory to seek environmental clearances for mining near the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the state government for 'shutting its eyes' to indiscriminate mining activities in Alwar. The tribunal directed the state government to file a comprehensive plan for …
In this article, we pointed out that understanding the physiology of differential climate change effects on organisms is one of the many urgent challenges faced in ecology and evolutionary biology. We explore how physiological ecology can contribute to a holistic view of climate change impacts on organisms and ecosystems and …
Situation continues to remain tense in Maletha village where residents have been protesting against the functioning of stone crushers since August 2014. Located between Srinagar and Tehri, the village has a strong agrarian economy and a migration rate of less than 1% - something that could change if the stone …
Dams illustrate the brilliance and arrogance of human ingenuity. They generate one-sixth of the world's electricity and irrigate one-seventh of our food crops. They have flooded land areas the size of California, displaced a population the size of Germany's, and turned freshwater into the ecosystem most threatened by species extinction. …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Suo motu case the news item of plan for a cricket stadium in Thirupathi in “The Hindu” dated 21.11.2013 V/s. Union of India, MoEF, New Delhi & Others dated 30/01/2015.
