Page 24 - Environment

Duty of state to restore ecological imbalance and stop damage to nature: SC

The apex court said state was duty-bound to restore the ecological balance and there must be some stringent deterrent measures so that violators think twice before causing damage to nature

A worrying outlook: Covid shows health systems can't handle climate crisis

The Lancet report termed its latest findings as "the most worrying outlook" observed since the inception of its Countdown series in 2016

Eating less beef could reduce heart attacks, curb climate change: Lancet

Food production is responsible for a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, most of which come from meat and dairy livestock

Optimism on renewables

India will need increased effort to meet the targets

UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches 'recycled incense sticks' in Gorakhpur

To promote environment-friendly products in the market, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched 'recycled incense sticks' at an ashram of Gorakhnath Temple, in Gorakhpur, on Sunday

We are open to a coal regulator, says Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi

In an interview with Shreya Jai & Jyoti Mukul, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi argues why coal production cannot be sacrificed at the altar of environment

Trump accuses China, India, Russia of not taking care of their 'filthy air'

US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China, India and Russia of not taking care of their filthy air as he justified America's withdrawal from the landmark Paris climate agreement

Recycling to reselling iPhones: Maybe Apple isn't as green as it claims

Earlier this year, Apple filed a lawsuit against GEEP Canada, a recycler it had hired to destroy and recycle old devices

Govt releases new plastic waste management norms: How they fall short

The draft rules propose to give manufacturers five years to achieve waste management targets, starting with 30% and moving up to 90% in the fifth year

12% Indian land prone to landslides as climate change increases the risks

Last year, 264 Indians died in landslides, said a report on accidental deaths and suicides in 2019 by the National Crime Records Bureau

China is building new, green cities but can't find people to live there

The Tianfu project was approved a year after Fan arrived, bringing an influx of government support that helped boost property prices

China's Jinping, top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop adding to the global warming problem by 2060.

India will work with G-20 nations to make world a better place: Javadekar

India is committed to working with the G-20 nations for making the world a better place and applauds the launch of the Global Initiative to reduce land degradation and coral reef programme

Brazil's raging wildfires spark environmental emergency declaration

Brazil's southern state of Mato Grosso do Sul has declared a state of environmental emergency after raging wildfires destroyed 1.4 million hectares of vegetation since the beginning of the year

China's billion tree forest program is environmental lesson for the world

Three-North Shelter Forest Program aimed to grow 35 million hectares (87 million acres) of new trees-a forest the size of Germany-across the country's north by 2050

The implications of the coronavirus pandemic for the environment

Challenges at the intersection of health, ecology, and climate science

Delhi HC issues notice on govt's review plea related to translation of EIA

The bench had opined that draft EIA should be translated into other languages for the effective dissemination and directed that the translations should be published through govt website

Centre moves HC for review of direction to publish EIA in 22 languages

The Centre has moved a plea in the Delhi HC seeking review of its direction to publish the draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) in all the 22 languages in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution

UN Environment Program calls for adopting sustainable food systems

The UNEP has called for the global adoption of sustainable food systems in a post Covid-19 pandemic world

Uttarakhand: '15% of Mussoorie, surrounding area susceptible to landslides'

Dominant part of area falling under the very high and high landslide susceptible zone lies in Bhataghat, George Everest, Kempty fall, Khattapani, Library road, Galogidhar, and Hathipaon