Gujarat has faced heavy rains after mid July, resulting in floods in Saurashtra and North Gujarat. Banaskantha, Patan, Surendranagar, Morbi, Jamnagar and Rajkot are the worst affected districts About
New study maps the policy dilemmas affecting those who provide most of the fish we eat. Two-thirds of the caught fish that humans eat are taken by small-scale fishers, many using canoes carved from
Researchers Chart Energy Road Map For 139 Countries More than 70% of the countries in the world -including India, the UK, US, China and other major economies -could run entirely on energy created by wind,
According to data released on Thursday by the Central Water Commission, the average water table in these reservoirs has been less than last year's level as well as the average of last 10 years during this
The Ministry of Environment and Forest, Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently issued directions to the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to mitigate the pollution, including covering stocks with tarpaulin and mechanization
Vulture conservationists have stressed on the need to form state Vulture Conservation Action Plan to protect the species as electrocution continues to be a major threat to them in Uttarakhand. A study
The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as other parts of the planet, and even here in sub-Arctic Alaska the rate of warming is high. Sea ice and wildlife habitat are disappearing; higher sea levels
AGRA: Hearing a petition seeking stay on developmental work carried out by the Mathura administration on the heritage ghats of Vrindavan, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a detailed report
Global shifts in water and sanitation will have a profound effect on societies and economies. Other transformations are shaping these shifts, including where people live, what they expect from governments
Raising doubts about government claims that production of cotton has increased post commercialisation of Bt cotton, a parliamentary panel has asked the union ministry of environment and forest to undertake
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vishwa Vijay Singh Vs. U.P. Pollution Control Board & Others dated 25/08/2017 regarding pollution of water resources in district Gorakhpur and
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Subhan Tanners & Others Vs Central pollution control Board & Others dated 25/08/2017 regarding pollution caused by tanneries in
<p>Misiones, Argentina, contains the largest remaining tract of Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest ecoregion; however, ~50% of native forest is unprotected and located in a mosaic of plantations, agriculture,
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A senior SDMC official said, “There is simply too much plastic waste. We are trying to figure out different options, including sending them to waste-to-energy plants." With the National Green Tribunal
Rejecting the Maharashtra government's stand that silence zones do not exist in the state as of now, the Bombay High Court today said its 2016 order declaring areas near hospitals, schools, colleges and
Pune: Nanasaheb Shendkar had a thriving business of thermocol decorative items that he made in his own factory. For 25 years, thermocol makhars (decorative arches) made in his factory graced many Ganesh
The Supreme Court sought to know which chemicals should not be used beyond a limit in the firecrackers and observed that guidelines on this have to be laid down. The Supreme Court on Wednesday mulled
Even during droughts like the one that swept across Zimbabwe last year, Isaac Siziba and his wife Khumutso had food. Their annual harvest did not consist of water-dependent crops, but of goats. "Goats
Tangedco agrees to pay ₹4.41 per unit under power purchase agreement Sarat Kumar Acharya, chairman and managing director, NLC India Ltd, inaugurated a 40 MW solar power project in Neyveli at Block-14
