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 …
Humans Using Resources At Alarming Rate: Report Washington: Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued on Tuesday. As it is, humanity each year uses resources equivalent to nearly one-and-a-half Earths to meet its needs, said …
Palaeontologists must model the causes of biodiversity rather than simply cataloguing fossils, says Douglas Erwin, as they curate the only record of ecosystems undamaged by humans.
Though having banned infrastructural projects in the country's high erosion prone coastlines, the Environment Ministry is still undecided about its course of action over those that have already been granted the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance in such areas but which are yet to take off.
KOCHI: Environmental and social activists in the State have urged the government to take immediate steps to protect the precious Western Ghats region. A meeting of the activists held here recently urged the authorities to stop all projects that would cause harm to the green cover in the ecologically sensitive …
Union Minister for Mines and DoNER, BK Handique today underscored the need for harnessing the untapped mineral resources of the North-east in a sustainable manner with due emphasis on ecological concerns. Speaking as chief guest at the two-day
The people of Assam, and especially those dependent on agriculture, would endure extremely difficult times if mega dams were constructed on rivers in Arunachal Pradesh, which flowed into the State. This was the view conveyed by the father of the Chipko movement, and noted environmentalist, Sundaralal Bahuguna in an exclusive …
SHILLONG, Nov 3: Renowned environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna today stressed the need for tree plantation to arrest the deterioration of environment. Bahuguna is currently on a campaign here as part of his ceaseless and untiring efforts to sensitize the people on fragile ecology of the Himalayan region and the need to …
Some of the best brains in the world have come together in Bangalore to discuss forest canopies and explore the ways of combining disciplinary approaches to the pertinent questions on environment, social and conservation relevance. The six-day fifth international conference on canopy began at JN Tata Auditorium, IISc on Monday. …
Srinagar : A team of 247 Army personnel from High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Sonmarg, has undertaken the drive of collecting non-biodegradable waste lying along the Baltal-Amarnath cave shrine. A defence spokesman said the team collected around four tonnes of non-biodegradable waste that was later on disposed off. The drive …
MUMBAI: 350. That is the threshold number that may save the world from an impending ecological disaster, be it due to melting of glaciers, rising sea levels, global warming or flash floods. Scientists across the globe who have been studying the erratic climate pattern have estimated that the threshold level …
Assam is very rich in natural, tangible and intangible heritage of songs, dance, music, theatre, handloom etc. Development here should not be ushered in at the cost of environment and ecology, said chairman of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S K Misra while talking to …
Permission For Minor Minerals Only With Rider Of Rehabilitation & Eco-Restoration Scheme Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted mining of minor minerals on a patch of 600 hectares in the eco-sensitive Aravalis in Faridabad and Palwal but with a strong rider that it could …
PARADIP: A team of scientists from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun, visited the Devi and Jatadhari river mouths yesterday to study the impact of oil slick from sunken vessel Black Rose on endangered Olive Ridley turtles. The sunken vessel has triggered concern among fishermen, environmentalists and marine scientists as …
Almost all animals face similar basic ecological problems such as a suitable place to live in, appropriate foods to consume, escape from enemies and producing offspring etc. Some areas are good for feeding and some for breeding. Sometimes these areas are widely separated places. Even if suitable areas are found, …
A reconnaissance survey was undertaken to assess the responses of ground insect communities to habitat restoration efforts in the Attappady hills, Western Ghats. Diversity patterns of various ground insect assemblages such as ants, beetles, etc. were compared across an age trajectory of restored sites. The diversity of these assemblages was …
The iron ore-laden ship that sank off Paradip coast 12 days ago has started discharging oil in small quantities, triggering concern among the environmentalists in the state. Mongolian vessel MV Black Rose, carrying 24,000 tonnes of iron ore, sank 3 km off Paradip on September 10 soon after it anchored …
