Climate Change

Space-based quantification of per capita CO2 emissions from cities

Urban areas are currently responsible for ~70% of the global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and rapid ongoing global urbanization is increasing the number and size of cities. Thus, understanding city-scale CO2 emissions and how they vary between cities with different urban densities is a critical task.

Publication Date: 
09/03/2020
Dien Wu, John C Lin, Tomohiro Oda & et al
Environmental Research Letters
1-9
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Remote Sensing, Urban Habitat, Green Spaces, NASA, Coal, Fossil Fuels, China, Air Pollution, Atmosphere
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal operation of dairy farms in residential colony of Chiranjiv Vihar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 24/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ved Prakash Aggrawal Vs Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam Ghaziabad dated 24/01/2020 regarding illegal operation of dairy farms in residential colony of Chiranjiv Vihar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
24/01/2020
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Urban Land Use, Ghaziabad (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Uttar Pradesh
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction of houses and shops under the high power transmission lines, Bangalore, 09/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sharath RK Vs State of Karnataka dated 09/01/2020 regarding illegal construction of houses and shops under the high power transmission lines without safety distance as per the laid down norms in Ashwath Nagar, Thanisandra main road, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Judgement Date: 
09/01/2020
Tags:
Housing Construction, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bangalore, Urban Habitat, Lakes, Waste Disposal, Drainage, Electricity, Karnataka
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hotels/motels violating environmental norms, Delhi, 20/12/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Westend Green Farms Society Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/12/2019 regarding hotels/ motels violating environmental norms in Delhi. The DPCC has been directed by the NGT to look into the matter and take further action in accordance with law.

Judgement Date: 
20/12/2019
Tags:
Hotels, Environment, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Urban Habitat
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal running of banquet halls in Shivaji Marg, Delhi, 20/12/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Deepak Datta Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 20/12/2019 regarding illegal running of banquet halls in the area of Shivaji Marg, Near Zakhira Circle, Delhi, operating without requisite statutory consents and in violation of environmental norms.

Judgement Date: 
20/12/2019
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Waste Management, Noise Pollution Control, Delhi, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Noise Pollution
Health

The double burden of malnutrition: aetiological pathways and consequences for health

Malnutrition has historically been researched and addressed within two distinct silos, focusing either on undernutrition, food insecurity, and micronutrient deficiencies, or on overweight, obesity, and dietary excess. However, through rapid global nutrition transition, an increasing proportion of individuals are exposed to different forms of malnutrition during the life course and have the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) directly.

Publication Date: 
15/12/2019
Jonathan C Wells, Ana Lydia Sawaya, Rasmus Wibaek & et al
Lancet
1-14
Tags:
Malnutrition, Nutritional Diseases, Health Effects, Obesity, Consumption Patterns, Food Security, Food Supply, Epidemics, Pune, India, Child Health, Asia, Africa, Developing Countries, Rural Habitat, Urban Habitat, United Kingdom (UK)
Climate Change

New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding

Most estimates of global mean sea-level rise this century fall below 2 m. This quantity is comparable to the positive vertical bias of the principle digital elevation model (DEM) used to assess global and national population exposures to extreme coastal water levels, NASA’s SRTM. CoastalDEM is a new DEM utilizing neural networks to reduce SRTM error. Here we show – employing CoastalDEM—that 190 M people (150–250 M, 90% CI) currently occupy global land below projected high tide lines for 2100 under low carbon emissions, up from 110 M today, for a median increase of 80 M.

Publication Date: 
29/10/2019
Scott A. Kulp, Benjamin H. Strauss
Nature Communications
10
4844
1-12
Tags:
Sea Level Rise, Floods, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, United States Of America (US), Australia, Remote Sensing, New York, Urban Habitat, China, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Philippines, Vietnam, Antarctica, Green House Gases
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal activities of marriage halls, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 18/10/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sri Om Tyagi Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others dated 18/10/2019 regarding remedial action against illegal activities of marriage halls in question at Ghaziabad being run without requisite consent and compliance of environmental norms.

Judgement Date: 
18/10/2019
Tags:
Urban Habitat, Pollution, Ghaziabad (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Uttar Pradesh, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Compensation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding reduction in green belt area of a residential complex, Jalandhar, Punjab, 16/10/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Dutt Sharma, President, Surya Enclave Welfare Society Vs State of Punjab dated 16/10/2019 regarding the allegation that green belts/public parks are proposed to be sold by Jalandhar Improvement Trust in Surya Enclave, Jalandhar, Punjab.

Judgement Date: 
16/10/2019
Tags:
Green Spaces, Urban Habitat, Housing Construction, Jalandhar (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Punjab, Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding buildings in Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Deogarh lacking EC, Jharkhand, 23/09/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R. K. Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/09/2019 regarding construction of various buildings in the cities of Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Deogarh without obtaining mandatory prior environmental clearance under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006. It had also been indicated that the infraction also pertain to the Jharkhand High Court Building, Jhakahand Vidhan Sabha, P & M Hi-Tech City Centre Mall, Jamshedpur, Vijaya Garden Homes and Aastha Twin City.

Judgement Date: 
23/09/2019
Tags:
Buildings, Environment Clearance (EC), Jharkhand, Urban Habitat, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

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