The southern Đồng Nai Province’s transport department on Thursday ordered four sand mining and dredging projects in the region to suspend operations. The four projects are: dredging on the inland waterway
<p>In the Salish Sea, the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) is a high trophic indicator of ecosystem health. Three major threats have been identified for this population: reduced prey availability,
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S Prabakaran, Nadu Theru, Sothikuppam, Cuddalore VS Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 24/03/2017 regarding
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Environment Pollution & Health Hazards in the State Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 24/03/2017 regarding
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Joydeep Mukherjee VS Pollution Control Board, Assam & Ors dated 24/03/2017 regarding grant of permission to set
IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2016, and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2017 at the global and regional levels. This year’s report
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/03/2017 regarding hot mix plants operating illegally in Delhi NCR causing air pollution.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Anil Kumar Singh Vs Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand & Others dated 23/03/2017 regarding Harmu river pollution,
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Indian Council for Enviro- Legal Action (ICELA) Vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 23/03/2017 regarding
Between 2015 and 2050, Africa’s youth will almost double, from 230 to 452 million. The fastest growing African economies have not created enough jobs for youth. In 2015, 60% of Africans were under 25 years
The 'Project Green Ports' has two aspects – 'Green Ports Initiatives' relating to environmental issues and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' – and is being executed through Indian Ports Association All major
Nagpur: "It is unfortunate that commercial interests supersede environmental interests," said Maheep Gupta, chief conservator of forests (CCF), on Tuesday. Speaking at a programme organized jointly
There is a relationship between forests and energy, and the challenge is to make the latter available to the people at affordable cost, a top environment ministry official said today. "There is a relationship
The power ministry was seeking to let regional officials grant forest clearances for projects that have an area up to 40 hectares The environment ministry has turned down the power ministry’s proposal
Banning construction activity in Kasauli till further orders, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a special expert committee to study the impact of construction activity on the environment and
This is almost the population of the United Kingdom, said "Wild Water", a report on the state of the world's water India has the maximum number of people — 63 million — living in rural areas without
<p>Coastal flooding in the Yucatan Peninsula is mainly associated with storm surge events triggered by high-pressure cold fronts systems passing through the Gulf of Mexico. To assess coastal flood hazards,
Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said Delhi had experienced 28 severely polluted days during this period in 2016 as compared to only eight in 2015. Delhi had more than three times as many “severely
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting on controlling air pollution in the capital. The meeting saw discussions on the amendment of the Central Motor Vehicle (CMV) rules
Developed countries have undertaken to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), a greenhouse gas, by 2036, Lok Sabha was informed today. "Under the Kigali amendment, the developed countries have undertaken
