Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagan Prasad Tehriya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 23/05/2025. The applicant has alleged large-scale illegal felling of green trees within the Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. The application revealed instances of illegal tree felling at Fatehabad, Sadar, Kiraoli and Agra …
Household consumption of various goods and services in India 2011-12. The report is based on information collected during 2011-12 from 101651 households in 7469 villages and 5268 urban blocks spread over the entire country.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Aditya N. Prasad Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 15/05/2014 regarding damage, felling and cutting of trees under the garb of de-concretization.
The Bangladesh government has launched Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project in a bid to reduce poverty in the vulnerable 12 coastal districts due to climate change. Read more in this April 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh. ENVIRONMENT The Bangladesh government has launched Coastal Climate …
In the past decade, a sense of urgency has started to pervade alcohol regulation in South Africa. The burden of alcohol-related mortality and morbidity is among the highest in the world, and its effects are made worse by persistent socio-economic and structural inequalities. Moreover, alcohol is also a principle risk …
Nepal has achieved a new milestone in conservation by achieving ‘zero poaching’ of rhinos, tigers and elephants for the year period ending in February 2014, according to the World Wildlife Fund Nepal. Read more in this March 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal. LAND, AGRICULTURE, …
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions to avert potentially disastrous global climate change requires substantial redevelopment of infrastructure systems. Cities are recognized as key actors for leading such climate change mitigation efforts. We have studied the greenhouse gas inventories and underlying characteristics of 22 global cities. These cities differ in terms of …
Uttar Pradesh government has drafted a new policy for the development projects in the state. Christened as State Urban Housing & Habitat Policy (SUHHP) 2014, the policy would give opportunity to the land owners to own 25 per cent out of the developed land that they will give for the …
Conversion to urban landforms has consequences for regional climate and the many inhabitants living within the built environment. The purpose of our investigation was to explore hydroclimatic impacts of 21st century urban expansion across the United States and examine the efficacy of commonly proposed urban adaptation strategies in context of …
Statement of the Minister of Environment and Forests in response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 273 for 10 February 2014, asked by Shri Shri Sajjan Singh Verma regarding Removal of concrete surrounding trees in the country, including Delhi. Minister Of Environment And Forests, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily has stated …
Statement of the Minister of Environment and Forests in response to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 275 for 10 February 2014, asked by Dr. Sanjeev Ganesh Naik, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil regarding noise pollution. Minister Of Environment And Forests (Dr. M. Veerappa Moily) in response to the question stated that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahendra Pandey Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 05/02/2014. The NGT order states that the "Ministry of Environment and Forests / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority shall not grant any final Environmental Clearance for project located at the …
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) has released landmark research demonstrating a clear trend of expanding and accelerating climate action in the world’s megacities.Climate actions, such as implementing rigorous energy efficiency regulations for buildings, instituting bus rapid transit lines or flood mapping efforts, aim to reduce global greenhouse gas …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijay Saini Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 29/01/2014 regarding protection of the trees including de-concretisation at their base where either the roads have been built or concrete tiles were laid all around the trees preventing percolation of water …
Permeable pavements are specifically designed to promote the infiltration of stormwater through the paving surface in order to reduce run-off volumes and to improve water quality by removing sediment and other pollutants. However, research has shown that permeable pavements can become clogged over time and this reduces their infiltration capacity. …
A holistic perspective on changing rainfall-driven flood risk is provided for the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Economic losses from floods have greatly increased, principally driven by the expanding exposure of assets at risk. It has not been possible to attribute rain-generated peak streamflow trends to anthropogenic climate change …
Recognizing the need for further research within the broader domain of internal migration in India and especially on the condition of migrant children in Kolkata, in 2013, the Institute of Social Sciences, Kolkata collaborated with the UNICEF Office for West Bengal to jointly complete the proposed project called "Children of …
Scientific and business communities increasingly recognize that climate change is causing weather extremes and precipitating natural disasters, such as the European heat wave of 2003, the drought in East Africa in 2011, and in 2012 the worst drought in the US since 1956. In one report, which examined a number …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Kumar Misra & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 16/12/2013 regarding lining and covering of drainages by South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/300-2013(OA)_16Dec2013.pdf
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sajag Public Charitable Trust Vs. Municipal Corporation of Gwalior & Ors. dated 12/11/2013 regarding proper growth and survival of the trees planted in the urban areas. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/30-2013(CZ)(OA)_12Nov2013.pdf
Community based climate change adaptation: The 3P model - A presentation by Ashish Chaturvedi at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
