Government makes re-grassing of mined-out areas mandatory
Mining companies will be required to carry out re-grassing in the mined-out areas to make them suitable for the growth of flora and fauna once the mining activity is complete,…
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Environment ministry releases standard procedure to deal with anthrax deaths in elephants
On January 19, 2020, a four-year-old elephant suspected to have died due to anthrax was found in Sambalpur in Odisha. According to a news report, a post-mortem was conducted on…
Proposed airport to serve Jamshedpur deferred for elephants on the move
A proposal for an airport in Jharkhand has been pushed back with concerns over disturbing an elephant habitat. The habitat of the elephant, an endangered species and India’s national heritage…
Is India’s national clean air plan on track?
After sustained pressure from both civil society and courts over the past few years, the Indian government launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in January 2019. Now, one year…
Irrigation linked to reduced rainfall in northern India
India remains one of the most highly irrigated regions in the world. Although the rise in irrigation over the decades has boosted crop productivity, it has also caused the depletion…
India needs greater capital and energy to attain decent living standards, says study
About a third of the energy required for a decent living standard can be saved through scaling up public transport systems like bus and rail in emerging cities and pursuing…
The curious case of India’s missing forest policy
How do you define a ‘forest’? What are the rules regarding inviolate forests? And when will India get its new national forest policy? Many questions loom even as India pursues…
Is the proposed Pamba-Achankovil-Vaippar project an environmental disaster in making?
Effluent carrier of the Sivakasi-Virudhunagar-Toothukudi industrial belt in southern Tamil Nadu, Vaippar now looks almost like a river on a deathbed. Numerous chemical factories dot both banks of the east-flowing…
India’s forest cover is rising but northeast and tribal areas lose
Nearly 25 percent (one fourth) of India’s total land area is now under forest and tree cover. However, there is still a long way to go - more than a…
Fish meal and fish oil industries pose threat to the fishing sector in India
Tonnes of fish caught through unsustainable fishing are being used by the fish meal and fish oil (FMFO) industries which supply feed to global aquaculture chains. These are wreaking havoc…
