Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Locals say there is no proper planning by authorities to handle the noise pollution and traffic jams A group of saffron clad men, dancing to the tune of remixed Bollywood numbers being played at high decibels even past midnight, have drawn the ire of people who consider it to be …
The Karnataka government had violated all norms while granting permission to Yettinahole drinking water project near Sakleshpur in Hassan district, petitioner opposing the project charged before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday. The principal bench of the NGT, chaired by Abdul Raheem, started the final hearing of a batch …
India wanted to cap toxic emissions from power plants by December. It’s now discovering that target is at least 6 years from its reach. The nation’s power industry regulator says a countrywide roll out of equipment to lower sulfur dioxide emissions won’t be completed until 2023. And that’s only one …
Jaipur: The first windmills of Jaisalmer came up in 2001. Since then, the desert has become among the largest windfarms in the world. The spread of this "sustainable" energy source, however, has not come without a cost. Local people who have lived off tourism are finding it harder to attract …
NAVI MUMBAI: National green tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the environment and forest departments to file affidavits in a petition filed by a city resident whose lawyer has pleaded for stopping quarrying in the Parsik hill in the city as mining has been done beyond permissible limit besides environmental degradation. …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the environment and forest department to file affidavits on a petition filed by a city resident pleading for stopping of quarrying in the Parsik Hills. The petition, filed earlier this year, says the hills have been mined beyond permissible limits leading to …
NAVI MUMBAI: Studies have shown that environmental factors have been a major cause in the rise of Tuberculosis (TB) cases. Better health can be achieved with healthier living. Doctors say this is a disease impacted greatly due to a host of environmental factors like personal hygienic with respect to respiratory …
Salem: Young Indians (Yi), an initiative of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), organised an awareness programme on health hazards caused by excessive honking here on Tuesday. Assistant city police commissioner, M Barathi, inaugurated the drive. Police personnel and volunteers of Young Indians participated in the campaign. They talked to the …
In a unique gesture, the Duliajan-headquartered Oil India Limited today sent out a green message by presenting neem saplings instead of the customary bouquets to dignitaries at a function that the PSU organised here to mark the launch of its startup initiative. An OIL spokesman said OIL CMD Utpal Bora …
While banning the usage of plastic, the Central government had directed the state government to prepare a detailed action plan. Hyderabad: Union environment, forest and climate change ministry has asked the Telangana government to submit a report on action taken on plastic waste management by urban local bodies and its …
The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi government and the civic bodies for not giving details of the illegal industries sealed by them in Northwest Delhi. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim took exception to the SDM of the area concerned not filing action taken report despite its …
Economic growth has to be inclusive and not at the cost of education, environment and health, Niti Ayog member V K Saraswat said here today. The definition of development should also change as economic development is different from economic growth, Saraswat said. "Economic development brings inclusiveness, brings all the aspects …
Petitioners also raised the issue of the State writing to the Centre, asking it to relax noise rules during festivals. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to immediately set up a grievance redressal mechanism, before the festive season begins, for citizens to complain about violation of …
The line, announced 20 years ago, cuts through dense forests of the Western Ghats The much-delayed, controversial project to provide a railway line — connecting Hubballi in the plains and Ankola on the coast — that cuts through the dense forests of the Western Ghats has taken its first step …
Justice Abhay Oka of the Bombay High Court today said that there is a "race" among the politicians to break the laws governing sound pollution. The remarks by Justice Oka came close on the heels of reports that the Maharashtra government was mulling to come out with an ordinance to …
The Little Green Data Book 2017 is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, oceans, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation.
Recently, the ecology of Chandigarh, including its residents as also the flora and fauna, survived an imminent attack. The nature and magnitude of the looming onslaught passed almost unnoticed. The threat: Destruction of the city’s environment and heritage by the construction of 19 towers, each 28 storey high, planned to …
Eco warriors making efforts to discourage people from using polythene bags A team of eco warriors are making concerted efforts to make the city free from plastic bags. As the world observed International Plastic Bag Free Day on Monday, various organisations in the city stepped up their campaign to spread …
This briefing presents progress made by the EU and Member States in meeting their emission ceilings that are applicable since 2010 and which remain applicable until 2019 under the new National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive; (EU) ; EU, 2016). The new NEC Directive also sets emission reduction commitments applicable for …
SIERRA ODC building looks like any other IT office building from the outside. No posh or massive structure, but if you enter the office complex of this Coimbatore-based IT solutions company, you will realise what the so-called “Green Building” means and is much talked about. The building incidentally has been …
