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 work reports an attempt to make use of the indigenously developed high resolution IRS-1C satellite imagery to generate a database, including expertize from different organizations involved in floral, soil, microbial, hydro, socio-economic and geological fields. In the absence of large scale topographic maps, high resolution precision geocoded PAN + …
With around one lakh trees axed to widen the NH-1 in the state and the Forest Department not getting land to plant saplings, the state may be heading for a major ecological crisis. According to documents available with The Tribune, if the Forest Department does not take action, chances are …
Ongole, April 7: People of Kanaparti and adjacent areas where AP Genco is going to construct a thermal power station have formed a committee to start agitations opposing the proposed power plant as it will ruin farming lands and historical monuments of the freedom struggle at Vinodarayunipalem. Genco is planning …
A group of innova tive young architects from Delhi's School of Planning & Architecture (SPA) have created a wonderfully userfriendly pedestrian map for Garli -India's first heritage village notified by the Himachal Pradesh government in 2002 located about 450 km north of the capital amidst the still picturesque Kangra Valley. …
This report analyses options for scaling up existing estimates of ecosystem service values to larger geographical scales. It also presents a case study of wetlands at the European level and discusses the results and policy applications.
BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)-Bhubaneswar has proposed establishment of Innovative Centre for Climate Change (ICCC) here. Director of IIT-Bhubanes w a r M a d h u s u d a n Chakraborty who met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here at the Secretariat today along with a team of …
Dharamsala: People carrying out construction work in the Dharamsala area are throwing rules to the winds so far as dumping of debris is concerned. A number of construction works are on in McLeodganj and Bhagsunag. A survey in the area revealed that people fill debris in cement bags and dump …
The classic example of ecology shaping evolution is of the peppered moth. During the Industrial Revolution in 18th century England white peppered moths were only too visible to their predators on soot-covered trees. The moths were almost on their way to extinction when natural selection found its voice. Curtains dropped …
The government has allocated Tk 267 crore for implementing 20 approved projects meant for tackling the impacts of climate change on life and livelihood and the ecology of the country. A meeting of the high-profile Trusty Board on climate change, presided over by State Minister for Environment Hasan Mahmud at …
The government allocated Tk 267 crore for implementing 20 approved projects meant for tackling impacts the global climate change on life and livelihood and the ecology of the country. A meeting of the high-profile Trusty Board on Climate Change Thursday made the allocation for the government-approved climate schemes. Earlier, the …
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government is considering declaring banyan and peepal (Ficus Religiosa) trees as reserved trees as an attempt to conserve environment, stated, principal secretary, forest & environment department, SK Nanda during a seminar on
This paper looks at the claim that Gandhi is a human ecologist. After briefly stating the main elements of human ecology, the paper delineates the major influences, both Eastern and Western, on Gandhi Original Source
BHUBANESWAR: The 13th Finance Commission (TFC) has recommended a grant of Rs 78,974.9 crore for the State for the award period from 2010 to 2015. The grant has increased substantially compared to the 12th Finance Commission, which recommended Rs 36,942.8 crore for Orissa. However, the percentage share of Orissa in …
ROME: An oil spill that fouled a small river in northern Italy reached the Po River on Wednesday, with officials warning of an ecological disaster as they scrambled to contain the sludge before it contaminated Italy
Miners on Thursday conveyed their eagerness before the Supreme Court to pitch in with funds to rehabilitate the battered Aravalli ranges but the court made it clear that the ban on mining will not be lifted until there is
For nature: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh at the launch of the Nilgiris Natural History Society in Kotagiri on Thursday. Udhagamandalam: A Western Ghats Ecology Authority (WGEA) will be set up under the Environment Protection Act, said Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh, addressing a …
DHENKANAL: The Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) yesterday rejected the request of Bhusan Steel Limited (BSL) to construct an ash pond in Nimidha village and asked it to go for afforestation around BSL to check pollution. The RPDAC met to discuss rehabilitation and resettlement (R& R) proposals of …
It didn’t take much for the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to promise free power to farmers. The gambit paid off too, as he returned to power in the 2009 assembly elections. The Andhra farmer wasn’t complaining either. But when the time came to honour the commitment, the ‘free’ bit of …
