The ecologically fragile tribal areas of Kinnaur are facing disaster with hydropower projects coming up in the area, posing a threat to the environment, rivers, security and ethnic identity and cul
PANJIM: BJP MLA from the mining belt Ganesh Gaonkar has written to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests calling upon it to accept the recommendations of the State government in totality, s
Says Status Quo Directive Doesn’t Mean Not Clearing Trees From Drain In Western Ghats
Mumbai: The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had called for a stay on the cutting of trees in the eco-sensitive Western Ghats following a TOI report, has slammed government officials for using its order calling for status quo to be maintained in the area, as an excuse not to clear the trees from the nullah.
The National Green Tribunal's central zone bench in Bhopal has banned mining activities in 84 stone and marble quarries located inside and within 1 km radius of the Sariska tiger reserve and adjoin
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has raised objections on eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) proposal of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary submitted by Punjab Government and has asked the State G
Land belonging to Container Corporation of India in Okhla and one next to Delhi Police Training Complex in Sonia Vihar are among the seven possible areas to develop landfill sites in the capital.
Congress on Tuesday slammed Narendra Modi for allegedly giving away ecologically sensitive land to a detergent company in Gujarat, accusing BJP's prime ministerial candidate for promoting crony cap
The National Green Tribunal’s Central Zone bench at Bhopal on Tuesday slapped a complete ban on the mining activities in 84 mines located within one km radius of the Sariska Tiger Reserve and Jamua
In a significant development on role of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand flood disaster of June 2013, the Expert Body (EB) headed by Dr Ravi Chopra has recommended that at least 23 hydropower projects should be dropped, that hydropower projects played significant role in the Uttarakhand disaster and that there is urgent need to improve the env
Environmentalists Laud Move; Residents At Asola-Bhatti Plan To Move Court
It’s quite a sight inside Asola Bhatti Sanctuary as earthmovers are demolishing boundary walls of some palatial farmhouses. The forest department is clearing its own mess now in the sanctuary. Action was taken only after the ministry of environment and forests, too, demanded an explanation and directed clearing of all encroachments in December last year.
