Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Coastal Zone Management...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Quilon Educational Trust Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 01/04/2015 regarding Coastal Zone Management plan in...
View ArticleNew Criticism After New Jersey Posts Text of Exxon Settlement
Environmental groups and some New Jersey lawmakers issued new criticism on Tuesday of the state’s proposed $225 million pollution settlement with Exxon Mobil Corporation, one day after the state made the
View ArticleHalt ‘illegal’ Statue of Unity: Activists to NGT
The Gujarat government’s ambitious ‘Statue of Unity’ project now faces a legal hurdle as a group of activists from Gujarat has moved the National Green Tribunal (NGT), demanding a stay on the construction
View ArticleFoaming of Bengaluru lake matter of serious concern: CSE
Taking note of the recent foaming of lake Varthur in Bengaluru, a green body today warned that such a phenomenon was a "serious" threat to the country's wetlands including those in Delhi-NCR, and called
View ArticleBengaluru lake foaming shows urban wetlands under threat: CSE
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Sunday said that recent phenomenon of foaming of lake Varthur in east Bengaluru shows that the wetlands in the city as well as urban India are under a...
View ArticleBengaluru lake foaming shows urban wetlands under threat: CSE
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Sunday said that recent phenomenon of foaming of lake Varthur in east Bengaluru shows that the wetlands in the city as well as urban India are under a...
View ArticleRainwater harvesting is nobody's child
Policy Muddle Equally To Blame For Programme's Failure For years the city has drawn more water from the ground than what rain puts back inside. At most places, water is found at more than 50-metre depth.
View ArticleNational Green Tribunal halts all plan approvals on wetlands in City
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday halted all approvals given by the government agencies for construction of buildings on wetlands and catchment areas of water bodies in Bengaluru for three months.
View ArticleConstruction on wetlands in Bengaluru: NGT fines 2 companies
Cracking the whip on two commercial projects in Bengaluru, National Green Tribunal today imposed Rs 117.35 crores and Rs 22.5 crores as damages on two companies for degrading the environment. The Tribunal
View ArticleCity wetlands lose 99% value to urbanization
Bengaluru: Degradation has stripped the wetlands of Bengaluru of all their value. The loss in value is a staggering 99.8%, an IISc study has revealed. The study put the valuation of a relatively pristine
View ArticleBritish species facing their 'biggest threat in a generation', say...
British species and landscapes are facing their “biggest threat in a generation”, according to 100 leading nature groups which represent eight million people across the UK. The Joint Links coalition,
View ArticleSouth Africa: Midmar Sewage Pollution Concern
Radio personalities, celebrities, government and environmental specialists visited Midmar dam and Mpophomeni township just outside Howick on Wednesday and witnessed first hand the raw sewage spilling into
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding Nirma's cement plant...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Shree Mahuva Bandhara Khetiwadi Vs M/s. Nirma Limited & Others dated 18/05/2015 regarding environmental clearance
View ArticleAranmula Project: Green Panel Yet to Give Nod for Fresh Study
The Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council has said the Environment Appraisal Committee under the Union Environment Ministry is yet to give the green signal to the KGS Group to conduct a fresh...
View ArticleWetlands losing out to urbanisation: Experts
PUNE: Expressing concern about the city and the region losing its wetlands to untamed urbanisation, experts have demanded that urban ecology should be a part of the city's infrastructure development plan.
View ArticleWith new EPA water rule, Obama again takes executive action on environment
EPA to release new rule this week to protect wetlands and streams that provide clean drinking water With EPA's proposed clean water rule, Obama again takes an executive action to build his environmental
View ArticlePrivate structures come up on Thane wetlands
Despite a two-year-old public interest litigation (PIL 87 of 2013) on wetlands in the Bombay High Court and a report of the forest department detailing illegal activities on protected wetlands,...
View ArticleTo save Ganga, grow forests along its banks: Experts
DEHRADUN: Experts from five states through which Ganga flows have suggested development of forests on the riverbank to ensure continuous flow of water with healthy aquatic species in the river. Experts
View ArticleStudy relates influx of North American icebergs in Atlantic Ocean to...
A new study shows how huge influxes of fresh water into the North Atlantic Ocean from icebergs calving off North America during the last ice age had an unexpected effect – they increased the production
View ArticleConnecting global priorities: biodiversity and human health- a state of...
Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is...
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