Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
in the past 21 years, parts of the Northern Hemisphere have become much greener than they used to be. But this may not be good news as the greenery is a result of warmer temperatures, warn researchers. After studying satellite data, researchers from Boston University, usa , and the National …
there is no cacophony of speeding two-stroke motorbikes, the ambience is serene and there is an abounding greenery that pleases the eyes. Self sustained with water, the zone is tobacco-free. This is not an ashram or a place of worship, but the Anna University campus in Chennai. One of the …
Researchers at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, have evolved a Clean Dream project that aims to turn the university campus into a pollution free zone. "Chulalongkorn suffers from a lot of air and noise pollution because it is located in the middle of the city,' said Soontorn Boonyathikarn, who heads the project. …
In 1990, senior government officials gathered at Paro to draft broad parameters for the country’s development agenda. The conclusion was the “Paro Resolution on Environment and Sustainable Development”, a statement that redefined sustainability in the Bhutanese context. It read as, “The capacity and the political will to effectively address today’s …
With modernisation has come the pressure on the forests. Though almost three-fourths of the country is still covered by dense foliage, the demands from a growing population can put unprecedented demands on them. Be it for construction, fuelwood consumption, infrastructure development, it cannot be underestimated. At the same time, 60 …
T he challenges that Bhutan is faced with are indeed daring, but rather than taking corrective measures, one cannot deny the fact that the government is taking proactive steps to mitigate the evils of development. For instance, air pollution. Though not of the proportion Indian metros like New Delhi are …
On the road to destiny The tradition-bound Himalayan kingdom readies itself to brace modernism In 1958, when the then Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, went to Bhutan on a state visit, the only way he could reach the capital Thimpu was over land. He demanded to be met at the …
The Supreme Court has held that land falling within the green belt area cannot be put to auction by development authorities since serious public interests are involved in it. The court also nullified an auction made by the Delhi Development Authority (dda ) in 1985. The dda auctioned a part …
The Chinese government has kicked off its development campaign in the Shaanxi province. The province is a major centre for trade in northwestern China. The plan, introduced by prime minister Zhu Rongji recently, aims at creating a greener region within the next 10 years. It also promises to revitalise the …
the Delhi government has decided to set up north India's largest deer park at Jehangirpuri Bhalaswa in east Delhi. Around 162 hectres of land has been earmarked for the park. Local member of the legislative assembly ( mla ) Zile Singh Chauhan, who had earlier suggested that a barren stretch …
A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court against the construction of Nisarga Vihar, a nature centre proposed to be built on a 50-acre area within the Mulund side buffer zone of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai. According to the petition, the creation of such an …
The Madras High Court has granted interim stay to the order issued by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), to close the Little Folk amusement complex on the East Coast Road in Chennai. The TNPBC had issued a show cause notice stating that the petitioner had not obtained consent …
the proposal to create a brand new garden belt from Nariman Point to Mahim and beyond in Mumbai has come under a lot of criticism from environmentalists. According noted environmentalist Darryl D'Monte, the catch is in the reclamation of a 300-metre-wide belt. This will mean reclaiming some 243 hectares from …
congress president Sonia Gandhi has lauded the Madhya Pradesh ( mp) government's efforts in converting the once barren landscape of Jhabua district into a green belt. Addressing a mammoth crowd in the district recently Gandhi said: "When I visited the area with Rajiv Gandhi in 1985, the whole area was …
The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the closure and relocation of polluting industrial units in Delhi in 1996 (Down To Earth, Vol 7, No 16). That was part one of the order,which was implemented on time. However, part two of the order which pertains to taking over the vacated factory land …
The SC has stayed the export of three lions and three elephants by the zoo in Mumbai to the Yokohama zoo in Japan. The orders were given in response to a special leave petition (SLP) filed by Ahimsa, a non-governmental organisation which fights against cruelty to animals. Ahimsa had earlier …
THE 120-hectare (ha) Cubbon Park, the green lung of Bangalore city, has often been encroached upon. Now the J H Patel government has decided to denotify 12 ha of the park to build a residential complex for legislators. By doing this, the government has gone against its own legislation passed …
Springing into actionSpring is in. The birds are singing and the fragrance of the first blossoms has filled the air. So get ready with that rake to do some serious gardening this year. If you are curious to know what will grow in that patch in your lawn, but do …
