Being National Green Tribunal, NGT Must Have Alacrity, Concern For Environment: Supreme Court
"Being the 'National Green Tribunal', the NGT must have some alacrity and concern for the environment!", observed Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday. The bench of Justices Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was considering an appeal arising out of the NGT's adjudication of...
Deep sea mining may be step closer to reality
The tiny Pacific nation of Nauru has created shockwaves by demanding that the rules for deep sea mining are agreed in the next two years. Environmental groups warn that this will lead to a destructive rush on the mineral-rich seabed "nodules" that are sought by the...
Can’t act against NGO for not submitting returns, Centre told
The Delhi High Court has restrained the Centre from taking any coercive steps against an NGO that was unable to submit its annual return due to discrepancy in the new form prescribed for declaring foreign contributions. “The citizen cannot be penalised for a...
Solar device generates electricity and desalinates water with no waste brine
A device that can generate electricity while desalinating seawater has been developed by researchers in Saudi Arabia and China, who claim that their new system is highly efficient at performing both tasks. The device uses waste heat from the solar cell for...
On gender equality, women need results over rhetoric
Twenty-six years ago, gender equality activists gathered in Beijing at a landmark global conference on women and girls to plead a simple case: “Women’s rights are human rights.” In response, world leaders pledged to “promote women’s economic independence” and “take...
Indo-Bangla power project set to get first consignment of coal from Kolkata port: Official
The first consignment of coal for a thermal power plant being developed by state-owned NTPC Ltd through a joint venture in Bangladesh is getting ready at the port here and will be shipped to Mongla Port in the neighbouring country in the next 2-3 days, an official...
Climate risks call for green financial system
It is essential to assess and address climate risk concentrations as financial systems may be underprepared. Monetary policy affects stakeholder behaviour and economic activity. It now needs to reflect a green footprint away from fossil fuels. Is the RBI ready for a...
Morris industrial fire evacuation indefinite, ‘in check’ after use of cement, officials say
Morris officials said the evacuation order for the massive industrial fire will remain in place indefinitely, even as they continue to make progress fighting it. Official said Thursday morning they "made a lot of progress" using Portland cement mix to fight a massive...
Everything Old is New Again: Rediscovering a Social Approach to Work and Health Inequities
Increased levels of disease and poverty among workers during the Industrial Revolution led Rudolf Virchow and others to explore how social and economic conditions affected health, disease, and the practice of medicine [1]. The 50th anniversary of NIOSH comes at...
French court orders government to act on climate in next nine months
France’s top administrative court has ordered the government to take “all necessary additional steps” within the next nine months to enable it to reach its climate crisis targets or face possible sanctions, including substantial fines. The Council of State said in a...