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. …
Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras HC on Monday issued a set of directions to the state government and the public aimed at regulating noise pollution at public places. The court said that the state government should strictly implement the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, …
Noise pollution irks city residents as despite PPCB directions, loudspeakers continue to trouble students. Students preparing for exams are disturbed due to late-night DJs and early morning singing of hymns from religious places. The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has directed officials, including deputy commissioners and senior superintendents of police …
SHIMLA: Failure of the authorities to check industrial pollution in Nalagarh area of Solan district is wreaking havoc on residents. A report submitted by the amicus curiae in Himachal Pradesh high court has revealed that there has been tremendous increase in the number of cases of renal diseases and gallbladder …
The budgetary allocation for the environment ministry for 2018-19 is Rs. 2,675.42 crore, identical to last budget's allocation. New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the environment ministry for 2018-19 is Rs. 2,675.42 crore, identical to the last budget's allocation, even as the Centre announced a special scheme to address rising …
VASCO: Amidst high voltage drama and hysterical scenes the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) on Wednesday unanimously resolved to shift ammonia tanks outside Vasco city, after taking legal opinion. It also resolved to ask Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to stop transportation of ammonia until inquiry into ammonia tank mishap certifies that …
MUMBAI: In a bid to reduce noise pollution on roads, the RTO has decided to crack down on honkers by suspending their driving licence for 15 days, along with imposing a hefty fine, and even suspend the registration of their vehicles temporarily. But this action will come only after a …
Shimla: The state government has decided to rein in industrial units releasing pollutants into the Sirsa river in the Shiwalik foothills. The toxic waste of the Baddi Barotiwala Nalgarh Industrial hub has been flowing into the Satluj for the past decade. Surprise visits will be made to industrial units to …
Scientists have found that plastic trash - ubiquitous throughout the world's oceans - massively increases the chance of disease in corals. "We examined more than 120,000 corals, both plastic-free and with plastic present, on 159 reefs from Indonesia, Australia, Myanmar and Thailand," said Joleah Lamb, from the Cornell University in …
DEHRADUN: Over 400 students from 37 different schools took part in an environmental pledge to save the planet and to improve water, sanitation and hygiene for every child at the Parmarth Niketan ashram in Rishikesh on Saturday. The students aged 13 to 14 years, had come to Uttarakhand to take …
GURUGRAM: RWAs in the city are contesting the deputy commissioner's claim that no permission is required from the district administration for calling DJs to a condominium's community hall to play music. They claimed that according to existing rules, permission was indeed required from the DC before playing of loud DJ …
MANGALURU: Greens, led by Sahyadri Sanchaya and the National Environment Care Federation (NECF), have decided to start a campaign to oppose the stand of political parties with regards to environmental issues, pertaining to coastal districts and the Western Ghats. To oppose illegal sand mining, the felling of trees, construction activities …
India has been ranked at a low 177 position in the Global Environmental Performance Index (EPI), that places countries on how well they perform on high-priority environmental issues The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. The tenth EPI report …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The law department has recommended the government to go ahead with the construction of the Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) proposed LNG terminal at Puthuvype in Ernakulam in the wake of recent order of the Chennai bench of the National Green Tribunal. Law secretary B G Harindranath, in his legal …
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The tenth EPI report ranks 180 countries on …
Pune: Constable Satish (name changed) flinches every time a car horn blares at him at one of the junctions in the city where he mans traffic. Often, he has a hard time sleeping as the sound of horns keeps echoing in his ears. To gauge the effect of constant honking …
Microwave ovens across Europe alone emit as much carbon dioxide as nearly seven million cars, a study has found. Researchers from University of Manchester in the UK have carried out the first ever comprehensive study of the environmental impacts of microwaves, considering their whole life cycle, from 'cradle to grave'. …
CHENNAI: Not long before, realtors would market residential complexes as quiet corners of comfort within the city. Eked out of farmlands or plots adjoining dry lakes — and sometimes the lake itself — the ideal neighbourhood, claimed the ads, would have tree-lined lanes leading to tranquil tenements. But that was …
Meerut: Alarmed over “disturbingly high” levels of toxic metals in rivers passing through Western Uttar Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday formed a committee of four experts to carry out an “intensive” survey of all the 316 factories located near their banks. The green panel’s move comes close …
PUNE: The lead applicant in the Pune Metro Rail matter before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench in Pune has raised a strong exception to a three-member expert committee's final report on the impact of the Metro's construction on the Mutha river bed. The green tribunal had constituted the committee …
More Than 500 Kgs Seized In Anantnag, Handwara Jammu & Kashmir Police in its drive against use of polythene seized more than 500 kilograms of polythene in Anantnag and Handwara. “In Anantnag the drive was launched in the jurisdiction of all the Police Stations of the district headed by their …
