Plantation drive doesn’t grow on Gomtinagar |
The Times of India |
LUCKNOW: Gomtinagar, one of the posh localities of the city, has its own reasons for not wanting a tree. For one, residents, and quite a few of them, have worries like where they would park their cars if a tree is planted outside their house.
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Poachers arrested with pangolin scales in Madhya Pradesh |
Business Standard |
Over three kilogram of scales of the 'critically endangered' Indian pangolin, intended to be sold in the Chinese market, were confiscated from three poachers in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in a joint operation by the wildlife conservation organisation,
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Over 100 mangrove destruction cases in 4 years, but not a single conviction |
The Hindustan Times |
The state mangrove cell, which was created in 2012 to stop the destruction of the vital coastal ecosystem, has only pursued seven cases against offenders even as the city’s mangrove forests continue to be destroyed through illegal land reclamation.
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Forest officials seize 338 Odisha-bound turtles |
The Times of India |
Visakhapatnam: Lakkavaram forest range officials seized 338 live turtles that were being transported from Ramachandrapuram in East Godavari to Odisha via Polluru village on Wednesday morning. They also arrested two smugglers, identified as M Gangu Na
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350 trees found axed, burnt in Shahuwadi forest |
The Times of India |
Kolhapur: About 350 trees were found cut down or burnt in the forest areas of Shahuwadi on Tuesday following which a police complaint has been lodged.
Deputy forest conservator RangnathNaikade visited the site on Tuesday and lodged a police compla
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It takes 3 days to shift injured nilgai 60km for treatment |
The Times of India |
Nagpur: An expenditure of over Rs 60 lakh spent on the transit treatment centre forwild animals at Seminary Hills seems to be going down the drain. While the basic idea was to avoid delay in providing treatment to wild animals, just the opposite is h
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26 kg of smuggled seahorses seized, one detained |
The Hindu |
The Q Branch police seized 26 kg of seahorses, an endangered species protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
One person, a singer engaged by a smuggling gang as courier to transport the contraband to Bengaluru, was detained.
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EXCLUSIVE SANCTUARY FOR CHINKARAS SOON |
Bangalore Mirror |
After initiating programmes for the conservation of leopards, tigers and other big animals, Karnataka is turning its attention to lesser-known species by official notifying vast forest areas as sanctuaries.
The state government has officially no
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Three poachers arrested in Gwalior for killing pangolins |
India Today |
Bhopal, May 25 (PTI) Three poachers were arrested in Gwalior for killing endangered pangolins whose meat and scales are smuggled to illegal markets in China, Vietnam, Thailand among others where the parts are used to create potions believed to have a
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Rs 30,000cr exit map for polluting trucks |
The Times of India |
New Delhi: The entry of thousands of heavily loaded polluting trucks into Delhi every day could end in the next couple of years. Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said while the two peripheral expressways currently under construction will take ne
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NGT directs OSPCB to monitor polluting unit in Paradip |
The Times of India |
BHUBANESWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to monitor the ambient air quality, stack emission and waste water discharged from a polluting plant at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district.
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Polluting paper mill asked to down shutter |
The Hindu |
SreeSakthi Paper Mills, located on the banks of the Periyar, has been asked to close down the unit for failing to comply with the directives of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board.
The order that was signed by the Environmental Engineer and des
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Experts enthused over NGT's directive to study pollution in Bharathapuzha |
The New Indian Express |
PALAKKAD: The directive of the circuit bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Kochi to the State Government to constitute an expert committee to study the reasons for the pollution of the Bharathapuzha and suggest remedies has enthused the en
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Maharashtra government to make Bhimariver pollution-free |
The Financial Express |
Maharashtra government has decided to make the ancient Bhimariver at Pandharpur in the state pollution free and revive its sanctity through the ‘NamamiChandrabhaga’ project.
The project, brainchild of Finance Minister SudhirMungantiwar, was first me
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Air pollution increases risk of stillbirths: Study |
DNA India |
Pregnant women exposed to air pollution may be at a greater risk of stillbirth, a new study has claimed.
An estimated 2.6 million children worldwide were stillborn at 28 weeks or more in 2015, with the wide geographical variation in prevalence sugge
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Air pollution may pose threat to your heart |
Deccan Chronicle |
Washington, D.C.: A new study has found that air pollution can worsen the blood sugar levels, cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease.
Researchers from the Endocrine Society have found the harmful air pollutants can pose a serious threa
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New PCB data on air pollution less scary |
The Hindu |
Contrary to popular perception that air pollution is going up in the State, two of the major air pollution parameters — nitrogen dioxide from vehicle emissions and sulphur dioxide from industrial emissions — were well within the permissible limits in
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NGT asks green board to monitor Paradip's air quality |
The Times of India |
BHUBANESWAR: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to monitor the ambient air quality, stack emission, and waste water discharged from a polluting plant at Paradip in the Jagatsinghpur district.
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Air pollution may raise heart disease risk |
The Times of India |
Long-term exposure to air pollution is likely to increase the risk of heart disease, says a new study.
The findings showed that air pollution accelerates the progression of atherosclerosis -- the condition called hardening of the arteries, which c
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Pet trade poses threat to rare birds |
The Hindu |
As many as 13 exotic birds in Indonesia could soon become extinct, warn wildlife activists
Thirteen species of Indonesian birds, including the country's symbolic Javan Hawk-eagle, are at serious risk of extinction mainly due to the pet trade, a wild
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India fifth largest producer of e-waste in world: Study |
The Economic Times |
NEW DELHI: India, which is has emerged as world's second largest mobile market, is also the fifth largest producer of e-waste, discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tonnes of electronic waste each year, a study says.
The telecom equipment alone acc
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Why old vehicles need to be given a clean and timely burial, and how |
The Economic Times |
Dig 30 feet anywhere in the Pudupet area of Chennai and you will strike oil! This is how a grimy enclave of the southern city is often referred to, in mirth, by those in the auto cluster.
For four decades, hole-in-the wall businesses specialising
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HC moved against NGT’s ban |
The Hindu |
The tribunal has banned diesel vehicles older than 10 years in six cities
A public interest writ petition was filed on Wednesday in the Kerala High Court, challenging the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kochi Special Circuit Bench, banni
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Plea to quash the NGT order banning diesel vehicles in Kerala |
The New Indian Express |
KOCHI: A petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking to quash National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kochi Special Circuit Bench's order banning diesel vehicles of more than 10 years in six cities of Kerala and directing the State government
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RK PURAM RESIDENTS CRY FOR ATTENTION OVER ‘POLLUTING’ PLANTS |
The Pioneer |
Not just the vehicular emission but ready mix concrete plants situated on Nelson Mandela Marg in South Delhi have a debilitating impact on locals’ health residing in the green belt area of the city. The two plants of Hindustan Construction Company
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Air pollution may raise risk of stillbirth: study |
Deccan Herald |
London: Pregnant women exposed to air pollution may be at a greater risk of stillbirth, a new study has claimed.
An estimated 2.6 million children worldwide were stillborn at 28 weeks or more in 2015, with the wide geographical variation in preval
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Environment ministry panel clears Lower Orr dam project |
Live Mint |
Even as the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project awaits green clearances, an expert panel under the environment ministry has given the go-ahead to the Lower Orr dam in Madhya Pradesh.
The dam is a project undertaken by the state government, but woul
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MoEF panel gives ToR for project with Nepal |
The Asian Age |
In a significant step, an expert panel of the Union environment ministry has recommended the terms of references for long-impending joint India-Nepal Pancheshwar multipurpose project to avoid any delay in its environmental impact study.
A joint mech
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Green ministry clears Pancheshwar project impact assessment guidelines |
Live Mint |
New Delhi: To ensure that an environmental impact study for the 5,600-MW India-Nepal Pancheshwar multi-purpose project is not delayed, an expert panel of the environment ministry has cleared the terms of reference (ToR) for the project.
The panel, h
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Protection of dead trees vital for cavity nesting birds, say experts |
The Economic Times |
Coimbatore: Even dead trees play a vital part in maintaining a region's biosphere, say ornithologists. According to them, dead trees are usually preferred for setting up nests by certain bird species like the woodpecker and mayna. They make cavities
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India fifth largest producer of e-waste: Study |
The Hindu |
With more than 100 crore mobile phones in circulation, nearly 25 per cent end up in e-waste annually.
India, which has emerged as the world’s second largest mobile market, is also the fifth largest producer of e-waste, discarding roughly 18.5 lakh t
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Yesterdays
News (Wednesday, May 25, 2016 ) |
US embassy workshop in Lucknow to discuss air pollution
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NGT notice to Environment Ministry on Surajpur wetlands
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Release of sewage into river Ganga major issue: NEERI
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Delhi must convert to gas for clean air: Pradhan
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NGT seeks data on population and vehicle density of major cities
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Gujarat plastic units’ future in peril on wrong interpretation of law
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Mexico City issues 6th smog alert after ozone levels spike
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Jubilant FoodWorks, Westlife Development dip on CSE report
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Neeri& IIT-B to study pollution in 10 Mah cities
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Officials seize skin of five spotted deer in Villupuram
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Rs. 1 crore in dust pollution fines
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Squids on the rise as oceans change: study
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'Environment-friendly industries to get help'
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Cancer-causing substance in pizzas, burgers takes life out of Jubilant, Britannia
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NGT seeks data on population, vehicle density of major cities
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Hangul, the rare Kashmir deer, may soon go extinct
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Carbon monoxide levels above Hyderabad shocking: Study
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Injured elephant calf dies at Udalguri
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Windmills posing threat to Bustards in Jaisalmer
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CSE raises red flag on additive in bread, seeks ban citing health risk
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CSE welcomes FSSAI decision to ban 'cancerous' food additive
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Bread sales crumble, sandwich makers hit due to CSE report
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US embassy workshop in Lucknow to discuss air pollution
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Air pollution levels up by 8%: U.N. report
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Biomed waste treatment firm served notice
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Rainwater harvesting policy before monsoon
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Biodegradable plastic 'false solution' for ocean waste problem
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Bird survey spots five charming species
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Man arrested with deer skins in Tamil Nadu
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Deer rescued from well near Sankarapuram
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13 Asiatic lions captured in Amreli in hunt for maneater
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'Leopard, sloth bear population up by 15%'
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Scavenger birds suffer due to improper disposal of garbage
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IFS TO TAKE OVER KSPCB AS GOVT CLIPS CHAIR’S POWERS
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