Authorities warn that the sale, storage, and use of single-use plastic is prohibited in the city, and violators will have their trade licences cancelled
District Collector directs all departments to collect details on vacant government lands for plantation, proposals for establishing school nurseries, areas for ‘Vanamahotsav’ plantations, sites for developing palm groves, and areas appropriate for ‘Great Green Wall’ initiative
Anyone using, selling, storing, transporting or distributing banned plastic items from August 15 will face penalties of up to ₹5,000, besides legal action under the relevant provisions of law
He says that the government is envisaging projects which would function like an effective chain from the source of the waste to its processing
A massive iceberg capsized off the coast of Ilulissat, Greenland flipping with force to reveal its jagged underside.
Yemen's eastern Wadi Dawan valley is picturesque, but on closer inspection the scourge of plastic waste is clear to see.
Discussion held on the book 50 Years of Chipko – the Movement and its Afterlives that has been edited by him
Hazardous chemicals, including DDT and endosulfan, were detected at higher levels in all sediment samples collected from the creek and its sub-drains in the wake of the mass fish kill along the Eloor-Edayar industrial stretch of the Periyar in May 2024, says activist
Since last week, local residents have been complaining of the fly infestation, stating that they are causing eye irritation, while economic activity has also been affected, especially at eateries and restaurants.
To meet the target, the GBA corporations have collectively earmarked ₹9.64 crore in their budgets, covering both plantation and years of maintenance
From rehabilitation and compensation to environmental concerns, here’s what is driving the protests against the Ken-Betwa river-linking project
On a 1,620-hectare (4,000 acres) site north of Manila, a hi-tech hub is pitched by Philippine and US officials as a global gateway to AI, semiconductors and critical minerals. For critics, however, the proposed development – part of the US-backed global Pax Silica project – is concrete proof of another infrastructure push over contested land at the expense of communities, threatening their livelihood and scarce water supply. The project is a further example of ambitious investment pitches moving...
Monitor ranks Toronto as having the worst air quality on earth, surpassing Kinshasa, DR Congo, and New Delhi, India.
Data centre moratorium pushes have gained steam around the US, with bans proposed in at least a dozen states.
Home Minister said that 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam', the campaign to increase India's green cover, has turned into a mass movement
Project does not contribute additional electricity but will cause net loss of 500 MW, said the report submitted to the High Court
Coexistence Collective, a broad coalition of environmental organisations, wildlife conservationists, researchers, scientists and civil society groups, alleges that some Congress leaders are attempting to undermine forest, wildlife and environmental protection, and such actions have intensified since UDF came into power in Kerala
About 11 tonnes of fish, mostly pony fish, washed up along a 1,500-metre stretch at Boyapadu; a CMFRI study links the deaths to an algal bloom and oxygen depletion
in May, stingless bees in Peru became the first insects to win the legal rights to exist, thrive, and be represented in court. This is significant for the conservation of the species against insecticides, climate change, and competition from non-native insects