Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: Biological diversity, encompasses all life forms on earth. Biodiversity maintains the ecological balance and continues evolutionary processes. The very survival of humankind depends on these core ecological functions. The indirect ecosystem services provided through biodiversity include: photosynthesis, pollination, transpiration, maintaining the balance of atmospheric gases, maintaining hydrological cycles, chemical cycling, nutrient cycling, [...]
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Nahan: With the denial of the forest clearance the work of construction of diversion tunnels of Renuka dam would be affected. Recently the ministry of forest has denied the forest clearance to Dam with certain observations. Sources said that the ministry of forest has straight way asked the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation to reduce the number [...]
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Nahan: The state wild life department is all set to declare the Simbelwara sanctuary as another national park of the state. Though the wild life department is waiting the clearance from the Supreme Court but sources said that the department was fully confident that in couple of months this sanctuary would be converted into the [...]
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Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: The National Environment Policy, 2006 recognises environmental protection as an integral part of the development process and mainstreams environmental concerns in all developmental activities. The dominant theme of this policy is that while conservation of environmental resources is necessary to secure livelihoods and well being of all, the most secure basis for conservation [...]
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Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: Emission trading that is, Cap and Trade is a market-based approach to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. A central authority or a regulator sets a limit/cap on the amount of a pollutant that can be emitted but does not decide what any particular source [...]
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Smt. Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed on 16th September, 1987 to protect the Ozone Layer. Since 1995, 16th September is celebrated every year as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer and commemorates the date of signing of the Montreal Protocol. This year [...]
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New Delhi: The Government of Orissa has notified three Elephant Reserves namely Mayurbhanj, Mahanadi and Sambalpur. Permission for notification of South Orissa Elephant Reserve and Baitarani Elephant Reserve (which includes Keonjhar Forests) has been accorded by the Ministry in the year 2005. The State Government has yet to notify these two Elephant Reserves. Under the [...]
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Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: Certain species are very hard to find like the snow leopard and the red panda that live in the high reaches of the Himalayan Mountains and in the rain forests. But, this is not so with the Caracal because it resides in the easily approachable main lands of India, some are also the main tourism hubs of Indiasuch as Ranthambhore and Sariska. Yet, [...]
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By Abdul Hadi Aurangabad (ANI): An ageing lioness is battling for its life after getting injured while being shifted for treatment in Maharashtra. The 21-year-old animal, which belongs to the Aurangabad Zoo, was suffering from renal problems. The big cat has a huge wound on her back and has been put on intravenous fluids and [...]
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Nahan: Despite the intervention of the Prime Minister Office (PMO) the Himachal Pradesh Power corporation is yet to get the forest clearance for construction of 40 MW Renuka dam from minister of environment and forest. It is learnt that the power corporation had obtained the environment clearance about one year back. The Renuka Dam project, [...]
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By Prashant Sharma Alwar (Rajashthan) (ANI): A genetically compatible tigress from the Ranthambore Tiger reserve has been relocated to the Sariska Tiger reserve in Rajasthan, to revive hopes for tiger breeding. The tigress, T-44, was freed in the reserve at around 11.30 a.m. after being brought by helicopter. “The operation that we carried out today [...]
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Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: The Pangolin or scaly ant eaters are curious animals. Two types of pangolins are found in the country, Indian and Chinese. The latter is more common in the North East. There are seven species of Pangolins around the world. But there is no available data on the number of Chinese Pangolins found in the [...]
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Launching the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission on 11th January, 2010, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh set out a vision for building a Solar India. Now efforts are on to giving wings to his dream. An important step in this direction is the recent announcement of a set of guidelines or ground rules for off-grid or decentralized applications. The [...]
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Kalpana Palkhiwala writes: Noise pollution or environmental noise is displeasing to human beings and animals. Unwanted sound can damage physiological and psychological health of humans. It can cause hypertension, high stress levels, tinnitus which leads to forgetfulness, severe depression and at times panic attacks, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects. Noise also has a [...]
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