Page 7 - Environmentalism

Environmentalists consider suing US govt for southern California oil spill

n the 11-page notice letter, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) accuses the Secretary of the Interior and BOEM of violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA)

Climate finance cannot continue at 2009 levels: India at Glasgow meeting

The meeting - attended by representatives from China, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela among others - was presided over by the Bolivian President Luis Alberto Arce Catacora.

PM Modi sets India's 2070 zero carbon emission target at COP26 summit

India only country that is delivering in 'letter and spirit' commitments on tackling climate change under the Paris accord: PM Modi

In India, Tamil Nadu eyes coal power reboot in spite of local fears

Tamil Nadu is among India's top renewable energy producers, it is also constructing the most number of coal-fired plants nationwide, according to London-based environmental think tank Carbon Tracker.

Climate change must be addressed on cooperative global level: Dalai Lama

The COP26 summit starting on Sunday will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

India, France share ambitions in environment, health & innovation : Macron

Macron's made the remarks in a tweet in Hindi following his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Rome, Italy.

Start climate change battle with your AC

After Cooling has its greatest impact when it asks us to think deeply about the reasons humans wish to change the temperature of their surroundings

Activists dump fake coal outside Lloyd's of London in fossil fuel protest

Lloyd's is the world's leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace

NGT does not have powers to strike down laws, says Supreme Court

The National Green Tribunal does not have the powers to examine validity of laws or strike them down: SC

New landscape in Old India: Building spree in the midst of familiar hassles

Even as the govt tries to scale up infrastructure, Centre-state squabbles, environmentalists' concerns, hassles over land acquisition and plain old project delays affect projects, writes T N Ninan

50% thermal plants do not meet fly ash use norms, says environment group

Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh lead in fly ash generation; most plants blamed for flouting norms are owned by governments

Toolkit case: Lawyer, green activist move Bombay HC for transit bail

An advocate and an environmental activist on Monday moved the Bombay High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail after they were named as suspects in a case filed by the Delhi police

Only small, micro-level eco-friendly industries permitted in TTZ: NGT

Only small, micro and macro-level industries which are eco-friendly can be allowed in Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), the tribunal said

Tata Capital's green lending arm gets $30 million from Britain's CDC

Tata Cleantech Capital is an arm of Tata Capital under its green lending facility

'Why are you resisting?' HC asks Centre on EIA draft translation

The court asked the central government why it is resisting an order of the court to translate the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in all vernacular languages

World leaders at France summit focus on better protecting biodiversity

Protecting the world's biodiversity was on the agenda Monday for world leaders at the One Planet Summit

A final EPA rollback under Trump administration curbs use of health studies

The Environmental Protection Agency has completed one of its last major rollbacks under the Trump administration

Biodiversity loss

Business-as-usual will jeopardise sustainable development

In process of obtaining environmental clearance for new plant in MP: Ipca

Drug maker Ipca Laboratories is in the process of obtaining environmental clearance for a new manufacturing plant in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, according to its 2019-20 annual report.

As cases rise, surge in bio-waste raises a fresh challenge in Covid fight

Used protective gear, masks, gloves and syringes add to environmental concerns as well as financial costs of hospitals