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NGT: Identify violators for felling trees at Corbett Tiger Reserve
New Delhi, Oct 26: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed to form a three-member committee of forest and wildlife officials to identify the violators, who had engaged in tree felling inside Uttarakhand's Corbett Tiger Reserve.…
11-yr-old climate activist’s phone snatched while doing FB live in Noida
Greater Noida, Oct 25: Child environmentalist Licypriya Kangujam, was targeted by two bike-borne youths in Greater Noida West on October 23 while she was filming the preparations and Diwali lightings in the area via Facebook live.…
NGT junks plea to promote ‘anti-air pollution device’ under ‘Make in India’
New Delhi, Oct 25: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to hear a plea seeking directions from the Centre to test the efficiency of a device claiming to capture ultra-fine particulates, including PM1 and PM2.5-1, and to declare it…
G20 members undermining climate efforts: Report
New Delhi, Oct 20: A new report on Thursday showed that even before the energy crisis brought about by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, G20 government support to produce fossil fuels reached new heights at $64 bn in 2021, despite…
Railways must safeguard elephants from train-hits: Aaranyak
Guwahati, Oct 12: Expressing solidarity with conservationists as well as the people of Assam who have voiced concern and protest against the incident of Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express hitting a herd of elephants in Jorhat district…
Air pollution now linked to deadly health risks other than respiratory illnesses
New Delhi, Oct 8: From dementia to altering brain structure in kids, from sudden heart attacks to autism risk -- the health impact of long-term exposure to air pollution is not just respiratory illnesses, as several new studies have…
Environmentalists fear India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ on verge of becoming lung disease…
Bengaluru, Oct 8: Bengaluru, known as the "Silicon Valley of India", is still appreciated for its green cover, and many people still do not know that once it used to be an "air-conditioned city" due to the cool temperature throughout the…
As population of Gir lions grows, humans & cattle become targets
Gandhinagar, Sep 24: The Gujarat Forest Department's 2020-21 report states that in man-animal conflict, 12 people lost their lives and 70 were injured, whereas 3,927 cattle were killed or injured in the Junagadh wildlife circle, which…
Elephants, tigers main victims of rising human-animal conflict
New Delhi, Sep 24: Amidst the governments increased focus on conservation of wildlife, instances of human-animal conflict have resulted in loss of life of both humans and animals over the years.
As per the information from the…
NGT slaps Rs 120 cr fine on UP govt for river pollution, waste mismanagement
New Delhi, Sep 17 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs 120 crore as fine for environmental violations, including improper solid waste management and discharge of sewage into rivers in…