Green tribunal orders removal of an oil storage facility on Chennai’s ecologically sensitive coast

The tribunal in its order noted that the authorities, including the Union environment ministry, were not justified in clearing such a project.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Nov 07, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Aarey: Maharashtra reserves 800 acres of land in Mumbai as forest, metro car shed to be moved

The government will also withdraw all cases against the activists who protested the felling of trees in the area, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said.

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· Oct 11, 2020 · 05:29 pm

Maharashtra government has withdrawn cases against Aarey protestors, says Aaditya Thackeray

The minister said that the government can’t have cases against those who stand up for environment and forests.

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· Oct 01, 2020 · 11:54 am

One of the biggest threats to the world’s forests and biodiversity is farming

The Living Planet Report, published by the World Wildlife Fund, reveals the extent of biodiversity loss around the globe.

Soumya Sarkar

· Sep 19, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Aarey: Maharashtra to reserve 600 acres of land in Mumbai as forest

The Maharashtra government said the area to be excluded from the forest would be ascertained after seeking suggestions and objections from citizens.

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· Sep 02, 2020 · 09:56 pm

Years of collective effort pay off as Chennai’s Adyar river comes back to life

The river was being used as a dumping site for building debris and municipal as well as industrial waste for the past three decades.

Nina Varghese

· Aug 26, 2020 · 07:30 pm

HC allows Goa to issue licences for beach shacks, says no proof of adverse impact on environment

The bench observed that the shacks were erected with eco-friendly material like wood, bamboo and palm leaves.

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· Oct 08, 2019 · 11:18 am

Need to make environment a ‘political issue’, says Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

In a post on World Environment Day, Gandhi attributed environmental degradation to mankind’s ‘insatiable lust for power and wealth’.

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· Jun 05, 2019 · 08:40 pm

Three states fined Rs 25 lakh each by NGT for continued damage to Ganga

The green tribunal said that the insensitivity in a serious matter from Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal is a matter of concern.

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· May 31, 2019 · 08:24 pm

‘We will not be a dumping ground to the world’: Malaysia to return tonnes of plastic waste

Environment minister Yeo Bee Yin urged developed nations ‘to stop shipping garbage to our country’.

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· May 28, 2019 · 09:22 pm

United Nations chief honours Narendra Modi with ‘Champions of the Earth’ award

The prime minister received the award for championing the International Solar Alliance and for aiming to eliminate single-use plastic by 2022.

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· Oct 03, 2018 · 02:44 pm

Narendra Modi, Cochin International Airport among United Nations Champions of the Earth Awardees

The international organisation’s highest environmental honour recognises six outstanding change makers.

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· Sep 27, 2018 · 09:45 am