Himachal Pradesh has set up biodiversity management committees initially in 366 gram panchayats in biodiversity-rich Chamba, Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts under a Unite

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Blaicy Dixon Vs Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority dated 01/08/2017 regarding change in the classification of the panchayat area (Kadinamkulam Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram) from CRZ III (CRZ-III covers areas that are relatively undisturbed) to CRZ II (areas that have already been developed).

The Odisha Government on Thursday sounded flood alert for Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts after 10 gates of Rengali reservoir were opened following heavy rains in the upstream.The Revenu

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 21/07/2017 regarding degradation of environment and receding of the glaciers at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh. National Green Tribunal directed the Himachal Pradesh government to file an affidavit stating the number of taxis operating in Kulu and Manali under the different associations as well as a status report on the ropeway project on the Manali-Rohtang road.

The event also had superstar Amitabh Bachchan, the brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat, in attendance.

JAIPUR: In the last three-and-a-half years, some 4,973 gram panchayats have become open-defecation free and 58.26 lakh toilets have been constructed in the state under the Clean India Mission (rura

Pune: People residing in the fringes of the city continue to face problems due to the smoke from the burning of garbage.

Despite a complete ban on mining in the state and subsequent orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the administration has so far failed to check illegal mining going on in the rivulets of th

Abhishek Rai, president, Himalayan Environment Conservation Organisation, a local NGO, said it was a matter of concern that Kullu had ranked 259th among 434 cities that participated in the Swachh S

PANJIM: In a first step towards making Goa garbage free by 2020, the recently constituted Goa State Waste Management Corporation (GSWMC) has decided to collect accurate data about garbage generatio

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