PANJIM: At long last, the State government has constituted a high level committee to scrutinize suggestions and objections given in response to the Goa Forest Policy, 2011.

PANJIM: Aggressive mining, most of which is in violation of environmental norms, has turned almost all water bodies in the mining belt murky, forcing the people to drink non potable water.

Environmentalist Ramesh Gawas has prepared a detailed study of these water bodies which will be presented to the Justice Shah Commission Saturday.

International airport at Devanahalli triggers real estate boom

New Delhi: More projects of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation are meeting with resistance from environmentalists.

Whatever the official justification for yet another increase in petrol price by Rs.3.14 per litre, the end users of the fuel in the Capital are seething with anger and anguish.

Before the price hike, petrol was being sold for around Rs.64 per litre in the Capital and when news of the price increase reached the people, strong reactions came in from every quarter.

In A shocking revelation, the environmental status report of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) states that the present land cover in the city under the No-Development Zone (NDZ) has dras

“Bt. Brinjal, the first GM crop that came up for commercialisation, was put under an indefinite moratorium last year due to opposition by scientists, farmers, consumers, political parties, as well as environmentalists. Brinjal has thus become a national symbol when it comes to opposition to GM crops and this event only resonates that cause,'' he added.

Taking the eco-drive a step further, DNA will soon be distributing 5,000 paper bags to its readers to create awareness and promote eco-initiatives in people’s daily lives.

New Delhi: Plastic salvaged from electronic waste is posing serious health and environmental hazards.

More than six lakh people are gasping for breath in Kodungaiyur as the city dumps its waste on a vacant piece of land that has been allegedly earmarked by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as a place for institutional purposes in its second master plan.