Page 3 - Environmentalism

Only small, micro-level eco-friendly industries permitted in TTZ: NGT

Only small, micro and macro-level industries which are eco-friendly can be allowed in Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), the tribunal said

Tata Capital's green lending arm gets $30 million from Britain's CDC

Tata Cleantech Capital is an arm of Tata Capital under its green lending facility

'Why are you resisting?' HC asks Centre on EIA draft translation

The court asked the central government why it is resisting an order of the court to translate the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in all vernacular languages

World leaders at France summit focus on better protecting biodiversity

Protecting the world's biodiversity was on the agenda Monday for world leaders at the One Planet Summit

A final EPA rollback under Trump administration curbs use of health studies

The Environmental Protection Agency has completed one of its last major rollbacks under the Trump administration

Biodiversity loss

Business-as-usual will jeopardise sustainable development

In process of obtaining environmental clearance for new plant in MP: Ipca

Drug maker Ipca Laboratories is in the process of obtaining environmental clearance for a new manufacturing plant in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, according to its 2019-20 annual report.

As cases rise, surge in bio-waste raises a fresh challenge in Covid fight

Used protective gear, masks, gloves and syringes add to environmental concerns as well as financial costs of hospitals

Delhi HC extends time till August 11 for filing objections to draft EIA

The Delhi HC, while partly allowing petition filed by environmentalist Vikrant Tongad, extended till August 11 time for giving suggestions and objections to draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020.

An effort to achieve sustainable development for those who care for Goa

A few active citizens have joined hands to form ActforGoa

Renowned fashion designer, activist Wendell Rodricks dies at Goa home

A Padma Shri awardee, Rodricks was also an author, environmentalist and gay rights activist

The new face of environment activism

India needs to develop its own environment framework

Rebalancing nature

Book review of Rewilding: India's Experiments in Saving Nature

Not yet retired: This octogenarian duo refuses to give up on civic activism

From collecting money to build toilets for primary students in government schools to saving a lake from land sharks, Padmanabha and Rao are the dynamic duo of civic activism

Business Standard's Namrata Acharya wins The Stateman's Cushrow Irani Prize

She gets the award in the Environmental Reporting category for her story on the risks villagers face from tiger attacks in Sunderban Forest Reserve

Can environmental populism save the planet? It is difficult, but possible

Beyond lip service, we need to mobilise truly popular support for change. Now is a good time to start

Middle-class environmentalism is over

There is also the strong belief - coming from the well-established economic lexicon - that farming is now under-productive or unproductive and that it needs to be pushed back