Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
In japan , "the land of paradoxes', as Masafumi Nagao, a professor at the Centre for the study of International Cooperation in Education at Hiroshima University, puts it, the third sector that constitutes the non-profit and the non-governmental sector "is not without history'. The first and the second sectors comprise …
mirrors orbiting outer space; giant reflectors between the Earth and the Sun; trillions of helium balloons in the air. Does this read like a sci-fi script to you? These are some of the rather elaborate solutions to counter the rising carbon dioxide ( co2 ) levels in the atmosphere. These …
Following in the footsteps of the neighbouring countries, Bhutan too has phased out the use of petrol with high lead content in an effort to check vehicular air pollution. Director general of the ministry of trade and industry Achyut Bhandari said: "Unleaded petrol has been introduced in India and since …
While examining the Seventh Progress Report of the Environ-ment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority, the Supreme Court directed the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MPNG) to supply petrol with 0.05 per cent sulphur by May 31, 2000 and with one per cent benzene by October 1, 2000 to the …
in a laudable move, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers' ( siam ) has for the first time introduced a roadmap for implementation of emission norms. At a press conference on April 11, siam declared that the two-wheeler industry had made remarkable strides in technology. However, it maintained that there …
US-based company Arctic Cat has come out with a means to combat noise and air pollution caused by snowmobiles in national parks. The company has introduced the
Under the first phase of the Yamuna Action Plan, the National River Conservation Directorate has approved a Rs 23.69-crore scheme for checking the discharge of untreated effluents from Sonepat into the Yamuna river. This amount is part of the Rs 211.5 crore that was approved as the project's cost when …
a voluntary programme has been launched by the us Environment Protection Agency ( epa ) to encourage state and local governments and businesses to retrofit older diesel engines with pollution control devices. Under the "Diesel Retrofit Initiative,' pollution from existing heavy-duty diesel engines used in trucks, buses and construction equipment …
the marine life in the Sunderban region of West Bengal faces increasing threat owing to indiscriminate exploitation of bio-organisms and intense commercial activities in the neighbouring areas. This was brought to the notice of the state government by marine scientist Amalesh Chowdhury. He said that a recent survey of the …
The heavily polluted Pasig River, Metro Manila's main waterway in the Philippines, is beginning to show signs of revival. Already locals have resumed fishing activities in the river. Lauding the efforts of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ( mmda ) and the public in restoring the river, environment secretary Antonio …
The Supreme Court has had to force the government to take hard decisions When it comes to pollution control, it is only the hammer of the honourable judges of the Supreme Court (sc) that seems to push the government to do anything. Without creating a crisis, first for the auto …
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Anil Agarwal Many journalists have been asking the question: What will India's environment look like in the 21st century? Since India is already one of the most polluted countries in the world, an important question is: Will India ever be able to control pollution and, if so, when? Most of …
many journalists have been asking the question: What will India's environment look like in the 21st century? Since India is already one of the most polluted countries in the world, an important question is: Will India ever be able to control pollution and, if so, when? Most of the Indian …
after a stinging defeat in an environmental vote in the Storting (Parliament), Norway's Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik resigned. Bondevik's Christian People's Party had been in power for the last 28 months. The prime minister's resignation came in the wake of the Parliament refusing to revamp a pollution law in …
Dear Readers, It is ironical that after dragging its feet on CNG conversion and missing the Supreme Court deadline, DTC wants to label diesel with 0.05 per cent sulphur content as "clean fuel' to pass muster. The least DTC can do is take note of how environmental authorities in the …
SIX years of research and policy experiments, and first hand observation by the World Bank has revealed that many industries in poor and developing countries are running cleaner than a decade ago. A World Bank report titled Greening Industry: New Roles for Communities, Markets and Governments states this trend is …
IT IS about the ozone layer. And it is not bad news. Some Australian scientists say if the amount of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) being released is reduced, the most famous layer of the Earth's atmosphere will begin to repair itself. However, before you rush to go tell your friends, bear …
us efforts to come up with new ways to test and produce ultra clean fuels and pollution control devices for road vehicles has received a boost in the form of additional funds. The department of energy is to spend us $75 million to make sure new fuel processing technologies perform …
