Flood of protest hits Indian dams
The days when the gigantic Indian rivers — the Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra — roar freely down the steep slopes of the Himalayas may be numbered. Roughly 300 dams are proposed or under construction in
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Megacities move to track emissions
Scientists monitor greenhouse gases in urban areas as a first step to gauging success of climate initiatives worldwide.
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The state of food and agriculture 2012: investing in agriculture for a better future
This annual report of the FAO released recently says that making more and better investments in agriculture is one of the most effective ways to reduce hunger and poverty while safeguarding the environment & calls for the farmer-centred approach to investment in agriculture.
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Question asked in Rajya Sabha on Safety audit of all the public sector steel plants after fire accident dated 06/12/2012
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO 1506 ANSWERED ON 06.12.2012 Fire accident at RINL 1506 DR. T.N. SEEMA Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to satate
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SC reserves order on Kudankulam nuclear plant
The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea seeking a stay on commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant till all safety measures are put in place. Following marathon arguments spanning
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Sadaharitha Plantations bags Gold
Sadaharitha Plantations Ltd, the leader of private commercial forestry management in Sri Lanka, received the Gold award for best environmental practices at the National Green Awards 2012 organized by the
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Ban on extraction of minerals from rivers
The District Magistrate today imposed ban on the extraction of minor minerals from the rivers for a period of two months. According to an order, District Magistrate Jammu Sanjeev Verma has imposed ban
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Arsenic poisons Patancheru water
Patancheru and its surrou-nding areas in Hyderabad are well known for soil and water pollution, but what is shocking is that the contamination level of poisonous arsenic have touched 50,000 parts per billion
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190 elephants die in water shortage in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has lost a total of 190 elephants due to water shortage this year, according to wildlife authorities. The country's Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said the elephants died during the
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Two-thirds of Africa's lions have disappeared in 50 years
About 75 percent of Africa's savannahs or grasslands and more than two-thirds of its lions have disappeared over 50 years, according to an American study. The study, led by Duke University researchers,
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SC reserves order on review pleas on mines
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on review petitions, filed by the Centre and others, against a verdict passed in 2010, directing the Karnataka government to consider applications of companies
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Consider infusing fresh water into Yamuna, says SC
Regretting that the Yamuna has no fresh water and what’s left in it is only filth, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and state governments to consider infusing fresh water into the river in
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Karnataka challenges TN plea on Cauvery water
Karnataka on Tuesday raised before the Supreme Court the question of maintainability of Tamil Nadu's plea for release of minimum 30 tmc-ft of Cauvery river water to save its standing samba crop. Karnataka
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Govt stops sale of e-rickshaws
With immediate effect; ban will be lifted after formulating policy for e-rickshaws. Worried about the rising number of electric rickshaws or e-rickshaws on city roads, the Delhi transport department
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Hindustan Zinc to adopt 92 schools in Rajasthan
Udaipur-based Hindustan Zinc has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rajasthan Government for adopting 92 Government schools in phases in Chittorgarh and Bhilwara districts. The group will improve
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Sohna groundwater recharge zone unsustainable
Environmentalists and several residents’ welfare associations have termed the 340 hectare groundwater recharge zone in the Sohna Final Development Plan- 2031 “grossly inadequate” and “unsustainable” and
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Crores go down the drain in filthy Yamuna: court
Expressing “anguish” that Yamuna water in Delhi has become filthy despite thousands of crores being spent on improving its quality, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed a committee of technical experts.
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Draft of Contract Farming Act ready
The state government is ready with the draft of the Contract Farming Act that will be discussed at a Cabinet meeting here on December 8, say sources. The Act is likely to be passed by the Vidhan Sabha
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Stop Punjab from executing Shahpur Kandi dam, state pleads in SC
Haryana has filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain Punjab from going ahead with executing the Shahpur Kandi dam project on the Ravi river. A Bench comprising Justices TS Thakur
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Govt ups efforts to tackle urban housing shortage
In a bid to tackle urban housing shortage and to achieve the targets of providing housing to people under the National Building Code (NBC), the urban development ministry will hold a meeting with developers,