The paper uses the case of the waste sector to illustrate the co-benefits associated with certain typologies of climate change mitigation projects, provide suggestions for their quantification and monetization,
In May, Supreme Court rejected Tamil Nadu's plea seeking to restrain Kerala from carrying out EIA for the new dam at Mullaperiyar The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests today allowed Kerala to
Residents protest against the KSPCB and the BBMP during a public hearing on Thursday. DH Photo The first-ever public hearing conducted by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) along with Bruhat
Private forecasters are counting on temperature changes in the Indian Ocean to strengthen the monsoon current like it did in 1997, when rainfall was normal, despite a strong El Nino. While forecasters
Jaitley said on Thursday the IMD forecast was being drawn out in an exaggerated manner and conclusions on inflation or farm distress were far-fetched Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday sought
GURGAON: HUDA has asked the senior town planner to initiate action against 10 builders, including mall owners, housing societies and commercial complexes, for discharging untreated toxic sewage into drains
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, corporate honchos and ministers came together on Thursday to discuss ways to save the city's forests and recharge the area's depleting groundwater level. In
During a recent trip to Kihim and Awas beaches in Raigad district, environmentalist Sumaira Abdulali of the NGO Awaaz Foundation said that she was shocked to see soil erosion at several spots along the
PUNE: Municipal commissioner Kunal Kumar has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation's garden department to conduct a joint hearing of the roads department and NGOs after the PMC's proposal of cutting
NASHIK: The absence of a proper tree audit and census and a poorly formed tree committee have cost the city's green cover over the past few years. The Bombay high court ban on tree cutting in the city,
Girls' and women's health is in transition and, although some aspects of it have improved substantially in the past few decades, there are still important unmet needs. Population ageing and transformations
Minister says project “delayed” as Centre decided to bear entire funding River Ganga will show first signs of being pollution-free by October next year and the first project on inter-linking of rivers
Only half of Delhi is connected to sewer lines, which means that the other half’s waste flows, untreated, into the Yamuna. Though the Delhi Jal Board is constantly expanding its 7,200-km-long sewer
It appears that the sky is the limit for Delhi’s growing mountains of trash. The Capital’s three sanitary landfills continue to grow by over 8,000 tonnes per day (TPD) way past their recommended capacities.
The Tamil Nadu government is likely to move the Supreme Court seeking directives to restrain Karnataka from discharging sewage into Cauvery river. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa chaired a high-level meeting
The Delhi government's environment and transport departments will be moving a cabinet note soon to offer a 15% subsidy on the price of e-rickshaws and other battery-operated vehicles. The subsidy was
A recent study has revealed that in over 60% of the schools surveyed, students avoid using the school toilets. The main reason for this is lack of hygiene or (in the case of girls) privacy. This raises
AGRA: In a first-of-its kind green initiative, a rain water harvesting system will be set in the premises of the Taj Mahal. Two such wells in the monument's premises are on the verge of completion, while
Black carbon (BC) aerosols impact climate and air quality. Since BC from fossil versus biomass combustion have different optical properties and different abilities to penetrate the lungs, it is important
NASHIK: Awareness campaigns and fines have not been able to curb the roadside burning of waste despite the civic administration's claims that the number of incidents have reduced. Activists are now
