The debate on the environment-poverty nexus is inconclusive, with past research unable to identify the causal dynamics. This paper uses a unique global panel data set that links (survey and census derived)
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shiv Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/08/2018. The question raised in this Application is whether the industry in question Josodhapur
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 03/08/2018 regarding establishment and functioning of ETPs/CETP/STPs.</p>
The notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O.20 (E), dated the 6th January, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the Island Protection Zone Notification,
Last year, the High Court of Bangladesh directed the Government not to approve any industrial development within the 10-kilometre buffer zone of the reserved forest, but according to UNESCO, approvals
In the next couple of years, state-owned thermal power generator NTPC will shut plants with an installed capacity of 2,200 megawatt (mw) or 2.2 gigawatt (gw), including Delhi’s Badarpur Power Plant that
Karnataka added 5 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity in the last year alone, becoming the leading Indian state in green power. It overtook global leaders like Denmark and the Netherlands. Karnataka
In its drive to check noise pollution in the district under the “Tandarust Punjab Mission”, a joint team of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and traffic police, Jalandhar, on Wednesday issued challan
GHAZIABAD: An association of industrialists met the district magistrate on Tuesday and appealed to her that notices issued by the pollution control board against many of them be withdrawn. Members of
A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan cited a report that said 20-25 per cent children suffer from respiratory diseases. The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over growing
Deaths caused by severe heatwaves will increase dramatically by 2080, particularly in countries located near the equator such as India, if we fail to counter climate change, a global study has found.
Despite heavy periodic downpour, North Eastern states including Meghalaya have received inadequate rainfall this season all because of climate change. According to the Indian Meteorological Department
The Finance Ministry's notification to impose safeguard duty on imported solar panels would raise tariffs of future projects in India and impact the competitiveness of the power sector, a research institute
Ranchi: National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), in Kanke on Wednesday became India's first law university to extensively use solar power on campus, with its students celebrating their
Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan have emerged as the 'front-runner' states as per an energy efficiency index. "The 'Front runner' states in the inaugural edition of the State
HYDERABAD: Dengue is virtually on the prowl in Hyderabad and Telangana this year. If official statistics are any indication, dengue prevalence over Telangana has more than doubled so far this year (January
AGARTALA: Tripura health minister Sudip Roy Barman said on Tuesday that cases of malaria are decreasing in the state. While addressing an event on prevention of communicable diseases at Pragna Bhawan
In an alarming new research study, researchers have stated that lung cancer mortality rates among women could increase by 43 per cent by 2030. The findings are according to an analysis of data from
Says they will not be permitted to ply in Delhi-NCR Reiterating its previous orders, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held that diesel vehicles that are 10-year-old will not be permitted to ply
The people should begin using paper and jute bags to replace plastic. Hyderabad: The state government has been grappling with the issue of reducing the use of disposable plastic in the city. Earlier,
