Page 18 - Environment

Geologists allay fears over tremors, say Deccan Plateau is safe zone

A series of seismic activities in parts of Karnataka are not major ones, hence there was no need to worry because the Deccan Plateau is a safe zone, geologists have said.

NGT directs illegal coke plants in Meghalaya to pay fine of over Rs 4.75 cr

The 31 coke oven plants in East Jaintia Hills district were working without obtaining the required consent from the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB).

Scientists discover large, year-round ozone hole over the tropics

Scientists revealed a large, all-season ozone hole in the lower stratosphere over the tropics comparable in depth to that of the Antarctic hole, but roughly seven times greater in area

Asian Paints sees scope to reinvent amid continuing global uncertainties

Chairman Deepak Satwalekar tells investors at AGM that the firm's network penetration and brand strength saw its decorative business deliver 31% growth by volume and 36% by value in FY22

Maharashtra WDFC stretch delayed as centre, state squabble over green norms

State govt yet to give its go-ahead for project's continuation

Need to maintain balance between ecology, environment, development: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday emphasised the need of maintaining equilibrium between ecology, environment and development

India rejects Environment Performance Index 2022 that ranked it lowest

The Union environment ministry rebutte Environmental Performance Index 2022, which ranked India a bottom of a list of 180 countries, saying some of the indicators it used are based on surmises

How to fortify trees in our concrete jungles to save environment

The force of nature is enough to sort out forests, including felling trees away from the wary gaze of city dwellers and human mismanagement

PM Modi calls for 'one earth, many efforts' to make environment better

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Lifestyle for the Environment Movement', a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that is in tune with our planet

India's efforts to protect environment multi-dimensional: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday that India has achieved the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol five months before the deadline. Making the announcement at a programme on the 'Save Soil Movement', which coincided with the World Environment Day, Modi cited a number of measures taken by his government to protect the environment, saying its efforts have been multi-dimensional despite the country having a negligible role in climate change. The rise in ethanol blending in petrol from 1.5 per cent in 2014 to 10 per cent now has reduced carbon emission by 27 lakh tonnes and saved Rs 41,000 crore of forex reserve. This has also brought Rs 40,000 crore of income to farmers, he said, adding the feat was achieved on Sunday. In his address, the prime minister said India has also achieved its goal of having 40 per cent of its installed power generation from non-fossil fuel-based sources nine years before the deadline. Modi said India's forest cover had grown by ove

World Environment Day 2022: How fashion is destroying our environment

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Thermal coal demand to increase to around 1,500 MT by 2040: Joshi

The minister added that there was a need to be conscious about the environment and keep in mind the sustainable mining goals.

WEF 2022: From Lagos to DC, these activists are fighting air pollution

99% of people worldwide breathe air above the safe limits suggested by the World Health Organization

Success Pact: Creating new benchmarks with an invigorating workplace environment

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NGT slaps Rs 25 cr fine on Vedanta's Odisha plant for green violations

The green court held the company accountable for the violation of a partly undertaken expansion without prior environmental clearance from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Amendments in EIA notification: Can the govt really avoid public notice?

The Centre will now exercise the power to assess and grant environmental clearance to the projects under national defence or security importance, instead of the state

Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers, says study

The new study, published in Nature, finds that climate-stressed farmland possesses only half the number of insects, on average, and 25 per cent fewer insect species than areas of natural habitat

Earth Day 2022: Reduce reliance on fossil fuels, says Dalai Lama

We need a more holistic education, an education that incorporates inner values, such as a compassionate concern for others' well-being: Dalai Lama

Earth Day about expressing gratitude to Mother Earth: PM Narendra Modi

Earth Day is observed on April 22 every year to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment

Twenty-nine nations pledge record support to Global Environment Facility

Twenty-nine countries have jointly pledged more than $5 billion for the Global Environment Facility, providing a major boost to international efforts to protect biodiversity