J&K floods a grim reminder of increasing climate change impact in India: CSE
Climate models predict that India will be hit more and more by extreme rainfall events
Climate models predict that India will be hit more and more by extreme rainfall events
• The Jasodharpur Industrial Area, near Kotdwar in Uttarakhand, has many foundries operating without the consent of the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB).
• US complains again to World Trade Organization about India ‘restricting US companies from doing business in India’
New assessment by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds large number of clearances still being given by the ministry of environment to industrial projects
Hit-and-run vehicle not yet identified
CSE presents action plan, prepared in consultation with experts from across the country, to clean the site
Will it help sound mining or mining companies?
Report provides incontrovertible evidence of destruction of mangroves, blocking of creeks and non-compliance of other clearance conditions
CSE cautions against Cabinet Committee on Investment bulldozing these systems
Laboratory study tests soil, water, fish and human blood, nails and hair.
Puts out new data to prove that green clearances are not delaying infrastructure projects
Will set up a premier Environmental Training Institute near Delhi
Supports the tax hike on big cars and SUVs But says budget is incomplete, as it has failed to take steps to stop misuse of diesel fuel subsidy by cars
Two-day Anil Agarwal Dialogue on Green Clearances kicks off in Delhi with 150 participants from NGOs across India
Wants public hearings to be made a part of the decision-making process Reforms needed in the green clearance process, agrees government. Calls for decentralising clearance and monitoring
New Delhi, February 2, 2012 Blasts LANCO’s duplicity and NVVN’s non-transparent attitude