Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that his Ministry will work to make students environmentally sensitive by adopting sustainable practices and low carbon lifestyle. Observing that India played a “very important” role in the recent Paris Climate Change conference and arrival of a consensus for the agreement “would not …
Cidco hopes to commission first phase of the project by December of 2019 The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Tuesday gave the crucial Stage-II forest and wildlife clearance to the Navi Mumbai International Airport project. With this, the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (Cidco) …
Bhopal: From bone dry to flooded - all the districts of Madhya Pradesh which were either experiencing drought or facing seriously deficient rainfall are now flooded. Take the example of Damoh in the Bundelkhand region of MP, about 300 km from Bhopal. It faced three successive droughts, its inhabitants had …
As the mangroves dry up, the local ecosystem also suffers. Thousands of hectares of mangroves in Australia's remote north have died, scientists said today, with climate change the likely cause. Some 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres), or nine percent of the mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria, perished in just one …
Novelist Amitav Ghosh examines the inability at the level of literature, history and politics to grasp the scale and violence of climate change in his new book, his first major book of nonfiction since "In an Antique Land" of 1992. "The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable", published by …
As part of the pilot project, a fleet of CNG buses would be introduced in Kochi and later it would be expanded to cities like Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. In a bid to reduce the environmental and air pollution, Kerala government has drawn up a programme to convert the state-run buses …
Less than one per cent of India’s population lives in areas that meet World Health Organisation air quality guidelines. But if stringent air pollution regulations are in place, this could increase to almost 10 per cent by 2040, says a study by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The “Energy and …
Lucknow: Traffic congestion prevailing all day on the 100-metre stretch around Lucknow Metro construction work site near Charbagh railway station has disturbed Dr Faisal Ali's schedule. A resident of Lalbagh, Ali has to cross the area four times a day to reach his clinic in Alambagh for the morning and …
"There is no need to implement the third phase of odd-even scheme during monsoon season as the pollution is on the lowest level during this season," said Delhi's Transport Minister Satyendar Jain. Delhi Transport Minister Satyendar Jain on July 12 hinted at introducing the third phase of the odd-even scheme …
NGT imposed a ban on diesel vehicles of 2000 cc engine capacity and above as well as operation of 10-year-old diesel vehicles in six major cities of Kerala. The Kerala High Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in vacating a stay order against the operation of a National Green Tribunal …
MUMBAI: Singapore-based Continuum Wind Energy, which has an India-centric focus, is scouting for equity investors to raise $300 million of fresh capital after a deal to sell stake to the now bankrupt renewable power company SunEdison collapsed last year. "We are looking to raise about $300 million equity capital and …
DHAKA: Bangladesh and India today signed a landmark deal for the construction of a 1,320 megawatt coal fired power plant, the biggest project under bilateral cooperation that would mark the transition from electricity export to generation level. Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited (BIFPCL), the joint venture enterprise inked the …
Coal problems are now history and the target is to further boost domestic production to cut down on the imports that will result in savings to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore this year, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. "Coal problems are history in India. Last year, the …
Cuttack: More than 17 new cases of dengue were reported in Cuttack on Monday, taking the toll to 70. Of this, at least 55 persons belong to Jagatpur industrial area. As dengue cases continue to rise, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has intensified its awareness and cleanliness drive. This apart, …
Researchers in New Delhi have found that "Aedes aegypti" mosquitoes that transmit the chikungunya virus, pass it on to their offspring -- a feature that allows these mosquitoes to maintain the virus within their population for generations. In other words, mosquitoes emerging from eggs laid by infected Aedes also carry …
Ahmedabad: Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been put on alert in Surat and Amreli districts, following heavy rain warnings. Since 8 am on Tuesday, the state received rainfall in around 122 of the 250 talukas. According to the revenue control room, heavy rains were recorded in …
Jaipur/Kota/Alwar: Seven people died in rain-related mishaps in the state on Tuesday. Heavy downpour threw normal life out of gear in Jhalwar, Kota and Baran. It also affected inter-district road connectivity. Army had to be called in for rescue operation in some villages of Baran and Alwar. According to reports, …
As many as 140 million people in Bangladesh may be at risk from a huge earthquake as pressure builds beneath the surface of one of the world's most densely populated nations, US and Bangladeshi scientists say. Sediment flows from the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers have layered parts of the country …
Emergency services are warning residents to prepare for the worst as a category-five storm is expected to slam into Taiwan early on Friday morning. It is the country's worst flooding since 1998, killing 173 people, ruining farms and cutting major transportation arteries - and creating potential headwinds to economy growth. …
Researchers are finding that kelp, eelgrass, and other vegetation can effectively absorb CO2 and reduce acidity in the ocean. Growing these plants in local waters, scientists say, could help mitigate the damaging impacts of acidification on marine life. Oregon’s picturesque Netarts Bay has long been known for its oysters. But …
