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Environment

RCF gets coveted award for environment management

Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for achieving excellence in environment management.

Publication Date: 
14/07/2016
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Jalandhar (D), Environment Management, Rail Transport, Awards, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Waste Management, Environmental Security, Environment
Mining

Royalty from minor minerals to accrue to environment fund

The funds would be utilized for environmental conservation, restoration & regeneration activities

Publication Date: 
13/07/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Mining, Minerals, Minor Minerals, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Management
Environment

Amul Dairy bags Golden Peacock Award for ecological innovation

VADODARA: The Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited popularly known as Amul Dairy has been conferred the Golden Peacock Award for ecologically innovation and sustainable energy c

Publication Date: 
11/07/2016
Times Of India (Vadodara)
Tags:
Gujarat, Ecology, Dairy Development, Milk Products, Energy Efficiency, Industrial Waste, Awards, Environment Management, Environmental Security, Environment
Energy

NHPC commissions 3rd unit of 4 x 40 MW (160 MW)

Teesta Low Dam – IV Project in West Bengal

Publication Date: 
06/07/2016
India Environment Portal
Tags:
West Bengal, Hydroelectricity, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Management, Energy
Mining

Ministry of Environment and Forests relaxes rules for small Rajasthan mines

The MoEF issued a notification to this effect Friday, days before the NGT was to hear the matter on July 5.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Mining, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Management
Air Pollution

About 2000 kms of PMGSY roads, NH widening contributing to air pollution

83,000 trees axed, 441 Ha forest land comes under road widening

Publication Date: 
04/07/2016
Mohinder Verma
Daily Excelsior (Jammu)
Tags:
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Air Pollution, Deforestation, Environment Management, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Roads
Environment

Amendments in the EIA Notification, 2006 dated 01.07.2016 related to environmental clearance for minor minerals and environment clearance for leases in cluster

Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forest number S.O.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2016
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Minor Minerals, India, Environment Management, Mineral - Based Industry, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environment

Add four sanctuaries and extra buffer area to Panna, green ministry panel on Ken-Betwa

Addition of four satellite core areas, 8000 hectares of extra buffer area adjacent to the Panna Tiger Reserve, a possible reduction in the height of the Daudhan dam and an environment management pl

Publication Date: 
30/06/2016
Nikhil M Ghanekar
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Environment Management, Panna NP, Environment Clearance (EC), River Linking, Ken, Betwa, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environmentalists, Ecology, Wildlife, Environmental Security, Environment
Science And Technology

Can virtual reality emerge as a tool for conservation?

Could virtual reality (VR) — immersive digital experiences that mimic reality — save the environment?

Publication Date: 
29/06/2016
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Science And Technology, Environment, Oceans and Seas, Carbon Dioxide, Environment Management, Vehicular Pollution
Environment

‘No scientific study behind Chamundi Hills project’

Is the Chamundi Hills development project being taken up without a proper scientific study?

Publication Date: 
29/06/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Mysore (D), Environment Clearance (EC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environment Management, Environmental Security, NGO, Environment

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