Category Archives: Ecology and Environment
Oil’s Crude Touch In Gujarat
Oil wells fitted with pumping devices are a common sight in Mehsana district, north of Ahmedabad. For the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) the district is the most prized onshore oil asset in India, producing about 40,000 barrels crude oil a day. But for farmers the wells spell ruin.
Report on the Economics of Biodiversity
The MOEF Minister has launched a landmark report that demonstrates the economic significance of biodiversity loss and eco-system degradation. This report suggests a tiered approach to analyzing problems and ascertaining suitable policy responses. The Minister gave a keynote address highlighting the importance of putting a monetary value on biodiversity and the ecosystem as a method […]
Climate Change Will Hit 20% Of Western Ghat In 40 yrs: Expert
A senior researcher from Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore has predicted that climate change in next four decade will affect 20 percent of the Western Ghat, which is a bio diversity hot spot. IISC’s forest and bio diversity assessment team head, H N Ravindranath has feared that the there will be more forest fire. The […]
India releases major new study on climate change
India today released a major new report today that provides an assessment of impact of climate change in 2030s on four key sectors in four climate sensitive regions of India. The Report has been prepared by INCCA, India’s netowrk on climate sciences. Releasing the report, the Minister for Environment & Forests, Mr Jairam Ramesh, noted: […]
Only 30% of rural India has access to tap water
Painting a dismal picture, a government survey on Monday revealed that only 30 per cent of rural population had access to safe drinking (tap) water in the country. It said 55 per cent depend on tube well or hand pumps to meet their drinking water requirement. The findings are stated in the National Sample Survey Office study […]
Managing Water Resources
THE loud assertions by the state’s PWD Minister, Mr Churchill Alemao that his department is catering to all the water requirements of the Verna industrial estate do not match the ground reality.
Food security to be affected by climate change: PAU VC
Noting that farm productivity would see significant drop due to climate change, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Vice Chancellor MS Kang has said food security in both developing and developed countries is likely to be affected because of change in weather. The loss related to climate change is expected to hit developing countries hard, as agriculture employs extensive number […]
‘Mining taking its toll on Mandovi, Zuari’
The rivers of Mandovi and Zuari have been polluted due to a high content of manganese, iron, colbalt and other trace elements leaching from iron ore dumps on their banks during the monsoon season, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) scientist V P Rao said.
Now, Rules To Check Mining Pollution
There finally is hope for those breathing polluted air in mining areas. The Union ministry of environment and forest (MOEF) has for the first time set new standards for operators of iron ore mining leases and ore processing units in a bid to control pollution caused by these activities, sources said.