Construction debris choking city
Construction debris in Delhi is choking roads, wetlands and green areas and the problem is becoming more acute every year. Dumped callously wherever there is space, it is rarely ever recycled on a large
View ArticleWalls choke mangroves in Navi Mumbai’s wetlands
Mangroves in the city are slowly dying with cement walls coming up around them, say activists. Concrete barricades are visible near the wetlands between Mansarovar and Kharghar stations and in Sector 20
View ArticleNGO writes to Thane collector, flags large-scale reclamation of wetlands
The Thane Creek area is home to 194 recorded species of birds. An NGO on Monday wrote to the Thane collector alleging massive reclamation of wetlands at Mithbunder at Kopri, off Thane Creek. According
View ArticleGreens Concerned over Amendment to Wetland Act
With the UDF subcommittee meeting this week expected to frame recommendations for the amendment to the Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, the greens have already raised their apprehensions over
View ArticleHanging Rock rescue package sees controversial resort plans scrapped
Victorian government commits $250,000 a year to landmark in move seen as ‘win-win’ for council and conservationists Controversial plans to build a tourist resort at Victoria’s Hanging Rock have been
View ArticleGomti in need of urgent conservation
The river Gomti is reeling under multiple ailments which need a multi-pronged treatment. More than promises, a strong political will and sustained development plan are needed to revive the city's...
View ArticleHeat Island Syndrome Roasts Concrete City
Loss Of Wetlands And Greenery Turns Kolkata Into A Heat Chamber; City Hotter Than Suburbs By Up To 4 Degrees It’s 6.30pm. The sun is setting. But you still feel as if you were trapped in a microwave.
View ArticleWetland Act: UDF Allies to Submit Separate Reports
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Individual political parties in the UDF will present views on going in for amendments to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008,in the form of separate reports.
View ArticlePollution poses threat to Dalpat Sagar lake
The 400-year-old picturesque Dalpat Sagar Wetlands, Jagdalpur, are facing an extreme threat of water pollution, which has already impacted the aqua life, leading to death of hundreds of fishes. It could
View ArticleMetro Village: Greens to approach NGT
Green activists are now considering to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking relief from Kochi Metro agencies' decision to continue with land reclamation for the proposed Kochi Metro village
View ArticlePond grabbing continues in Rajshahi, defying High Court rule
As a result, water bodies, including canals, lakes, ponds and wetlands have declined to a great extent A vested interested group is defying the ban by the High Court by continuing to fill-up ponds and
View ArticleGreen Tribunal cancels environment clearance to Aranmula airport
The tribunal has also ordered KGS Group, the promoters of the project, to stop all the construction activities going on at the project The Chennai Bench of the National Green Tribunal [NGT] today...
View ArticleSubmit wetland plan: National Green Tribunal
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has directed the ministry of environment and forests and the Delhi government to identify and assess the status of wetlands in the capital. It has also directed them
View ArticleGovt asks tubewell owners to own up
The alarming rate of groundwater depletion in the city has prompted the government to track down illegal borewells and tubewells in the city but not through inspections or surveys. This time, the...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding mining within the Ramsar site,...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Intajar V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 04/06/2014 regarding mining within the Ramsar site.
View ArticleTribunal order comes down heavily on MoEF
The national green tribunal order, scrapping the environment clearance for Rs 2,000-crore Aranmula international airport project, has noted that there was no study done on noise pollution, emission of
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding granting of Environmental...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Sreeranganathan K.P. Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/05/2014 regarding granting of Environmental Clearance to...
View ArticleStudents, soldiers clean up wetland area in Tibet
More than 300 primary school students and soldiers cleared up trash around the Lhalu Wetland Conservation area in Lhasa, the Tibet autonomous region, on June 5 to mark the 43rd World Environment Day.
View ArticleDumping industrial waste along Nuvem bypass road irks locals
Given that the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) recently pulled up industrial units for dumping their waste outside the Cuncolim industrial estate, Nuvem villagers have questioned how the same
View ArticleKGS will appeal against Green Tribunal verdict
Management says that 'the project is very much on' and the first phase of the airport would be operational in 2016 KGS Aranmula International Airport Limited [KAIAL] will appeal in the Supreme Court
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