Category Archives: Ecology and Environment
India Signs Nuclear Liability Pact
In a significant step which will enable it to engage in international nuclear commerce, India on Wednesday signed the Convention on Supplementary Compensation, which sets parameters on a nuclear operator’s financial liability, at the IAEA in Vienna.
Women block mining traffic at Sanquelim
About nine women from Navelim-Sanquelim on Wednesday morning blocked mining traffic for about four hours to protest against mining pollution.
Forest Alert
Sep 15, 2010 From Down to Earth Few committees have been as forthright as the N C Saxena Committee on the violation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) by the very authorities which are charged with upholding them—the state governments. In its report on the controversial project to mine for bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills, the four member-committee […]
Tribals beaten out of forestland
Sep 30, 2010 From Down to Earth THE forest departments of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat are forcibly evicting tribals from forestland. Around 50 huts of the Korku community in Madhya Pradesh were demolished on August 29. On July 30, forest guards assaulted tribals of the Kunbi community for cultivating in forestland in Dang district in […]
Clampdown on Vedanta
Sep 15, 2010 from Down to Earth The illegality of the expansion of Vedanta’s alumina refinery in Lanjigarh has turned into a core concern for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF). The ministry’s stop-order came in the wake of a flurry of committee meetings as officials compiled a detailed dossier on the environmental and […]
Warning from Leh
A cloud burst over arid Himalayan town of Leh in Ladakh on August 6, pouring some 250 mm of rain in an hour. The sudden downpour triggered flash floods and mudslides, killing over 180 people and wiping out the old town of Leh and two villages.
China’s glaciers may shrink 27 percent by 2050: Report
The average area of glaciers in western China might shrink by 27.2 percent by 2050 because of global warming, damaging crop production and worsening droughts, according to a report released at the UN climate talks in north China’s Tianjin Municipality.
Konkan facing destructive development, says activist
16 OCT, 2010, The Economic Times Can a narrow strip of land that is so rich in plant and animal life that it is recognised as a global biodiversity hotspot retain its character even after hosting 19 thermal and nuclear power plants amounting to 35,000 MW, 56 open-cast mines and 43 private ports?
Will climate innovation get the Cancun nudge?
The climate constraint will become increasingly problematic for developing countries as they try to meet their development needs. For example, it is estimated that more than 2.7 billion people worldwide still rely on biomass, burnt in open fires or traditional three-stone ‘cookstoves’ and that almost 1.4 billion people do not have access to electricity.
Climate change treaty must address health issues: WHO
19 OCT, 2010 from The Economic Times The World Health Organisation (WHO) Tuesday said next month’s climate change conference in Mexico must address health concerns in any legally-binding agreement on mitigating the impacts of global warming as it threatens human health.