Category Archives: Ecology and Environment
India reaches out to small island nations on climate change
India has reached out to small island states, which are the most vulnerable to climate change, to convey its sensitivity to their concerns on the issue, environment minister Jairam Ramesh has said.
Forest dept postpones public hearing at Chorao
The forest department has postponed a public hearing of stakeholders at Chorao on the proposal to declare the Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary as a critical wildlife habitat (CWH) after villagers threatened to boycott it, demanding that the interaction be held on a Sunday.
Hollywood goes green
HOLLYWOOD bigwigs often like to be seen as eco-savvy.But America’s movie industry has been criticised for skyrocketing energy bills from lights and cameras and tossing movie sets in the dumpsters.
In its report on the controversial project to mine for bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills, the four member-committee headed by Saxena, a member of Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s National Advisory Committee, has roundly taken the Orissa government to task for failing to implement the landmark FRA of 2006.
Vedanta and lessons in conservation
The Forest Rights Act of 2006—also known as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act—came after considerable and bitter opposition from conservation groups
Arctic sea ice shrinks to third lowest area on record
Arctic sea ice melted over the summer to cover the third smallest area on record, US researchers have said, warning global warming could leave the region ice free in the month of September 2030.
Not climate, we must change
Sangita Jindal, Chairperson of JSW Foundation. The snow-capped mountains, the pine and the deodar trees reaching out to the sky, clear streams meandering through with an unhurried elegance, the twittering of birds amid a golden sunset and even a waft of fresh breeze will soon become a thing of the past and a luxury no […]
World powers to tackle climate amid skepticism
The 17 nations responsible for 80 percent of carbon emissions blamed for global warming will seek to unblock stalled climate negotiations next week but analysts expect little progress.
Climate change focus shifts to “post-Cancun”: Ramesh
Noting that “no major breakthrough” was possible at the climate change conference in Cancun, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said that the focus of the international community had now shifted to what measures needed to be taken “post-Cancun”.
CRZ notification a ploy to rob our land: fishermen
The National Fish Workers’ Forum (NFF) has termed the new CRZ notification as mere eyewash and ploy to rob land of the traditional fishermen. “Special consideration for Goa is an eye wash, as merely mapping fishing villages and khazan lands does not entail protection for fishermen or environment,” NFF acting Chairman Mathanhy Saldanha told Herald. […]