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Parliament panel asks govt to revisit tree cutting policies
India showed global leadership by pledging to phase out single-use plastics by 2022: UN Environment chief
India's traditions have stressed on living in harmony with nature: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that development can be environment friendly and may not come at the cost of green assets, while asserting that India's traditions long stressed the importance of living in harmony with nature.
How a 900km highway project in forested Uttarakhand sidesteps green clearance
The union environment ministry has recently informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has received no proposal for environmental clearance of “Char Dham Yatra Project” and hence the question of an environment impact assessment (EIA) study of such a project does not arise.
A third of world's protected areas under threat from human activity
One-third of the world's protected areas - created to stem the loss of biodiversity - is under intense human pressure from processes including road building, grazing, and urbanisation, a study has found.
Renewable power sector employs over one crore people globally; Solar leads the clean energy drive
Benches shut, NGT forcing petitioners to come to Delhi
Abhijit Prabhudesai, a Goa-based environmentalist, has travelled to Delhi six times since last December to appear before the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT’s) principal bench, which is hearing his petition on environmental concerns regarding the Mopa airport in north Goa.
Draft Forest Policy 2018 overlooks role of gram sabha say farmers groups, activists
Civil society groups flag loopholes in draft National Forest Policy; Oppose PPP model of afforestation
Over 100 civil society organisations from 15 states have flagged several loopholes in the Centre’s draft National Forest Policy 2018 and questioned environment ministry over the rationale of proposing involvement of private parties in regeneration of forests.
Fake meat to feed your dog, and save the planet
In America’s food-obsessed landscape, the quickest route to a new idea is to look for something already being done — and then make it vegan. Wild Earth Inc, a California startup, is doing that to pet food with lab-created proteins. Translated, that means fake meat for Fido.
Centre modifies rules for e-waste and biomedical waste management
Govt may ease green norms to boost affordable housing
In its effort to make ‘housing for all by 2022’ a reality, the Centre proposed to ease green norms for the building and construction sector, under which projects up to 50,000 sq metres will not require prior ‘environmental clearance.’
Centre raises compensation for death and injuries in human-wildlife conflict cases
Amid reports of increasing number of casualties in human-wildlife conflicts, the Centre has enhanced compensation for death and injuries to humans in such cases and advised states to keep on organising periodic awareness campaigns to sensitise general public living near national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves.
Four multilateral banks and GCF to partner with India's brainchild on solar alliance on March 10