Exemplary steps
A Kalanidhi, vice chancellor of Anna University is committed to make the campus environment friendly
A Kalanidhi, vice chancellor of Anna University is committed to make the campus environment friendly
Is the VHP calling the shots as far as the fate of the Tehri dam is concerned?
Villagers in Bidar have taken up the cudgels against industrialists and lax state officials responsible for turning this backward district into a dumping ground for toxic waste
To beat the spiralling land prices and reduce the existing pressure on land in the country, the government of Hong Kong is looking towards various alternatives, and caves happen to be one of
Big industries are having a change of heart. They are slowly realising that the best way to deal with waste and pollution is to minimise them
the Delhi government will soon ban the use of plastic bags for carrying foodstuffs. The decision has been taken in the wake of Lt-governor Vijay Kapoor issuing a notification for the same. But
<p><strong>As many as 7.95 million Nepalis still defecate in the open such as bushes and field, according to a study conducted by the Department of Water, Supply and Sanitation. Read more in November 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal.</strong></p>
Getting information about powerful companies is still not easy
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to give 5,000 garbage dumps to private companies for maintenance. Under the Employment Guarantee Scheme, the Maharashtra government will give
<font class='UCASE'>Karen E Smoyer</font> of the University of Alberta, Canada, has been working on the impact of poor environment on the weaker sections of society. During her recent visit to Delhi she spoke to <font class='UCASE'>Lian Chawii </font>
Polybags out, system suspect
GIS helps determine waste disposal sites for Guwahati
Dumper trucks with BMC logo on them bound for the Mulund dumping ground dumped solid waste in the mangroves itself Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's dumpers carrying solid waste from Mumbai are allegedly dumping it in the mangrove forests at Kolshet in Thane. The dumpers, according to Shiv Sena corporator Pandurang Patil, bearing BMC labels dump solid waste into the mangrove cover at the edge of Thane creek. Patil discovered this when he was passing through the area on Wednesday on some official work. Patil sent a letter of complaint to civic commissioner Nandkumar Jantre demanding that the BMC dumpers bringing in solid waste into the city from Ghodbunder Road en route to Mulund dumping ground near Anand Nagar check naka be kept under a watch. Those dumpers that are found disposing off their waste on the mangrove cover on the way, according to the letter, should be impounded and fined for the act. Venkatesh Bhat, the Deputy Municipal Commissioner (DMC) TMC Headquarters informed that it was the primary duty of the district collectorate to check the slaughter of mangroves. He added that civic commissioner Nandkumar Jantre held meetings with the collector and officials of the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) few days back and highlighted the problem. Bhat assured that the civic officials would keep an eye on such dumpers and fine those who are found illegally dumping solid waste into the area. He also informed that several civic dumpers were confiscated in Thane in the past and the TMC would not hesitate to seize BMC dumpers carrying out the illegal act of dumping garbage into the wetlands in future. The TMC, however, came under pressure from the standing committee as well. Rajan Kine, chairman of the civic Standing Committe has taken a serious note of the incident and directed the corporation to ban the passage of BMC dumpers from the city of Thane altogether earlier, these dumpers refused to pay entry taxes for using the TMC roads.
प्लास्टिक का इस्तेमाल हम रोजमर्रा के कामों में धड़ल्ले से करते आए हैं। प्लास्टिक के अंधाधुंध इस्तेमाल से आज पर्यावरण खतरे में है। दुनिया भर में हर साल लाखों टन प्लास्टिक का उत्पादन होता है। इसमें सिर्फ
A novel project in Kerala tries to introduce a sanitation technology that promises a cleaner and healthier environment
RUSSIA's nuclear industry faces a battle for survival in the coming years. Last year, the industry produced 97.8 billion kilowatts (kw) of electricity, 18 per cent less than in 1993 - the decline
The government is roping in NGOs in the fight against pollution whereas industry is trying cleaner manufacturing processes
Professor Alexei Yablokov is head of the inter departmental commission for ecological security under Russia's National Security Council. He recently resigned as advisor on environmental and health problems to President Boris Yeltsin. Yablokov, 62, has a
Privatisation of the Kaiga atomic plant generates a lot of heat
One of the world s oldest refineries, Digboi, faces closure