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The state pollution control board has also found that GAIL has not obtained clearance for laying a pipeline for 0.255 km in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) area. The NGT bench has also directed GAIL not to operate and lay the pipeline from Madanam in Sirkazhi to the Memathur terminal without obtaining the necessary CRZ clearance as other mandatory permissions envisaged in the environmental law.

The bench checked the photos submitted by the petitioner and noted the concrete on the roots of a tree. The court relied heavily on the officials, pointing out similar petitions. Notably, the same bench had earlier expressed concerns over tree felling and destruction of greenery in the national capital, which is vulnerable to air pollution.

The ill effects of repeated pregnancies, both on women and newborns, are devastating. In India, malnutrition-anaemia is rampant in expecting mothers. This worsens with repeated pregnancies jeopardising their health and leading to further adverse pregnancy outcomes. There is an increased risk of abortions also in such mothers. Mothers become more prone to infections with repeated pregnancies," the plea read.

The findings showed that the burden of mortality could be significantly higher than estimated by the average daily temperature increase, suggesting that warming from climate change could have a troubling impact, even under restrictions from the Paris Climate Agreement. The team estimated the mortality due to excess heat in 28 cities in China, South Korea and Japan between 1980 and 2015 and applied it to two climate change modelling scenarios that aligned with carbon-reduction scenarios adapted by the respective national governments.

Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 mandates non-fossil fuels such as biomass, ethanol and green hydrogen.

The team explored the potential disruption of plant-based beef alternatives by comparing the economic consequences under a range of scenarios, where plant-based beef alternatives replaced 10 per cent, 30 per cent or 60 per cent of current US beef demand. While the changes would have a small but potentially positive impact, it "would not be felt equally across the economy", said Mason-D'Croz.

The GCRG's third brief recommends that governments find the most effective ways to fund energy solutions, such as publicly funded cash transfers and rebate policies, to protect vulnerable communities everywhere, including through windfall taxes on the largest oil and gas companies. At the same time, the brief urges a transition to renewables.

Ministry of Power has prepared amendments after consultations with stakeholders. The proposal includes defining the minimum share of renewable energy in the overall consumption by the industrial units or any establishment. The proposed amendments would facilitate the carbon market development in India and prescribe minimum renewable energy consumption either as direct or indirect use through the grid.

IIT Goa should play a significant role in solving environmental issues faced by the state. Goa is known across the world for its green vegetation, pristine beaches and clean air. Every traveller cherishes it in Goa, and we are committed to protecting nature's gift," Sawant said, addressing the third conference of IIT Goa

Global HIV community leaders warned that the world is losing ground against HIV. According to a report of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), about 1.5 million new HIV infections will occur in 2021, over one million more than the global targets. The UNAIDS report also showed that the number of people on HIV treatment increased more slowly in 2021 than it had in over a decade.

Kamboj brings to the UN a wide range of experience with multilateral organisations, including stints as a Counsellor at India's mission in New York, Permanent Representative to the UNESCO in Paris, and deputy head of the Office of the Commonwealth Secretary-General in London. An Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1987 batch, she was Ambassador to Bhutan before assuming her new role.

The petitioner has alleged that at the behest of the DFO posted in Nachan, thousand of green trees have been cut down in many forest areas in the forest division.Several complainants were addressed to the government, but no action has been taken in the matter. The petitioner has also alleged the forest area has been destroyed despite having a sanctuary region of about a 10 km radius of Shikari Devi-Dehar road.

While the lowest proportion of pandemic-related debris was observed in Australia, it was inferred that national lockdowns resulted in reduced outdoor traffic that impacted debris presence. Similarly, the relationship between strict lockdowns and street debris reduction was observed in South Africa, where street litter loads were reduced three-fold during periods of lockdown.

The sarpanch and 20 panchayat members of this all-women panchayat were elected unopposed this year. The panchayat members elected by this village of 3,842 people are a heterogenous lot comprising graduates, those who are contesting elections for the first time, and also those who have only studied up to fifth grade.

The report identified falling vehicle costs, often directly caused by government subsidies, and increasing awareness around the environmental impact of current mobility services as key drivers behind electric vehicle battery production growth.The report, however, cautioned that changes in technologies must continue to prioritise the sustainability goals electrification is based upon.

The threat of microplastic in our food chain, mainly fish, is looming. "I expect IIT Goa will conduct a research study to provide remedial measures to both demand and supply chain," he said. He said that IIT Goa is collaborating with the state pollution control board to develop forecasting tools for the air quality level.

The legislation will provide for national measures to protect the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems and to give effect to the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and for matters connected in addition to that or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

Stepwells are examples of the many storages and irrigation tanks developed in India, mainly to cope with seasonal fluctuations in water availability. These were built to make reaching, maintaining and managing groundwater levels easier for people. The stepwell can be considered to originate from the need to ensure water during drought and in the deep relationship of faith in the water Gods as conspicuous even in the Vedas of around 1,000 BC.

There are plans to set up a network of airports in NEOM, including an international airport. The first, called Nom Bay Airport in the northern region of Sharma, opened last year and operated regular flights for investors and employees on the Neom project.NEOM's chief urban development officer, Antoine Vives, said the international airport, one of the world's most significant, would be ready before 2030. The construction of the trade and technology centre is expected to contribute $48bn to the state's GDP and create 380,000 jobs.

A recent study highlights that the Indian parliament's deliberation on the climate crisis remains very close to being completely absent. According to a study from researchers at Azim Premji University's Center for Climate Change and Sustainability, only 0.3% of all parliamentary questions between 1999 and 2019 were related to the climate crisis.

A total of $1.7 billion has been invested by private equity and venture capitals in the Indian electric vehicle (EV) industry in 2021, the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (IVCA) said on Wednesday.

Building on the existing evidence, the study reemphasises that extreme weather conditions are a catalyst for socio-economic instability, lack of healthcare, structural power inequalities, and other significant consequences worldwide. The consequences are not limited to disruptions in the country's socio-economic conditions but also stimulate long-term gender-based violence, particularly physical, sexual, and domestic abuse.

The primary duty of an Indian president is to protect and defend the constitution. But they also serve another critical role in being an inspiration to the entire country through their actions and words. India's President-elect Droupadi Murmu has been a champion for environmental causes throughout her shrewd political career.

What began as a simple website to upload photographs online is currently enabling a cultural, economic and social shift. The thrifting trend is the new thing that Instagram has added to its cart, especially in the Indian subcontinent regions of India, Pakistan, and Nepal. The boredom and the need to break the monotony gave rise to several new small businesses on Instagram over the last two years.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in partnership with Meta, has released the Inclusive Internet Index 2021. And it clearly shows that most students belonging to lower or middle-class families have suffered the most. Either steady internet wasn’t available to them, or smartphones were not affordable for their parents. As a result, their learning was stopped. Many girl students were married off before they turned 18, while the underage male students accompanied their parents to work as labourers.