France hails India’s efforts ahead o Paris climate meet
France has said that India will play a leading role at the crucial UN climate change conference in Paris later this year. Top French climate change officials, who are on…
Govt approves Rs 20,000 cr for rejuvenating Ganga river
The government today said that it has approved 20,000 crore rupees for rejuvenating the Ganga river. The Namami Ganga programme envisages cent per cent funding by the central government to…
Govt clears 222 eco-sensitive zones to safeguard wildlife
Environment and Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has said National Forest Policy is being revised to improve forest quality with participation of tribals and forest dwellers. Talking to…
World Environment Day observed
The World Environment Day observed in India as elsewhere in the orld. With increasing concern about climate change across the world, this year’s slogan of the day was “Seven Billion…
Bhutan sets new record for tree planting
A team of 100 volunteers has set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour in Bhutan. They smashed the previous record by almost 10,000 trees. It…
Hotels, malls, hospitals fined over rainwater harvesting
National Green Tribunal, NGT has imposed hefty fines on five-star hotels, malls and hospitals for not installing proper rainwater harvesting systems in their premises. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson…
Uma Bharti for policy on indiscriminate withdrawal of groundwater
Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has stressed on the need for a comprehensive policy to address the issue of indiscriminate withdrawal of groundwater, which has led to over exploitation of…
Guj HC orders shutting down of 67 sand mining units Gir sanctuary
Gujarat High Court has ordered shutting down of 67 sand mining units in the Gir Forest Sanctuary, the only abode of Asiatic lions. A two-judge bench of the High Court,…
NGT seeks status from States on vehicular air pollution
National Green Tribunal, today issued notices to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories seeking status on prevention of air pollution with regard to vehicular traffic. The Tribunal also…
Australia helps to clean Ganga
Australia has assured India that it would extend full technological support for the ambitious project to cleanse the Ganga, saying measures like controlling effluent discharge could be used to clean…