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 …
As part of the series that turns the spotlight on our decaying hill resorts, TOI takes a look at Nainital Lakes in the hills have a mesmerising serenity of their own. Which is why Nainital, at 1938 m above sea level, remains a favourite summer vacation spot. But following in …
While the government is yet to begin allotment of the 8,000-odd low-cost homes built last August under the Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojna, it has already dropped its slum relocation project at Deramandi since it falls in the Ridge area. Apart from Deramandi, two slum relocation projects at Jonapur and Najafgarh …
The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study. Billed as the first comprehensive global assessment of seagrass losses, the study found 58 percent of seagrass …
Mounting loss of seagrass in the world's oceans, vital for the survival of endangered marine life, commercial fisheries and the fight against climate change, reveals a major crisis in coastal ecosystems, a report says. A global study of seagrass, which can absorb large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide, found that …
The objective of the Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement Project for India is to develop and promote new models of conservation at the landscape scale through enhanced capacity and institution building for mainstreaming biodiversity conservation outcomes. Negative measures include: loss of grazing lands due to afforestation programs on grazing …
The High Court (HC) yesterday asked the government to accurately demarcate Dhaka's river system conducting cadastral survey within four months, for protecting the boundaries of the city's major rivers. At the same time, the government has been asked to form a committee to make recommendations to protect all navigable rivers …
By Shankar Sharma The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is entrusted with the responsibility of protecting our forests, rivers and environment so that a sustainable and healthy lifestyle is achievable for our people. Protecting the ecologically precious and highly sensitive natural resources such as Western Ghats and Himalayas …
Hamirpur: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said the government would soon set up a water management development board by amalgamation of all government departments involved in water conservation and ecological development. He said this here last evening after holding a meeting with Hamirpur district administration officials. Dhumal said,
Whereas, Mount Abu area has significant ecological importance comprising of tropical dry deciduous forests at lower altitude and evergreen forests at higher altitude and the flora and fauna of the region comprise of several endemic and rare species; besides Mount Abu has natural heritage such as Nakki Lake and man-made …
The Union government decision to officially allow coal exploitation in degraded forests has invited the wrath of environment activists who fear the move may have an
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc.
Says environment and growth are not mutually exclusive HYDERABAD: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has warned that the country
Indian defence scientists have found that temperature in the North-Western Himalayan range, spread over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and the source of most of Indus line rivers and their tributaries, have risen by nearly 1.4 degrees Celsius over the last 100 years. The average level of warming for …
Whereas, the Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80 kilometers from West of Delhi) attracts around 35,000 variety of migratory birds belonging to over 250 species during winter and water problem at Bharatpur National Park of Rajasthan, this Sanctuary provides an alternate wintering site to the migratory water fowls which has enhanced …
Biodiversity measurement is necessary to evaluate conservation alternatives and understand how to maximize biodiversity returns on conservation budgets. In the economics literature, most studies focus on species level diversity. Existing measures based on species' pairwise genetic differences do not perform optimally. This paper develops two new biodiversity measures within the …
Whereas, the Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80 kms from West of Delhi) attracts a large number and variety of migratory birds, and situated at a distance of about 1.5 km from Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary; And Whereas, it is necessary to conserve and protect the area upto five kilometers from the …
SAMBALPUR: Unbridled growth and unchecked encroachments have posed a serious threat to natural resources, particularly water bodies. And this assumes significance at a time when climate change, manifested in growing heat in the cities like Sambalpur, is taking a heavy toll. Sambalpur is hardly left with any forest cover and …
Environmentalists have called for concerted efforts to elevate Delhi to the status of World Heritage City. The Delhi environment department has started planting trees on Yamuna bank. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, enumerating her government
