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 …
The White Clay Creek dam was the first ever removed in the state of Delaware, but it was far from the only one removed in the United States last year. On Tuesday, the conservation group American Rivers announced that 72 dams were torn down or blown up in 2014, restoring …
Beijing will set four urban growth boundaries (UGBs) while 70 percent of its administrative districts will become ecological protection areas in order to control unplanned city expansion and aid the environment, according to the local Urban Planning commission. Through such measures, the capital will be divided into an ecological protection …
Among the 10 major ecological achievements in China in 2014, the effective efforts to keep the sky blue and air clean during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings has been highly regarded, the event organizer said. China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association, a green NGO under the Ministry of Environmental …
The western Amazon is one of the world's last high-biodiversity wilderness areas, characterized by extraordinary species richness and large tracts of roadless humid tropical forest. It is also home to an active hydrocarbon (oil and gas) sector, characterized by operations in extremely remote areas that require new access routes. Here, …
A cabinet sub-committee constituted to go in to pros and cons of declaring villages along the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive areas will visit Dakshina Kannada on January 27. The sub-committee comprises of B Ramanath Rai, minister for forest, environment, ecology and DK district in-charge, Vinay Kumar Sorake, minister for …
Scientists have found the number of animals moved to make way for building projects far outnumber science-led relocations to recover populations The relocation of animals to make way for land development rarely succeeds and could be driving some species towards extinction, according to a new study. An international team of …
M Madan Gopal, additional chief secretary of the department of forests, environment and ecology, said on Tuesday that the Cabinet sub-committee had reduced the expanse of eco-sensitive area in the Western Ghats of the State from 19,000 sq km to 13,000 sq km. Gopal said that the Kasturirangan panel had …
(Reuters) - Responders recovered 240 barrels of oil from a breached pipeline in Montana, despite icy conditions that were slowing down efforts, the Environmental Protection Agency and Bridger Pipeline LLC said Wednesday. "We were very pleased that we were able to get that oil out of the pipeline," keeping it …
Missive to State government to scrap tribunal Bill Resentment is brewing among residents of Plachimada over the Union Home Ministry’s missive to the State government demanding scrapping of the Plachimada Coca Cola Victims Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal Bill, terming it unconstitutional. Plachimada Samara Samithi chairman Vilayodi Vengopal termed …
Scientists are stepping up efforts to identify a mysterious gooey substance polluting waters along the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay, coating hundreds of sea birds and killing scores of them, a state wildlife official said Tuesday. Initial field testing of the slime, first reported on Friday, came back negative …
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis said Thursday he is convinced that global warming is "mostly" man-made and that he hopes his upcoming encyclical on the environment will encourage negotiators at a climate change meeting in Paris to make "courageous" decisions to protect God's creation. Francis has spoken out frequently …
The government on Friday notified the mineral ore permanent fund scheme (GMOPFS), which will help the state government restore the ecology damaged by mining and other allied activities. Under this scheme, the state government will take up projects of various kinds —providing healthcare facilities, education, building roads and bridges, desilting …
A proposal to lay high-speed rail tracks through California's Angeles National Forest brought thousands of opponents to a rally Tuesday night in the eastern San Fernando Valley. An estimated 2,000 people, mostly from communities along the preserve's southwestern boundary, packed All Nations Church on Foothill Boulevard in Lake View Terrace. …
The National Green Tribunal today expressed displeasure over the non-compliance of its order and directed the state to furnish the complete time schedule to protect the ecology of Rohtang. The NGT headed by Justice Swatantar Kumar observed: “It is unfortunate that the state has not shown its requisite interest in …
Taking a serious note of felling of 477 trees near Tara Devi, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed the owner of the land Parminder Kaur to deposit Rs 20 lakh with the Forest Department as initial payment for re-forestation and as damages on account of restoration of environment and …
Oil giant Shell's agreement to pay £55 million (about N16 billion) to 15,600 fishermen in Bodo community in Ogoniland is not commensurate with the disaster it had visited on the area, an environmental advocacy group has said. The Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, said in a statement Wednesday that …
A lawsuit jointly filed by two environmental protection organizations against individuals responsible for ecological damage in Nanping, Fujian province, has become China's first public interest litigation since China's revised Environmental Protection Law came into effect on Thursday. According to Liu Xiang, a lawyer representing the Beijing-based NGO Friends of Nature, …
NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered the formation of a high-level government panel to probe how the width of the Dadri wetland shrank from its original size and come up with a response before it at the next hearing on December 18. The committee will include the …
Central Water Commission (CWC), Government of India has undertaken the task of conducting, “Cumulative Impact and Carrying Capacity Study of Subansiri basin including Downstream Impact in Brahmaputra River Valley” with an objective to assess the cumulative impacts of hydropower development in the basin. Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley …
Water bottles, cups and polythene bags dumped everywhere Dumping of plastic materials at many places along the 27-kilometre-long ghat road from Karavalli to Kolli Hills is a cause for concern as it not only causes environmental degradation but also poses threat to eco tourism. Empty plastic drinking water bottles and …
