People watch helplessly as the sea nibbles the Konkan coast, swallowing groves and beaches, and shallowing creeks Sadanand Tandel’s house is the dream of every tourist. A terrific sea view, waving coconut fronds and in a few dozen steps one can walk into the sea waves. Through Tandel’s eyes, however, the view is somber. Till 1991, 30 of his coconut trees stood where the sea is now. The distance between the waves and the walls of his house...
If regulations listed in the CRZ Notification are implemented properly, coastal zones and fragile ecosystems can be safeguarded he coastal zone is a transition area between marine and territorial zones. It includes shore ecosystems, wetland ecosystems, mangrove ecosystems, mudflat ecosystems, sea grass ecosystems, salt marsh ecosystems and seaweed ecosystems. It is assessed that about 4,800 billion tonnes domestic waste and 65 million...
In the name of streamlining the process to get environmental clearances, the Centre has turned these rules into a mere formality The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), on January 4, 2019, came up with a memorandum setting standard environmental clearance conditions for two sectors that currently see the highest investment—Infrastructure and building/construction projects and area development projects....
Policy flip-flops, irresponsible attitude of states have put gas-based power plants on the verge of becoming non-performing assets More than half of India’s capacity to generate power from natural gas is not being used due to lack of gas, putting plants on the verge of becoming non-performing assets, according to a parliamentary panel. The non-availability of domestic gas and high cost of imported supply has “stranded” gas-based power...
Alternatives to nuclear energy, in particular renewable sources of electricity like wind and solar energy, have become drastically cheaper. India and China are often considered the poster children for nuclear energy growth—and even there the picture is quite dismal. “It is nuclear power that will be the main tool to reduce emissions” Poland’s Minister of Energy, Krzysztof Tchórzewski, in keynote remarks at a meeting during the 24th...
Rich tropical forest, vibrant wildlife, water of Kali river will be in line of destruction he Satoddi waterfall in the Western Ghats, in Uttara Kannada district, where the Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant is also located. Credit: Getty Images The biodiversity of the Western Ghats, already under a lot of anthropogenic pressure, will suffer even more if the expansion of the Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is to come up for public hearing on...
