Sri Sri event ‘completely destroyed’ Yamuna riverbed, says expert panel
2016-08-17
Yamuna floodplain has lost “almost all its natural vegetation” due to AOL event, a panel has saidContinue Reading
Bride’s green gesture
2016-07-07
Champaran: A woman from Champaran has decided to plant 700 saplings on Thursday, the day she gets married, to make her wedding a memorable one. Kiran (25) wants to gift her village – Majhar village in East Champaran’s Turkaulia block, around 170km northwest of Patna – a clean environment. “GirlsContinue Reading
Green Tribunal questions cremation procedure
2016-02-03
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has questioned the centuries-old tradition practiced by Hindus to cremate dead bodies at the river banks, saying the method of burning wood leads to air pollution and also effects natural water resources. Keeping in mind the growing level of pollution, the NGT saidContinue Reading
Man has no right to abuse environment: Pope at UN
2015-09-25
United States: Pope Francis urged a more humane global system that respects the poor and the environment, as he criticized the economic order, in an address to the United Nations on Friday. The pontiff, whose reform-minded approach has won him a rousing global following even from non-believers, offered his visionContinue Reading
Environmental activists arrested while reading Pope Francis’ encyclical
2015-08-10
New York — Environment activists in New York have enlisted the help of the Holy Father to help further their cause. Thirteen protesters arrested while forming a human blockade around a gas storage facility in Seneca Lake, New York, on August 4, were “reading from Pope Francis’ encyclical on theContinue Reading
Amritsar’s Golden Temple threatened by poisoned air, say environmentalists
2015-07-23
Amritsar : Amritsar’s pride and the most revered gurudwara of the Sikhs, the 17th Century Golden Temple is losing its sheen. Rapidly increasing vehicular traffic around the complex, mushrooming hotels and industrial pollution are threatening its gold-plated domes and walls, says environment activist Sarabjit Singh Verka. A World Health OrganisationContinue Reading
Indian, US students to ‘hack’ space technology for environment
2015-07-23
Kolkata — Sixteen students from India and the US will brainstorm to come up with innovations on tapping space technology for environmental sustainability, it was announced in Kolkata today. Termed “Hacking Space: A Student Partnership To Sustain Life on Earth”, the project is a collaborative effort between Science City, KolkataContinue Reading
Pope Francis on care for our common home
2015-06-18
The long awaited encyclical was released on ThursdayContinue Reading
Pope Francis: Receive new encyclical with ‘open heart’
2015-06-17
Vatican City, — Speaking one day before its official release to the public, Pope Francis is asking for people to have an “open heart” when they read his latest encyclical dedicated to the environment. “Our ‘home’ is being ruined, and this hurts everyone, especially the poorest among us,” the pontiffContinue Reading
Maple Pine Farm: lodging with an independent mind
2015-04-22
Such independent enterprises remain true to the environmentContinue Reading