Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Bengaluru stadium to get treated water supply for IPL matches amid crisis" appearing in India Today dated 21.03.2024. In the Original Application, registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item, the issue involved relates to the …
Air pollution hit hazardous levels in Beijing today, presenting a new challenge to leaders who have tried to curb smog via higher taxes and casting a pall over the city’s bid for the 2022 Olympic Games. The concentration of PM2.5, the particulates that pose the greatest risk to human health, …
This Policy sets direction for the period 2015-2020 for all government and non government organizations that are committed to realizing the positive impact of sports on individuals, social groups and the society.
This research investigates the carbon footprint of the lifecycle of console games, using the example of PlayStation®3 distribution in the UK. We estimate total carbon equivalent emissions for an average 8.8-gigabyte (GB) game based on data for 2010.
Trap shooting is an international sporting event where participants shoot down wooden pigeons mid-flight.It is ironical that the state government has decided to decimate the homes of hundreds of birds by giving permission to cut 55 majestic trees for the event scheduled for the National Games. The grand old trees …
An Austrian boat was damaged by garbage as it practiced for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay, where a member of the sailing team said he saw a dead dog floating in the water. “We saw a dead dog and destroyed our center board because of …
Scottish food waste has been transformed into compost and used in the development of Commonwealth Games venues in Glasgow, according to Zero Waste Scotland. The food waste was collected with garden waste from households in Glasgow City, East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire. The recycled waste has also been used in …
The National Hockey League says it's confronting climate change to help ensure ice hockey’s long-term survival. “We need winter weather,” NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman, said in a statement Monday. “We have a vested interest in this cause.” The NHL, which generated more than $3 billion in revenue last season, detailed …
Donations of U.N.-backed carbon credits to help reduce the carbon footprint of the World Cup in Brazil have surpassed the half million mark, the local government said on Thursday. Brazilian companies or local branches of multinationals so far donated 545,500 certified emissions reductions (CERs) in response to a campaign that, …
Now that Beijing has become one of three finalists in the race for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the city has once again reiterated its fight against air pollution. Fang Li, vice head of the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, said that Beijing has adopted legally binding regulations for reducing air …
The Fifa World Cup host, Brazil, has been under much international scrutiny over the tournament from nation-wide anti-World Cup protests to embarrassing delays on stadium completions. The country has been especially criticised for failing to make environmental policy changes it promised ahead of the championships. Even the Fifa mascot, Fuleco …
Chile’s government urged soccer fans to refrain from traditional barbecues after watching the national team in the World Cup today because the clouds of smoke from charred meat were worsening the capital’s smog. “When we have low winds and we’re at critical levels what we are saying is that people …
The governor of Santiago has asked Chileans to refrain from lighting up their barbecue grills while they watch the World Cup soccer tournament, as air pollution in the capital has worsened. "We have air problems. Do not light a wood fire, no bonfires, no barbecues," Governor Claudio Orrego said at …
To the dismay of public health experts, it has become common to see fast-food and sugary drinks companies sponsoring major sporting events. The 2014 FIFA World Cup, which started this week in Brazil, is no exception, as highlighted in a letter in today's issue by Thiago Hérick de Sá. FIFA's …
Mass gatherings are regarded as potential risks for transmission of infectious diseases, and might compromise the health system of countries in which they are hosted. The evidence for increased transmission of infectious diseases at international sporting mass gatherings that attract many visitors from all over the world is not clear, …
The revised international health regulations offer a framework that can be used by host countries to organise public health activities for mass gatherings. From June 8, to July 1, 2012, Poland and Ukraine jointly hosted the Union of European Football Associations European Football Championship Finals (Euro 2012). More than 8 …
Ironically, the same property that makes it so suitable as the figurehead for the World Cup also makes it easy to bag up and barbeque. The combined forces of illegal subsistence hunting and habitat destruction have rendered this remarkable species vulnerable to extinction, according to the IUCN. Initially, conservationists were …
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said the iconic Guanabara Bay won’t be clean in time for the 2016 Olympic sailing competition, breaking a promise made when the city won hosting rights in 2009. “I am sorry that we didn’t use the games to get Guanabara Bay completely clean, but …
Brazil will not make good on its commitment to clean up Rio de Janeiro’s sewage-filled Guanabara Bay by the 2016 Olympic Games, state officials acknowledged in a letter seen Saturday. In the May 7 letter, addressed to Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, Carlos Francisco Portinho, Rio’s state environment secretary, asks for …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Animal Welfare Board of India Vs A. Nagaraja & Ors dated 07/05/2014 regarding Jallikattu, Bullock-cart races etc. in the States of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. Original Source: http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/outtoday/sc1168607.pdf
Individuals who score tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but worried that the jet travel required to get to matches will contribute to global warming can rest easy. FIFA, soccer's governing body, on Wednesday said it will cover the cost of programs to neutralize carbon emissions related to …
