GANGTOK, Dec 17: Contrary to the claims of Sikkim Glacier Commission that there has been no significant decrease in glaciers in Sikkim due to global warming and climate change, an international media house has published a scalding news item asserting evidence that glaciers in Sikkim and other Himalayan regions are disappearing due to climate change.
Soon, remote villages and small towns in rural India as well as the Australian outback could be powered by self-sufficient sustainable energy-based mini-grids.
New Delhi: As the world copes with Hagen, the government of Delhi, one of the few cities that can boast of a specific climate change agenda, is busy trying to reduce its carbon footprint by making its buildings energy efficient. The environment department is finally ready with an initial study of 21 government buildings on which it will carry out retrofitting.
Without naming Delhi Government, Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy on Monday cautioned that flyovers would not resolve the traffic problem in the city and the focus should be on expanding new-age public transport systems like the Metro and dedicated bus lane system. The Minister further said buildings more flyovers in cities were only aiding personal car-owners and private vehicles.
Unclean air and water may be causing over 8,00,000 premature deaths in the country each year and morbidity costs amounting to 3.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The government will try to pass the National Green Tribunal Bill, 2009, in the current Parliament session. The Bill aims at establishing an autonomous tribunal, independent of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), for environmental clearance of development projects and providing relief and compensation to people affected by natural calamities.
NEW DELHI: Stressing the importance of changes in the system of governance in the area of environment protection, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said the government would try to get the National Green Tribunal Bill passed in the current session of Parliament itself.
New Delhi: Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, known for courting controversy and making candid remarks, on Friday said if there was a Nobel prize for dirt and filth, India would get it.
