Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in Newspaper ‘The Hindu’ dated 04.02.2023 titled “19 families shifted after houses in J & K village develop cracks” dated 20/09/2023. The issue relates to the damage caused to 21 structures in Doda district of Chenab Valley …
Parking problems are growing fast at Aabpara Market as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has set aside its plans for roadside parking lots in place of footpaths. The CDA, over one year ago, decided to construct parking lots in place of footpaths on one side of Khayaban-e-Suhrawardi to keep flow …
Some European birds will have to fly further as global warming shifts their breeding grounds northwards in the biggest challenge to the tiny migrants since the Ice Age, scientists said on Wednesday. Some types of warbler would have to add 400 kms (250 miles) to twice-yearly trips up to 6,000 …
The residents of Model Town Humak and its adjoining localities are facing acute shortage of public transport service on Sihala-Raja Bazar route as they have no option to travel other than the Suzuki van. Thousands of people daily travel on this route which starts from Raja Bazar, Rawalpindi and culminate …
Thousands of effected families of Preedy Street are facing a confusing situation after a Sindh High Courts stay order on launching housing schemes in Mahmoodabad, the area which was being given to them by the city government as a compensation. Allotment orders were issued by the City District Government Karachi …
The 22nd Session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN Habitat) was held from March 30 to April 3, 2009 at the UN Habitat Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya under the theme
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to install 40 new fountains in various areas of the city to beautify it and provide entertainment to the citizens, said CDA Director, Parks, Malik Abid. He said 14 fountains were already functioning in the city. He said new fountains would be installed at …
The objective of this Pacific Ocean synthesis is to comprehensively and systematically survey the published scientific literature, government publications and other peer-reviewed reports to identify Pacific Ocean and regional threats as well as the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of those threats. In addition, the report highlights select regional and Pacific …
KOLLAM: District Collector A. Shajahan has directed the Kollam Municipal Corporation authorities to stop the construction activities of the bus stand at Tangasseri utilising the MLA fund. He has forwarded a copy of the directive issued by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Corporation secretary on Thursday evening. The Additional …
Chandigarh: Ill-maintained parks and green belts as well as dumped construction waste are some of the problems that continue to harass residents in Sector 30. It is evident that the sector is in dire need of being spruced up. Broken swings in the parks are proving to be a risk …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 6 After lying low for months now, the Government is finally going ahead to acquire 50,000 sq mts of lush green paddy fields for a sports ground in Nuvem village
The Nordic countries have agreed on a common target to halt the decline in biodiversity by 2010. This report aims at evaluating the 2010-target by presenting indicators that can describe trends in biodiversity in the Nordic countries. The results comprise the most comprehensive documentation of land use in the Nordic …
The forest department has flunked the test on operation tiger once again. The villagers behaving rowdily around the area where the tiger wandered into the agri-fields in Ghazipur division of Varanasi showed that no lesson has been learnt from the incident of Barabanki. A boy was killed by a tiger …
Worried about increasing incidence of the Royal Bengal Tigers straying into human settlements the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has asked the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve to conduct a survey. According to Mr Kanti Ganguly, the minister for Sundarban Development Affairs, the chief minister expressed his concern about the big cats …
This study aimed to create a complete GIS base database for the entire sanctuary using ancillary data of the sanctuary as well as using recent technology i.e. Remote Sensing and GIS, habitat characterization pattern of Barnadi WLS, create a decision support system (DSS) of Barnadi WLS using geo-informatics and analyze …
This issue is the first in the series of WII ENVIS Bulletin that deals with specialized habitats and threatened species covering various Biogeographic Zones of the country. India harbours nearly 45,000 species of plants, about 11% of the world
Barun Roy / New Delhi November 20, 2008, 0:14 IST Three million people are migrating to cities in developing countries every week - a third of which are slums already. An event of profound significance to humanity happened as UN-Habitat
The conservation survey report on hornbills and endemic birds across the Western Ghats. Proposes recommendations to Government of India for reinstating the Malabar pied hornbill, Malabar and Indian grey hornbill in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. The Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in India is threatened by habitat loss …
