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Quote of the Day by Wangari Maathai: “The Generation That Destroys the Environment… – Lessons on environmental responsibility, climate change, sustainability, and why protecting nature matters for future generations by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the Green Belt MovementQuote of the Day by Wangari Maathai: "The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price," Wangari Maat...
Tolls: A silent tax that’s draining our pocketsThe highway tolls in India have had significant economic impact, burning a hole in people's pockets and contributing to pollution and ineff...
Govt to mark Older Persons Day with month-long activities promoting senior citizen welfareThe government will celebrate the International Day of Older Persons with a series of activities throughout October. Union Minister Dr Vire...
Talk of inheritance, expand the 'family'The individual has a means to assert his or her choice, which may be at variance to the so-called 'natural order', on how his lifetime's ef...
International Women’s Day 2024: Google doodle celebrates female legacy of wisdom and progress across generationsInternational Women’s Day 2024 was commemorated by Google with a doodle celebrating the wisdom and achievements of women across generations...
SC seeks Environment Ministry's views on capping iron ore mining in OdishaThe Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to provide its perspective on whether iron ore mining in...
Karnataka mining: SC permits firms to export excavated iron oresIron ore exports from Karnataka were banned in 2012 by the apex court with an aim to preventing environmental degradation and to ensure tha...
How to teach children about climate change, inspire hope and take action to change the futureWhen young people perceive that adults are not taking substantial action on climate change and when their voices go unheard, these experien...
Inside Sterlite Copper case: People, the big casualty of the transition from profit to planetThe fault lines in this half-transition are exposed in the small city of Thoothukudi, located in south of Tamil Nadu, where the Sterlite co...
View: High fuel prices hurt Modi’s energy justice agendaAn evolving concept, energy justice has slowly gained importance across the globe. Availability and affordability are the two most widely-a...
Update national policy on older persons: Supreme Court to CentreSC asked the Centre to update its national policy that envisages state support to ensure financial and food security, health care, shelter ...
Supreme Court notice on illegal mining in Odisha; Centre, state and CEC asked to explainSC asked the central & Odisha govt and Central Empowered Committee to formally explain allegations in a PIL alleging widespread mining ille...
- Dalit right to exploit resources can’t be defended: Sociologist
Environmentalists are now facing a challenge from a very unusual quarter —a section of dalits , who are demanding a right to exploit natura...
Iron ore mining in Goa: Supreme Court finalises four names of expert panelSC today finalised four names of a six-member expert committee which will suggest the annual cap on the volume of iron ore to be extracted ...
SC mulls appointing panels to look into iron ore mining in GoaThe issue of environment carrying capacity relates to what extent the environment and surroundings of a mine can sustain or bear ore extrac...
Proper system 'must' to regulate iron ore mining in Goa: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court today said there should be a proper system in place to regulate mining and other related activities in Goa.
Will hear experts, govt on preserving mineral resources: Supreme CourtSC said it would consider the submissions of experts and the govt, instead of a mining firm, on the principle of inter-generational equity ...
Sustainable development fundamental right of people: SCSustainable development is an integral part of fundamental rights conferred on citizens by the Constitution, the Supreme Court has said.
- No, it ain't from Ripley's!
In the commission's view, sustainable development requires that future generations have no less of the means to meet their needs than we do...
- Green court to be notified from Oct 18
The nation’s first environmental court, the National Green Tribunal, will be notified on October 18 with the appointment of retired SC Just...