Science And Technology

A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity

As phase 1 of the Earth Microbiome Project, analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA sequences from more than 27,000 environmental samples delivers a global picture of the basic structure and drivers of microbial distribution.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
23/11/2017
Luke R. Thompson, Jon G. Sanders, Daniel McDonald & et al
Nature
551
457–463
Tags:
Micro Organisms, Research, Ecology
Environment

NGT appoints panel to check damage to Shimla ecology

Shimla: To save the fragile ecology of the town from further degradation, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a high-powered expert committee that will ensure that there is no further d

Publication Date: 
21/11/2017
Times Of India (Shimla)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Ecology, Shimla (D), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environmental Security, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment
Habitat And Urbanisation

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding approval for construction of the capital city of Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 17/11/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandalaneni Srimannarayana & Others Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 17/11/2017 regarding formation of a Green Field New Capital namely Amravati as it poses a serious threat to the environment.

Judgement Date: 
17/11/2017
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Andhra Pradesh, Urban Planning, Urban Development, Environment, Ecology, Water Harvesting, Waste Management, Afforestation, Groundwater Recharge
Environment

NEERI to study environmental impact of Boulevard 4-lanning

The Div Com was speaking at a meeting to discuss various issues related to various water bodies in Srinagar.

Publication Date: 
15/11/2017
Greater Kashmir
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Roads, National Envirnmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Ecology, Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

NGT reserves verdict on Yamuna floodplain damage in AOL fest

The NGT had slammed the DDA for casting aspersions on the findings of its expert committee on the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains due to this cultural event.

Publication Date: 
14/11/2017
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Yamuna, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Afforestation, Ecology, Environment
Environment

Nigeria oil spills: Shell begins clean-up after 10-year delay

The clean-up of a contaminated fishing community in Nigeria has finally started, almost 10 years after two oil spills in Niger River Delta.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2017
Al Jazeera
Tags:
Environment, Oil Pollution, Nigeria, Ecology, River Pollution, Fisheries, Africa, Niger
Energy

Among 'Green' Energy, Hydropower is the Most Dangerous

Many governments are promoting a move away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources.

Publication Date: 
26/10/2017
Environment News Network
Tags:
Energy, Renewable Energy, Hydroelectricity, Fossil Fuels, Ecology, Environment
Wildlife

Experts urge govt to declare sanctuaries as tiger reserve

Panaji: Seeking greater protection for Goa's big cats, two wildlife conservationists recently recommended that the state's sanctuaries be declared a tiger reserve, with a primary core of 150-200sq

Publication Date: 
13/10/2017
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Tiger Reserves, Sanctuaries, Tiger, Ecology, Wildlife
Environment

Himachal to develop five model eco villages

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh government has decided to develop five model eco villages in the state as eco village is an emerging concept in the process of being developed.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2017
Times Of India (Shimla)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Ecology, Bilaspur (D), Shimla (D), Environmental Security, Environment
Environment

A Marxist approach to understanding ecology

Two seminal books, John Bellamy Foster, Brett Clark, and Richard York’s The Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth and John Bellamy Foster’s The Ecological Revolution: Making Peace with the Planet suggest that the rift between humanity and nature must be analysed in its intertwining with other kinds of alienation, all stemming from the adverse effects of the very nature and structure of capitalist society. Nothing short of an eco-social revolution is required to deal with the social and ecological crisis.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2017
Karen Haydock
Economic and Political Weekly
52
37
83-88
Tags:
Ecology, Personalities, History

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