Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Even though, many steps have been taken to curb air pollution, which is an health hazard, noise pollution is equally taking a toll in metro cities with vehicles especially car drivers honking unnecessarily at red lights creating pressure on others on roads. In an RTI filed by an activist, Vedpal, …
An environmental status report of the Kochi Corporation which would feature air, water and sound quality levels is on the cards. The Centre for Heritage Environment and Development and the SCMS Water Institute, Karukutty, will jointly draw up the report which will be an indicator on the environment health of …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: THE Corporation faces a daunting challenge at managing plastic waste after a recent High Court directive banned burning of solid waste and plastic in public places. While it is a welcome relief for the general public who had been suffering from toxic fumes, the local bodies will find it …
In the 1950s, Hazratganj attracted college-goers for a relaxing walk. Times changed and cars replaced cycles and two-wheelers in the 1990s. Circa 2016, more cars than people are seen on city roads and honking is the order of the day. Better pay and higher disposable income is adding more than …
Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh: Farmer Bablu Chouhan is waging a daily battle to clear the constant barrage of fly ash, which is turning his 5-acre farmland in Dogalia village barren. Almost all his family members are ill. The fly ash is coming from two 500-hectare ponds, where the Shree Singaji Thermal …
It was only in November last that a committee of two appointed by MoEF visited Hyderabad to monitor Patancheru-Bolaram industrial cluster. Hyderabad: It is not just the state's Pollution Control Board, even the Central Pollution Control Board and Ministry of Environment and Forests do not seem to care about people’s …
One of the iconic residential projects in the city – TVH ‘Quadrant’– managed to get away with a penalty of Rs 1 crore for violating environmental norms. Several high-profile individuals that include members of the judiciary who invested in the project are breathing a sigh of relief. The southern bench …
After recognising its adverse health effects, the government has now dismissed its own lab reports to conclude that the evidence against plastic is insufficient The Union government has scripted a U-turn in a year. Until March 2015, several regulatory authorities held the common stand that PET bottles and plastic multi-layered …
Centre is planning to set up an expert panel to examine projects for which environment clearance (EC) is sought after starting the work on ground. The panel will give clearance to such projects after taking assurance on remedial measures for any environmental loss and possible violations, as per the proposal. …
The environment ministry panel noted that the proposed washery with its technology firmed up, was yet to get the approval of board of the project proponent. A high-level panel has deferred green clearance to Coal India’s 10 MTPA washery in Odisha and sought more information from the company, a move …
In the wake of what is being called a “historic” pact — the Paris Agreement reached in December 2015 — World Environment Day 2016 hopefully heralds an age of environmental optimism. In the ensuing months since the Paris pact, the country has seen massive forest fires, a flood, a drought, …
India and the United States have signed an MoU to enhance mutual cooperation on conserving wildlife and combating its trafficking. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Indian Ambassador to the US, Arun K Singh, and Catherine Novelli, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, at …
Traffic noise affects a large number of people, particularly in urbanized areas. Noise causes stress and annoyance, but less is known about the relationship between noise and depression. The researchers investigated the association of residential road traffic noise with depressive symptoms using 5-year follow-up data from a German population-based study. …
Willing to be pushed only thus far, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) not only threw out the Art of Living's plea to substitute the almost Rs 5 crore penalty it owes with a bank guarantee, it also slapped a Rs 5,000 fine on the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-run outfit for …
The over 50 representations made orally and on paper included people’s complaint that they were not compensated adequately. Hyderabad: Activists of Human Rights Forum on Tuesday opposed the setting up of a 5x800 MW thermal power plant at Damaracherla in Nalgonda district, popularly known as Yadadri power plant. At a …
Hypertension is a major disease of burden worldwide. Previous studies have indicated that air pollution might be a risk factor for hypertension, but the results were controversial. To fill this gap, we performed a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies to investigate the associations of short-term and long-term exposure to ambient air …
Energy expert and former KSEB Member (Generation) K. Radhakrishnan, who has been campaigning for the implementation of the Athirappilly hydroelectric project for long, has welcomed the statements of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Power Minister Kadakampally Surendran in favour of the project. Speaking to The Hindu , he said considering …
The committee found that not a single system exists at present wherein municipal bodies collect, segregate and transport all kind of plastic waste including thermoset plastic. On the directions of the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has brought out guidelines to manage …
Adani Power Ltd (APL) may have to rework its plans of adding new capacity at its existing power plant location in Mundra as the expert panel of the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has asked the power arm of Adani group to find other location for expansion. APL …
Visakhapatnam: Despite repeated appeals from residents and the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), burning of plastic waste continues unabated in the city. Ironically, civic workers themselves burn plastic waste. According to some GVMC authorities, unless a full-fledged plan of dealing with toxic plastic waste is designed, Visakhapatnam could never become …
