Long before ecology became the refrain of the global song at Stockholm and Rio, the ancient Indic heritage had already provided a spacious spiritual home for the environmental ethos. In the West, the term 'ecology' was coined only in the latter half
Current system of education in India starts from the nursery to a full stretch of 12 years (Kindergarden to High School). All of us enjoy the jolly days which bring naustalgia every time we remember the moments. Then comes the time to take a tough de
Forestry clearance case submission became pre-condition for applying TOR as per MoEF Office Memorandum issued on 31st March, 2011- How it is possible to freeze the forest land case for Hydropower projects without getting Survey & Investigation cleara
Ministry of Environment & Forests have requested nominations for "Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar". I am attaching the nomination announcement from the MOEF website.
There are leaders and doers and mahatma's and grassroot environmentalists that fa
India, rather each state in India is extensively involved in the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment).Everyday new consultants are cropping up which promise best quality reports.
Definitely, the reports are of the best quality..no doubt over it. It i
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not man the less, but Nature more. ~George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrim
I wish to bank on the rich expertise within this group to learn about the various models in place for collection and management of e-waste in India (and elsewhere). More than the theoretical understanding I wish to gain from the practi
Why we cannot start Baseline data collection for EIA study as per model TOR by simply informing to MoEF about project & giving them undertaking that whatever decided by EAC/SEAC will be incorporated and addressed into EIA/EMP Report - This will shor
I am in need of an agency or forest clearance professional who can help me at site which is basically located at Arunachal & Himachal Pradesh.(Localized will be preferred)
If any one have known to any agency/independent forest clearance
There is a very interesting article by Vandana Shiva.
On June 29, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met with editors of a few newspapers. When asked about whether he had been putting pressure on the Environment Ministry to approve environmentally destr
Forestry clearance case submission became pre-condition for applying TOR as per MoEF Office Memorandum issued on 31st March, 2011- How it is possible to freeze the forest land case for Hydropower projects without getting Survey & Investigation cleara
Here is a nice story about a environment friendly school in India. Do you know about any other environment friendly school in India. Let's catalog it here so that one of our green entrepreneurs on Indian Environment Network can take inspiration:
1. The earliest moral and legal codes (Dharma-sastras and Niti-sastras) originated in India, as did the earliest representative institutions (Sabha and Parishad).2. ChemistryThe Rig Veda, one of four Vedas, refers to metallurgy. The Vedas also refer
The public hearing for the expansion of Bhatin mines of Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) was held on May 26, 2011. The public hearing was a clear violation the EIA notification and did not allow stakeholders to participate in the process.
Power generation from the methane gas eminated during the Sewage Treatment process is vital one. STP unit canbe operated by the methane gas since it has high caloric content. A special type of engine has to be utilsed for this purpose. After