Environmental protection plan for each village in Maharashtra
To spread awareness about environment conservation and help curb air, water and soil pollution in every village of Maharashtra, the state’s rural development minister Jayant Patil will initiate a plan that will be introduced within the next year. Addressing a press conference on
Leonardo to sensitize the cause of the Indian tiger
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has expressed his interest to the environment ministry to raise global awareness to save India’s tigers. According to sources in the ministry, the actor has expressed his interest to play a crucial role in sensitizing the global community to
New policy to strike a balance between development and ecology
The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure is expected to propose a policy that will strike a balance between development and ecological concerns. The policy is being drafted to end a tussle between the ministry of environment and the ministry of coal over the mining
Unless you reach out to people at the lowest rung, development cannot happen.
This conversation almost did not happen. In what can be termed as a role reversal, the interviewee, Krishan Pal Gurjar, president of BJP Haryana and MLA from Tigaon, had to wait for over an hour for the CauseBecause team, delayed by the most
Climate change hogs the limelight; Convention on Biodiversity equally important
‘Climate change gets the headline, biodiversity does not get the headlines,’ Jairam Ramesh, environment minister, told PTI as he left New York this weekend after a week of attending environment-related meetings, including those with US climate change negotiator Todd Stern and Chinese environment
Education and environment should be the centre of attention
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]arlier this month, three Pune-based youths and one from Ahmednagar were selected as ‘green champions’ for Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010, for their contribution to the environment through documentaries,waste-management projects,and leadership in environment-related activities in their respective colleges. Then, there was quite a
Women need a secure atmosphere to grow and prosper: Shabana Azmi
‘It is sad to hear that female foeticide is still going on in the country. There is still a disparity between the genders and the only way we can empower the girls is by way of education,’ said veteran actress and human rights
Absence of mass transport results in congestion, pollution and fuel consumption: President
‘To meet the challenges of congestion, pollution and fuel consumption, India needs to do better urban planning and management. We need to have a better public transport system that can appeal people and encourage them to minimally use their private vehicles. Absence of
Thanks to environment conservationists, ozone not depleting
‘The phasing out of nearly 100 substances that were being used in refrigerators and air conditioners, and restrictions on aerosols’ use worldwide have stopped the ozone layer from being depleted further. Although it is not yet increasing, it is expected to get its
Green School to spread ecological awareness among students
To create environment awareness among students so that they can, in turn, create awareness in the society at large, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board has come up with a ‘Green School’ project in government schools. Considering that deforestation is one of the major