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 …
Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PAH-like compounds are known or probable environmental carcinogens released into the environment as a by-product of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and other organic materials. Studies have shown that exposure to PACs in the environment can induce both genotoxicity and …
Though the State Forest Department claims that the forest cover of Odisha has developed in the last few years, by citing an aerial photographic survey, it cannot be accepted as true. Scientific data is always obtained through satellite survey and not from ground measurement practice. The aerial photographic survey always …
Activist Stalin Dayanand alleged that the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is building walls on the Oshiwara river in Aarey Colony and preventing its natural flow. Drawing attention to an alleged attempt to concretise a river in the city, activist Stalin Dayanand, has written to several government agencies on …
Hazaribag: A four-member team of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recommended stringent action against the state government and the district administrations of Hazaribag and Koderma for turning a blind eye to illegal mining which has polluted the environment and destroyed the ecology of the adjoining villages in the last …
DEHRADUN: Ministry of road, transport and highway (MORTH) in their affidavit submitted before the National Green Tribunal(NGT) in matter of Char Dham widening road in Uttarakhand stated that in all the total 53 projects/stretches of Char Dham, none is above 100 km which is why no environmental clearance was obtained. …
MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Monday directed that a report by a two-member committee appointed to check allegations of ecological damage by developers of Nahar Amrit Shakti township in Chandivli be placed before it. A division bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Riyaz Chagla was hearing a public interest litigation …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Now with the approval from Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) project at Bodhi West Hills, Theni in the Kerala-Tamilnadu border, the project leaders are awaiting the state level clearances indicating that it is a basic science project to unravel the mystery …
Walvis Bay-A second oil spill was detected yesterday the lagoon in Walvis Bay, days after another massive spill was found at the country’s west coast. Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta was on site yesterday, as the emergency response team tried to contain the oil spread. The origin of the …
Lake Chad in Central Africa provides water to around 30 million people in four neighbouring countries, but it has lost 90 percent of its surface area in the last 100 years. Environmentalists are warning of impending human and ecological disaster in the Sahel region if nothing is done to stop …
Although Kerala has been a top rubber grower in India, the plant was first introduced in the Northeast by the regional forest department in the 1960s Rubber plantations, which have been vigorously promoted in north-east India in the name of increasing forest cover and rehabilitation of tribespeople, have got environmentalists …
For the first time in J’khand, a 7 day ‘Environmental Conclave’ and ‘Paryavaran Mela’ will be held by Yugantar Bharti from May 29 to June 5 at Audrey House in Ranchi to showcase different dimensions of environment and to minimise adverse impact of different types of pollution on it. Talking …
CHENNAI: Coral reefs are on a decline globally. But it is in the understanding of the disturbances, which change the structure and functioning of the diverse underwater ecosystem, that lies the answer of preservation, at least for some of them. Despite the dwindling numbers of corals, over the years scientists …
NAIROBI - Demonstrators plan to protest against a railway line being built inside Nairobi National Park, which they say threatens wildlife and people in Kenya, after their case was dismissed on Tuesday. A court said that it cannot stop construction of a 6 km (4 mile) railway bridge, which the …
A meeting of the Committee on Environment of Legislative Assembly was held here today under the chairmanship of Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami to discuss the measures initiated to protect the environment and other natural resources in the State. The Committee held detailed discussion on the status of forest management besides, the …
Parliament's committee on natural resources has summoned 13 companies which are mining sand in and around Lake Victoria Basin. The summons are similar to those issued in 2016 where Parliament after interfacing with some miners and touring Lwera on Masaka-Kampala highway, the epic centre of sand mining activities then, temporarily …
LUDHIANA: A state level volunteer gathering meet was organised by the Washington-based “EcoSikh” Club at Gurdwara Sarabha Nagar on Sunday. The purpose behind this meeting was to create a network of environmental leaders from across the state, who can fight for the betterment of state while maintaining the ecological balance. …
Good news about the environment is rare these days, but in Tanzania there are signs that local wildlife conservation efforts can effectively protect the natural resources that provide the lion's share of revenue for the economy. Eco-tourism is Tanzania's largest economic sector and biggest dollar earner for this developing nation, …
The PIL seeks quashing of environmental clearance given by MoEF in November 2010 besides setting aside consent granted by Ministry of Civil Aviation for construction of phase-I of the project. The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF), the City …
Adani’s plan to build Australia’s largest coalmine has suffered another setback. The company has abandoned its March deadline for securing financing for the first stage of the Carmichael mine. In October, Jeyakumar Janakaraj, the chief executive of Adani Australia, told Reuters it aimed to settle financing for the project by …
Adani’s plan to build Australia’s largest coalmine has suffered another setback. The company has abandoned its March deadline for securing financing for the first stage of the Carmichael mine. In October, Jeyakumar Janakaraj, the chief executive of Adani Australia, told Reuters it aimed to settle financing for the project by …
