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]Why not lead the world in phasing out zoos?
- In this era of the 6th extinction, unless it’s a conservation programme, should we still invest in zoos? What are the options?
Published on Jul 04, 2022 03:50 AM IST
Bharati Chaturvedi, New Delhi
Violation of some green regulations may be decriminalised
Some violations of the air and water acts, the environment protection law, and the public liability insurance law that deals with providing relief to victims of accidents while handling hazardous substances in industries will be decriminalised to remove the fear of imprisonment, the ministry said.
Updated on Jul 03, 2022 07:11 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
To promote kitchen gardens, Delhi govt takes up ‘smart urban farming’
Following the approval of the cabinet, experts will now be hired on a large-scale basis to conduct 400 awareness workshops and 600 entrepreneurship training programmes across the capital, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 03:53 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Single-use plastic ban to come into force across India from tomorrow
DPCC officials said that adequate time has been given to suppliers, manufacturers and retailers to phase out these items and ensure a zero inventory of the banned stock from July 1 onwards.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 01:39 PM IST
Jasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi
Govt directs formation of screening panel to review diversion of forest lands
The five-member committee will meet at least twice every month and will advise the state governments on projects in a time bound manner, the rules state.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 03:24 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
India to ban these single-use plastic items from Friday: 'A defining step'
- States and Union Territories have been asked to set up border check points to stop inter-state movement of any banned single use plastic items, according to the ministry of environment, forest and climate change.
Published on Jun 28, 2022 01:57 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Kunal Gaurav
NHRC notice to environment ministry on air pollution impacting life expectancy
In a statement, the NHRC said it has taken motu cognizance of media reports quoting a survey that air pollution is a great threat to human health in India, reducing overall life expectancy by five years and 9.7 years for the people in Delhi.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 10:48 PM IST
PTI |
World’s tallest animal, easily spotted in Africa, speeding towards extinction
They’ve disappeared completely from seven African countries, prompting the International Union for Conservation of Nature to sound an alarm and classify them as “vulnerable” in December 2016.
Published on Jun 21, 2022 11:45 PM IST
Bloomberg |
A climate shield for India’s small farmers
- Water evaporation and shortage apart, such long days of intense heat change how crops grow, their ability to absorb nutrients. In some cases, they burn off the plant itself.
Published on Jun 20, 2022 06:43 AM IST
Bharati Chaturvedi, New Delhi
Single-use plastic to be phased out by June 30: Pollution Control Board
According to a statement by the CPCB on Friday, directions have been issued at the national, state and local levels to ensure there is a complete phase-out of the listed single-use items by June 30.
Updated on Jun 18, 2022 12:37 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Delhi MCD parks with defunct borewells to be used as ground water recharge zones
Water deficient Delhi receives 617-670mm of average annual rainfall which can be used to recharge the depleting ground water resources, experts have said. However, most of it goes waste every monsoon.
Updated on Jun 17, 2022 01:31 AM IST
Paras Singh, New Delhi
Odisha officials charged with hiding elephant deaths, Centre seeks report
The environment ministry on Wednesday sought a report from the Odisha government on deaths of elephants , including those cause by poaching in the state. Some of these deaths were allegedly concealed by the state forest department.
Updated on Jun 16, 2022 04:46 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
Fires, heat waves cause 'climate anxiety' in youth: Report
- Their findings have been published in a report that highlights youth feelings of distress, anger and frustration about perceived adult and government inaction.
Published on Jun 15, 2022 09:48 AM IST
AP | , Portland
Bad air biggest health risk in India, cuts 5 years in life expectancy: Study
Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)’s Air Quality Life Index says Delhi stands to gain life expectancy by 10 years on average if annual average pollution levels did not exceed five micrograms per cubic metres
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 11:17 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Greenpiece: need to create law to reduce food waste
Most middle class Indians have grown up being told not to waste food because it’s in short supply for the poor. Yet, the world wastes up to 30% of all food, increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Published on Jun 13, 2022 07:07 AM IST
India pushes for funding to mitigate climate crisis risk
The efforts in India and other developing countries that require these large investments have to be supported by wealthy nations through a loss and damage finance facility, the Indian delegates demanded on Saturday.
Updated on Jun 13, 2022 04:57 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Forest fire fears over new Greek migrant camp
- Officials say it is desperately needed on an island at the forefront of Europe's migrant crisis, where hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers have arrived from countries such as Syria and Afghanistan since 2015.
Published on Jun 09, 2022 09:09 PM IST
AFP |
Climate crisis likely to hit India’s renewable energy potential: Study
While solar radiation over most active solar farming regions is expected to decrease during all seasons, the annual wind speed is likely to reduce in north India and increase in some parts of south India, it added.
Updated on Jun 10, 2022 05:01 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Govt slams 'unscientific' Environment Performance Index; India 180th and last
India has been placed at the bottom on a list of 180 countries judged for their environmental performances by US-based institutions. "India, with increasingly dangerous air quality and rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions, falls to the bottom of rankings for the first time," the report read.
Published on Jun 08, 2022 05:24 PM IST
PTI |
Air quality panel bans use of coal in Delhi-NCR from next year
Around 1.7 million tonnes of coal is used annually in industrial applications in NCR, with about 1.4 million tonnes being consumed in six major industrial districts alone.
Published on Jun 08, 2022 02:40 PM IST
PTI |
Celebrating World Environment Day today isn't enough. Here’s why
- Amid all the crises around the world, one of the biggest and often the most overlooked is that of climate change.
Published on Jun 05, 2022 11:37 PM IST
Sharmita Kar | Edited by Sohini Goswami
What 50 years of celebrating World Environment Day should have taught us
- According to the United Nations, more than a third of 50 Nobel laureates surveyed cited that population rise and environmental degradation are the biggest threats to humankind
Updated on Jun 05, 2022 11:22 PM IST
Global CO2 levels this May rose to highest in 4 million years: Report
- Global warming caused by humans – through the production of electricity using fossil fuels, transport, the production of cement, or even deforestation – is believed to be responsible for the new high, the report stated.
Published on Jun 04, 2022 06:42 PM IST
AFP |
Our govt won’t compromise on development or environment: Bhupender Yadav
India will uphold the demands and needs of developing countries both at the upcoming Bonn Climate Change Conference in June and COP 27 at Sharm El Sheikh, the minister said in an interview to HT
Updated on Jun 03, 2022 12:33 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
India’s performance on climate action slipped in 2019-20, says CSE report
The report also highlighted declines in other environmental parameters. For instance, it said that at least 74% of river monitoring stations in India have high levels of heavy toxic metals.
Updated on Jun 03, 2022 04:33 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Need to create better ecosystem for animals
- The problem, scientists pointed out, was that humans were feeding coyotes so they could draw them out for photographs. Consequently, the animals lost their fear of humans over time and chased, bit and scratched them.
Published on May 30, 2022 04:48 AM IST
Bharati Chaturvedi, New Delhi
Why Britain is spending £37 billion to make energy-supply crisis worse
A decade of policy failings left the UK with little choice but to subsidize energy consumption.
Published on May 28, 2022 03:08 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Supecyclones may have much more devastating impact in India in future: Study
Researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK examined the 2020 Super Cyclone Amphan - the most costly cyclone to make landfall in South Asia -- and predicted its implications under several scenarios of sea-level rise caused by global warming.
Published on May 27, 2022 07:04 PM IST
PTI |
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued
- A tsunami advisory group said the earthquake "may be capable of generating a tsunami affecting the Indian Ocean region".
Published on May 27, 2022 09:08 AM IST
AFP |
