Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: Issues related to environmental hazards posed by plastic waste have been assessed by several committees. The problem created by the use of plastics bags is primarily due to shortcomings in the waste management system. Indiscriminate chemicaladditives  pose environmental problems including choking open drains, ground water contamination, etc. Plastic itself is a chemically insert substance, [...]

Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: The Desert National Park is situated in Rajasthan near Jaisalmer stretching in the Thar desert. The park is considered not only the largest in the state of Rajasthan but among the largest in India. The catchments area of the Park is 3162 sq. km. The substantial part of the park is on [...]

Nahan: Taking a cognizance of the recent study of the central pollution control board (CPCB) Himachal has started taking preventive measures. According to the information Himachal government has imposed a complete ban on Induction, Arc and furnace units in Himachal. Similarly the industry department has also been succeeded getting the approval for setting a common [...]

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh would replicate the Costa Rica model for protecting Himalayan ecology by conserving the environmental conditions in the State by initiating the steps that had been taken by Costa Rica. This was revealed by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, while speaking in the concluding ceremony of the International Conference on Environment at [...]

Nahan: Located on the key location in Himachal, the Simbelwara wildlife sanctuary (Paonta Sahib) is yet to become the paradise for the tourists. The whereabouts of converting sanctuary into tiger reserve is also not known. No efforts were made to explore the potential of the sanctuary in the Tourism point of view notified in 1984.
Although [...]

Sanjay Kumar writes: For sustainable development and efficient management of water resources in the country, the Ministry of Water Resources is responsible for laying down policy guidelines and programmes.
The Total precipitation for India has been estimated to be about 4000 billion cubic meters and after taking into account the loss caused by evaporation, the total [...]

Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: The Keoladeo National park, a World Heritage Site which was previously the private duck shooting preserve of the Maharaja of Bharatpur,  designated as bird sanctuary on 13 March 1956 and a National Park on 10th March 1982 was included in the World Heritage List in 1985. It was also notified as Ramsar Site in October 1981.
Keoladeo National Park consists of an area of [...]

Nahan: Preserving the gene line  of red jungle fowl the department of wild life Himachal Pradesh has decided to establish a breeding centre at Renuka ji about 38 kilometers away from here. Sources said that in principally the department has agreed to start breeding centre but the certain formality left for final commencement of the [...]

Coal is a fossil fuel composed primarily of carbons and hydrocarbons. It is largely used in power industry for burning, to make steam that turns turbines and generates electricity. When burned, it produces emissions that contribute to pollution and global warming. Since electricity generation is largely dependent on coal in many countries including India, Government has [...]

Nahan: Half dozen NGOs have come forward to raise the sensitive issues related to environment hazards due to the construction of 40 MW Renuka dam. The representative of  Renuka dam Sangarsh Samiti, Kissan Sabha, Janwadi Mahila Samiti, People Action People in Need(PANP), Gyan Vigyan Samiti and Jan Ekta Samiti Paonta Sahib today organized a joint [...]

Jammu: Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) has announced a series of 2-day workshops on “Environment Laws & Sustainable Tourism” to sensitize the tourism service providers on the interface of environmental and forest laws with tourism industry, as well as on the mechanisms to achieve Sustainable Tourism in the country.
The workshops are being conducted in partnership [...]

Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: Global warming will have impact on various sectors. A preliminary assessment of impact and vulnerability due to projected climate on sectors such as water resources, agriculture, forestry, natural ecosystems, coastal zones, human heath, energy, industry and infrastructure was undertaken at the time of preparation of India’s Initial National Communication on Climate Change submitted [...]

New Delhi: Wildlife Conservation and Wildlife management is fundamentally important to the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry is taking two new initiatives as part of the amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act. Inaugurating a two day workshop on Media and Wildlife Conservation hear today, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests [...]

Prabhavati Akashi writes: With growing public concern about global warming and climate change, efforts are being made globally to keep the environment clean. Coal, which is primarily used for the generation of electricity, contributes heavily to carbon dioxide emissions. Hence there is a growing emphasis on clean coal technology aiming at reducing the environmental impact [...]