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NGT report lists ‘devastating impact’ of Baghjan blowout on bio-diversityBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2020
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) panel report on the Baghjan blowout has thrown light on the “devastating impact on the environment and bio-diversity of the affected landscape”. The report... Read more.. |
1,000 shifted amid Assam OIL well blowoutBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 1, 2020
Around 1,000 people have been evacuated from the vicinity of an Oil India Limited (OIL)-operated well at Baghjan in Assam’s Tinsukia as natural gas and condensate matter continued to leak from it for the fourth day on Saturday following a blowout on Wednesday even as... Read more.. |
Key environment panels defer decisions on Dibang valley hydropower and Mumbai marina projectsBy : Sustainability ..., May 13, 2020
Key expert panels of environment ministry have deferred decisions on certain projects, including 3,097 MW of Etalin Hydropower Project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang valley and Mumbai Port Trust’s marina project, due to emerging ecological concerns, questions on viability and... Read more.. Subject Tags: biodiversity loss , environmental clearance , environmental impact , hydropower projects |
Another scientist writes to govt, warns about climate change impact in Dibang Valley over hydro projectsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2020
Another scientist studying rivers in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley has warned the government about climate change-induced natural hazards that hydropower dams may not be able to withstand. Chintan Sheth’s letter to the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union ministry... Read more.. |
Solar, wind and hydro projects are threatening key wildlife habitats in Southeast Asia, IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 1, 2020
Renewable energy is crucial in the fight against global warming, but the development of wind, solar and hydropower projects in important conservation areas could spell disaster for birds, great apes and other wildlife. For the first time, researchers have done a comprehensive... Read more.. |
Demand for freshwater poses a threat to Chambal riverBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 1, 2019
Once known for harbouring dacoits, the Chambal badlands in central India, have another, and not so notorious, reason for their fame – the river Chambal and its wildlife. The region is home to the critically endangered gharial and endangered species like dolphins. Several... Read more.. |
UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrocketsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 13, 2019
Rapid growth in extraction of materials is the chief culprit in climate change and biodiversity loss – a challenge that will only worsen unless the world urgently undertakes a systemic reform of... Read more.. |