The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Hyderabad, July 6: Non-governmental organisations have demanded that government should obtain environmental clearance from the centre before taking the up metro rail project in Hyderabad. They said noise pollution would be much more throughout the day even at the silent zones such as schools and hospitals. According to them, the …
IMPHAL, July 6: Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has said that Imphal city would be developed as a green city under a project to be taken up under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewable Mission, JNRUM. The Chief Minister said this while inaugurating three bridges situated across the Nambul river …
Delhi will soon have 32 of them, says Sheila NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated a city forest at Chhawla on the banks of the Najafgarh drain in South-West Delhi on Saturday. Over 12,000 saplings will be planted here over the next few weeks. Ms. Dikshit said the greening …
Pune, June 26 This year's Sant Tukaram and Sant Dyaneshwar Palkhis will comprise an ecological purpose in addition to their religious fervour. In an initiative conceptualised by the Directorate of Social Forestry, Maharashtra State, Pune, school students who are a part of the Eco Clubs formed under National Green Corps …
The Agri Horticultural Society of Western India, a non-governmental organisation taking care of the Empress Garden has decided to form a committee to protect the greenery in Pune. The committee will be named as - Harit Pune Sanrakshan Samiti, said Suresh Pingle, secretary of the organisation. "It has been observed …
Over 1000 local and indigenous plants were planted by entire Kumar Builders family on in the presence of several dignitaries like Mayor Rajalakshmi Bhosale, Municipal Commissioner Praveensinh Pardeshi and Prakash Thosare, director of Social Forestry. They all took an oath for environment protection. Trees of 67 different species were planted …
Several trees cut, pruned without permission, says PMC's Tree Authority; local association denies charges Illegal felling of trees has found its way into the upmarket Boat Club area of the city. The Tree Authority of the Pune Municipal Corporation has issued a show cause notice to the Riverside Estate, an …
Residents of AN-AM Block of Shalimar Bagh here are waging a war to save their greens that include 80 full-grown trees and a local park that they claim would be destroyed if the Government goes ahead with its plans to construct a multi-storey underground parking lot to accommodate the growing …
It will be more greenery for Lalbagh Botanical Gardens as the horticulture department has embarked upon a special tree exchange programme, to add to the parks existing diversity on the lines of animal exchange plans undertaken by zoos of the country. Though the City's lung space is shrinking, the silver …
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Development Authority, the Delhi Government and the Commonwealth Games Committee on an application for a direction to them to re-locate the sports stadiums to be constructed near Siri Fort auditorium to some other site as it involved cutting of over …
The Delhi Cabinet has approved establishment of a Delhi Parks and Gardens Society to give a new thrust to greening activities in the Capital. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit explained that the Society would act as a unified agency for ensuring planned and proper greening activities in Delhi. She said it …
The technology savvy city has highest repute of education environs to its credit, but, ironically, the majority areas here are turning into garbage bin, apparently due to apathy of the civic authorities. The lack of concern towards solving the problem the garbage menace has resulted into the biggest civic problem …
The cabinet has approved setting up of a Delhi Parks and Gardens Society (DPGS) to give a thrust to the greening activities in the Capital. It has also given its nod for creation of six additional courts of special judges under Prevention of Corruption Act and implementation of Manual Scavengers …
"Play your matches, but please do not pollute the city's air and definitely do not disturb the patients across the road at Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Hospital by bursting crackers,' is the request that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has made to the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA). Her appeal …
The proposal of the Task Force on the Regional Plan 2021 to identify eco-sensitive zones so as to protect forests, khazan lands and heritage sites from mining, large industries and real estate developments is a sensible one. The report of the task force has correctly stated that Goa is facing …
The Supreme Court will hear this coming Friday an application to restrain the Delhi Development Authority from proceeding with construction of a new sports complex near the Siri Fort auditorium as part of preparations for the Commonwealth Games-2010. On April 4 the "forest bench' of the Court comprising Chief Justice …
The preliminary data of a tree census conducted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is bound to give nature lovers in the city a cause for celebration. According to the data there are over 18 lakh trees in Mumbai. The civic body has said that the figure indicates an increase in …
91.9 FM Radio Indigo, the country's first and only international hit music station, went green for Earth Day 2008 by teaming up with Mr Farmer, Guirim, to add new varieties of trees to people's gardens. They recently visited different houses across Goa
