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Modi Govt Flouted SC Order in Granting Environmental Clearance to OIL India in Assam?
Questions are being raised over the Narendra Modi-led central government providing green clearance for hydrocarbon exploration in Assam’s rainforests before a Biodiversity Impact Assessment Study was conducted, as mandated by a Supreme Court order. Now, the Gauhati High Court has held in abeyance the environmental clearance granted by the central government to Oil India Limited (OIL) for drilling seven new exploratory oil wells in Assam.
Vidyut Mohan named among ‘Young Champions of the Earth’ winners by UN environment agency
A 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is among the seven winners of the prestigious “Young Champions of the Earth” 2020 prize given by the UN environment agency to global change-makers using innovative ideas and ambitious action to help solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
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Vidyut Mohan, an engineer, is the co-founder of “Takachar”, a social enterprise enabling farmers to prevent open burning of their waste farm residues and earn extra income by converting them into value-added chemicals like activated carbon on-site
Natural building in India(This is an eye opening news and you must read it)
Homes made with mud have declined over the past decades with the growing popularity of cement. However, the environmental impacts of cement are prompting many experts to consider a revival.
Wildlife Smuggling Racket Busted In Odisha
A wildlife smuggling racket was busted in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Wednesday and two persons were arrested in this connection, a forest official said.
The Habitats Trust Grants 2020 recipients announced, work to conserve lesser-known wildlife and habitats
The Habitats Trust Grants is an annual initiative to encourage and appreciate the bolstering efforts of conservationists by providing them critical support to make their work more sustainable. This year’s recipients of The Habitats Trust Grants work on conserving critically endangered species like the great Indian bustard and the Kolar leaf-nosed bat; neglected habitats like grasslands in Kutch and the degraded Ayyalur forests of the Eastern Ghats, as well on issues of poaching and hunting in Chhattisgarh.
Jai who walked 1,000 kms in spiked chains
Fifty-year-old Jai can now breathe freely and enjoy his sunset years in comfort at the Elephant Hospital on the Agra-Mathura border. Jai, the elephant, was forced to keep moving in spiked chains from villages to towns by beggars asking for alms. The Rajasthan Forest department finally decided to book the offenders and secure the release of Jai, from the offenders. A lifetime of hardships ended and a new era has begun in the life of the hapless animal.
Preserving traditional practices to save Vidarbha’s ‘Lake District’
The 300-year-old lakes of Bhandara face two prominent problems among others: proliferation of invasive species of fish leading to decrease in local species and habitat destruction.
One held in Ladakh for killing blue sheep
One person was arrested from South Pullu near Khardong La here on Tuesday for allegedly killing a blue sheep.
A case under sections 9, 11, and 12 of the wildlife protection Act, 1972 has been registered in this regard.
Forest Department rescues 2 leopards from UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri
A leopard, which had strayed into the Dhaurahra area in Lakhimpur Kheri district, was rescued by the Forest Department on Wednesday. This is the second leopard that has been rescued from the area in two days.
Contempt notice to Konkan collectors for failure to transfer mangrove land to Maharashtra forest department
An environment group has issued contempt notices to all Konkan district collectors, the Konkan divisional commissioner, and state agency Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for failing to hand over mangrove land under their jurisdiction to the Maharashtra forest department.
Human activity makes Indian coastlines more vulnerable
Sindhuja Kasthala was studying land use and land cover in the coastal regions of India when she noticed an alarming trend. “I found that although we have coastal rules, the land use kept changing very fast,” said Kasthala. “I thought, instead of just studying the existing vulnerability types, I would come up with a new type of vulnerability — anthropogenic vulnerability — and link it to these policies.”
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