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Pollution fuelled layer over Asia that can create an ozone hole

environment

Published on Sep 13, 2017 10:40 AM IST

The atmospheric layer forms above India, China and the Middle East during the monsoon season and it believed to be intensifying because of pollution from India and China.

Launch preparation,at the balloon facility of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Hyderabad during more recent balloon measurement campaign in August.(Credit. Jean-Paul Vernier)

ByMalavika Vyawahare

Maha, Guj to sign pact on river-linking project soon: Gadkari

Atleast three river-linking projects are expected to be launched in 2018, with Ken-Betwa being the first one to see the light of day.

Nitin Gadkari recently took over as the minister for water resources and has pushed forward the Modi government’s initiative to link India’s rivers as a solution to the twin problem of droughts and flooding.((HT))

environment

Published on Sep 12, 2017 06:01 PM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Forest cover increasing but forest land degrading, top official says

India set itself the ambitious target of increasing stored carbon it its forests by 25-30%, a goal that cannot be met by just increasing tree cover, director general of forests, said.

The soil in India’s forest lands is degrading, which means it is not storing carbon or retaining moisture.(HT Photo))

environment

Published on Sep 12, 2017 05:11 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

In pics | Flood, fire and quake: Three calamities that shocked the world

Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey, wildfires and an earthquake -- these are the environmental calamities that struck the US and Mexico this week.

Combination image of wildfire in Montana and Hurricane Irma in Puerto Plata.(Agencies)

environment

Published on Sep 08, 2017 01:40 PM IST

ByAgencies

How the Category 5 Hurricane Irma compares to some of the world’s deadliest storms

Irma is one of the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricanes but it may not be the deadliest of them all. 26 of the 35 deadliest storms in world history originated in the Bay of Bengal.

z(Netherlands govt handout via Reuters Photo)

environment

Updated on Sep 08, 2017 03:27 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Apex pollution regulator issues notices to Nokia, Intel, Cisco

The notices were served because manufacturers did not apply for Extended Producer Responsibility Authorisations, required by India’s new electronic waste management rules.

The new electronic-waste management rules 2016 supreseded the 2011 rules and introduced Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) that require manufacturers to deal with the e-waste they generate.(Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

environment

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 07:36 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

Delhi airport’s 16000 cr expansion gets green signal

The Expert Appraisal Committee of the environment ministry approved the expansion that will be carried out by the GMR Group, and completed by 2034.

The up-gradation of Delhi airport will facilitate the expansion of the airport’s capacity to 109 million passengers per annum and 2.2 million tonnes per annum of cargo by 2034.((Vipin Kumar))

environment

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 06:52 PM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Microplastic found in tap water across the world, study shows New Delhi affected

An investigation by Orb Media, which collected samples from more than a dozen countries, said microplastics have been shown to absorb toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other illnesses, and then release them when consumed by fish and mammals.

environment

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 03:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByNisheeth Upadhyay

Biodiversity-rich island has vanished from Lakshadweep, says study

The Parali I island, which is part of the Bangaram atoll, has been eroded to an extent of 100%.

One of islands in Lakshadweep. A study says the Parali I island has been eroded to an extent of 100%. (Photo: Official website of the Lakshadweep administration)

environment

Updated on Sep 06, 2017 02:02 PM IST

Press Trust of India, Kochi | ByPress Trust of India

Snow Leopard to be removed from ‘endangered’ list

There are only around 400-700 snow leopards in the wild in India. It is a schedule I species that enjoys the same protections as the tiger.

The snow leopard is found in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.(Hindustan Times)

environment

Published on Sep 06, 2017 11:06 AM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

Environment min moves towards banning toxic chemicals

India is moving towards fulfilling its obligations under the Stockholm Convention that regulates the production, use and trade of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

The Stockholm Convention that regulates the production, use and trade of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).(HT File photo)

environment

Published on Sep 05, 2017 07:23 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

Harsh Vardhan urges neighbouring states to help tackle Delhi pollution

Delhi’s air is heavily impacted by activities in the Delhi-NCR, which has increasingly become the focus of action to tackle poor air quality in the capital.

Pollution from crop burning in neighbouring states like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh lead to severe air pollution episodes in Delhi every year.((Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO))

environment

Updated on Sep 05, 2017 11:47 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

BJP government may disband NGT: Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh, the former environment minister was the one to set up the quasi-judicial body that tackles environmental crimes.

environment

Published on Aug 30, 2017 05:17 PM IST

Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service

Rainfall warnings for Maharashtra, Guj, MP and Raj

Rainfall warnings were issued by the IMD for regions in four states: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Heavy rains pounded Mumbai on Tuesday and the outburst is likely to last till Thursday.(HT PHOTO))

environment

Updated on Aug 30, 2017 11:11 AM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

Bringing solar heating to the remotest corners of India

In Zanskar Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, where temperatures regularly remain below freezing, solar panels have been installed to provide heating and for supplying hot water.

Herdsmen in Zanskar valley. (Isaac Tsetan Gergan)

environment

Published on Aug 29, 2017 12:41 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

More firecrackers in stores than the Army, SC notes

There were 50 lakh kgs of fireworks were stocked in and around the National Capital Region the Supreme Court was informed on Monday.

In stores and distributors across NCR almost 50 lakh kgs of fireworks are stocked.(HT File Photo)

environment

Published on Aug 28, 2017 06:19 PM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Gary White, Matt Damon’s partner in Water.org, praises India’s efforts to clean up

Water.org co-founder and Hollywood star Matt Damon had visited India with CEO Gary White in 2013. White lauds PM Narendra Modi’s scheme that reimburses people for the cost of building a basic toilet.

Matt Damon and Gary White with school children in India.(Praveen Sundaram - Photoyogi.com)

environment

Updated on Aug 28, 2017 05:18 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByNeha Sharma, New Delhi

‘Not foreign’: Govt seeks Supreme Court nod to re-introduce cheetah in India

The SC had noted the government must give priority to protect Asiatic lions, an endangered species, and to provide them a second home. However, the court had not closed the doors for re-introduction of cheetahs.

Suitable sites to re-itnroduce cheetah in India have been identified -- Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary and Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, and Shahgarh area in Rajasthan.(Getty Images/Representative image)

environment

Published on Aug 11, 2017 11:36 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByBhadra Sinha, New Delhi

Aathva Phera Swachhta Ka: Meet the couple that took the cleanliness vow on their wedding

Ravi Ranjan and Gudiya Kumari from Bihar took eight pheras instead of the usual seven on their wedding. In the last phera, they pledged to spread awareness about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Ravi Ranjan and Gudiya Kumari at their wedding in Purnia.

environment

Updated on Aug 10, 2017 01:16 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByPrerna Gauba

Hong Kong cleans up 93 tonnes of palm oil spill, beaches smothered by spill

Dead fish, shells, rocks, plastic bottles and other rubbish could still be found coated with globules of palm oil on beaches across the Chinese-controlled territory six days.

Volunteers collect crystallised palm oil on a beach at Lamma Island in Hong Kong.(Reuters Photo)

environment

Published on Aug 09, 2017 05:22 PM IST

Reuters, Hong Kong | ByHT Correspondent

Wildlife Board approves felling of 3.4 lakh trees in Palamau tiger reserve

The diversion of forest land for North Koel Reservoir would involve the felling of 3,44,644 trees, that will be compensated by planting the same number of trees elsewhere.

Palamau Tiger Reserve is Jharkhand’s only tiger reserve and the area that will be diverted for the North Koel Reservoir is considered prime tiger habitat.(HT File photo)

environment

Published on Aug 04, 2017 04:15 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

ISRO develops software to study global cropping patterns

ISRO’s SCATSAT-1 not only provides information helpful to predict cyclones but also for capturing crop growth patterns and forest cover.

ISRO is developing a data portal that will offer crop growth information from across the world, helping the central government plan for agricultural fluctuations and related impacts.(HT Photo))

environment

Updated on Aug 28, 2017 04:43 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

If everyone lived like Americans we would need 5 earths

Earth Overshoot Day marks the day when human’s use of resources for that year reaches unsustainable levels. The use of resources after this a burden on the planet.

environment

Published on Aug 02, 2017 11:09 AM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

Lakshadweep is India’s only state with a coastal regulation plan to protect its marine ecosystem

Under the coastal regulation zone notification 2011, nine coastal states and four union territories were asked to create plans to protect coastal and marine ecosystems along India’s almost 7,400 km coastline. Only one did.

The coastal regulation zone rules aim at protecting India’s coastal and marine ecosystems.(.(HT file photo))

environment

Updated on Aug 01, 2017 10:54 AM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

Rescued from Kaziranga floods, 8 rhino calves complete a year in rehab

Kaziranga’s divisional forest officer Rohini B Saikia said the park took a longer time to inundate this year, enabling more animals to flee to higher grounds than in 2016.

It’s feeding time for rhino calves of Kaziranga rescued from floods in 2016. On Monday, they completed a year at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation, an animal orphanage near Kaziranga.(Subhamoy Bhattacharjee/Wildlife Trust of India)

environment

Published on Aug 01, 2017 07:09 AM IST

ByRahul Karmakar

Over 90 animals, including 7 rhinos in Kaziranga perished in floods

The seven rhinos in Kaziranga National Park drowned as many parts of the park flooded because of excessive rain this monsoon season.

Seven rhinos drowned in the flooding in Kaziranga national park.(.(PTI))

environment

Published on Jul 31, 2017 05:04 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

More funds to prove River Ganga is special

Projects worth R. 425 worth were approved under the National Mission for Clean Ganga in UP and Bihar for sewage treatment infrastructure and research to prove the anti-microbial properties of the river.

The Ganga river canal near Haridwar, Uttarakhand.(Malavika Vyawahare/ Hindustan TImes)

environment

Published on Jul 31, 2017 04:19 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare

Govt says GM Mustard safe for humans, activists disagree

The centre told the SC that GM Mustard was not detrimental to crops and safe for humans, activists argue the conclusions are based on faulty and inadequate scientific evidence.

The Supreme Court is hearing a matter concerning the release of GM Mustard in India on Monday.((Representational Photo)(Reuters File Photo))

environment

Updated on Jul 31, 2017 10:48 AM IST

Press Trust of India | ByMalavika Vyawahare

Maximum tiger mortality, body parts seizures from Maharashtra in 2017

Despite not having the largest number of tiger, the total mortality was the highest in Maharashtra.

environment

Published on Jul 29, 2017 02:51 PM IST

ByBadri Chatterjee

Tiger population swells but tigers still under attack

India’s tiger population has risen steadily in the past decade after it dipped to 1411 in 2007 and is now estimated to range between 2500 and 3000, according to official data.

India’s tiger population has rebounded since it declined to less than 1500 in 2007 but more needs to be done to ensure the trend persists.((AFP File))

environment

Published on Jul 29, 2017 02:45 PM IST

ByMalavika Vyawahare and Badri Chatterjee

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The atmospheric layer forms above India, China and the Middle East during the monsoon season and it believed to be intensifying because of pollution from India and China.

Atleast three river-linking projects are expected to be launched in 2018, with Ken-Betwa being the first one to see the light of day.

India set itself the ambitious target of increasing stored carbon it its forests by 25-30%, a goal that cannot be met by just increasing tree cover, director general of forests, said.

Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey, wildfires and an earthquake -- these are the environmental calamities that struck the US and Mexico this week.

Irma is one of the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricanes but it may not be the deadliest of them all. 26 of the 35 deadliest storms in world history originated in the Bay of Bengal.

The notices were served because manufacturers did not apply for Extended Producer Responsibility Authorisations, required by India’s new electronic waste management rules.

The Expert Appraisal Committee of the environment ministry approved the expansion that will be carried out by the GMR Group, and completed by 2034.

An investigation by Orb Media, which collected samples from more than a dozen countries, said microplastics have been shown to absorb toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other illnesses, and then release them when consumed by fish and mammals.

The Parali I island, which is part of the Bangaram atoll, has been eroded to an extent of 100%.

There are only around 400-700 snow leopards in the wild in India. It is a schedule I species that enjoys the same protections as the tiger.

India is moving towards fulfilling its obligations under the Stockholm Convention that regulates the production, use and trade of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

Delhi’s air is heavily impacted by activities in the Delhi-NCR, which has increasingly become the focus of action to tackle poor air quality in the capital.

Jairam Ramesh, the former environment minister was the one to set up the quasi-judicial body that tackles environmental crimes.

Rainfall warnings were issued by the IMD for regions in four states: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

In Zanskar Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, where temperatures regularly remain below freezing, solar panels have been installed to provide heating and for supplying hot water.

There were 50 lakh kgs of fireworks were stocked in and around the National Capital Region the Supreme Court was informed on Monday.

Water.org co-founder and Hollywood star Matt Damon had visited India with CEO Gary White in 2013. White lauds PM Narendra Modi’s scheme that reimburses people for the cost of building a basic toilet.

The SC had noted the government must give priority to protect Asiatic lions, an endangered species, and to provide them a second home. However, the court had not closed the doors for re-introduction of cheetahs.

Ravi Ranjan and Gudiya Kumari from Bihar took eight pheras instead of the usual seven on their wedding. In the last phera, they pledged to spread awareness about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Dead fish, shells, rocks, plastic bottles and other rubbish could still be found coated with globules of palm oil on beaches across the Chinese-controlled territory six days.

The diversion of forest land for North Koel Reservoir would involve the felling of 3,44,644 trees, that will be compensated by planting the same number of trees elsewhere.

ISRO’s SCATSAT-1 not only provides information helpful to predict cyclones but also for capturing crop growth patterns and forest cover.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the day when human’s use of resources for that year reaches unsustainable levels. The use of resources after this a burden on the planet.

Under the coastal regulation zone notification 2011, nine coastal states and four union territories were asked to create plans to protect coastal and marine ecosystems along India’s almost 7,400 km coastline. Only one did.

Kaziranga’s divisional forest officer Rohini B Saikia said the park took a longer time to inundate this year, enabling more animals to flee to higher grounds than in 2016.

The seven rhinos in Kaziranga National Park drowned as many parts of the park flooded because of excessive rain this monsoon season.

Projects worth R. 425 worth were approved under the National Mission for Clean Ganga in UP and Bihar for sewage treatment infrastructure and research to prove the anti-microbial properties of the river.

The centre told the SC that GM Mustard was not detrimental to crops and safe for humans, activists argue the conclusions are based on faulty and inadequate scientific evidence.

Despite not having the largest number of tiger, the total mortality was the highest in Maharashtra.

India’s tiger population has risen steadily in the past decade after it dipped to 1411 in 2007 and is now estimated to range between 2500 and 3000, according to official data.

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