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Karjat project sparks Maharashtra political faceoff as thousands of trees are cut for 3,000 MW plantA significant controversy emerged in Maharashtra due to tree cutting for Torrent Power's energy project. Locals and activists oppose the pr...- Apple invests in 14,000 acres of California redwood forest; How tech giant is helping restore wildlife habitatsApple has collaborated with The Conservation Fund to revitalise 14,000 acres of coastal redwood forest in California. This ambitious projec...
- Finnish town braces for change from Google data centresIn the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away,...
- Who is Sargam Vaish? Vocalist claims Sidharth Malhotra, Tamannaah Bhatia’s Vvaan makers of using his 'Aigiri Nandini' song without permissionSidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia’s The Vvaan - Force Of The Forrest has landed in controversy ahead of its September 25 release. Voca...
- A shrinking lifeline: US and Mexico strike new Colorado River deal, cutting Mexico's share by 17% for two yearsMexico will accept reduced Colorado River water allocations under a new binational agreement. This accord, known as Minute 334, aims to man...
- MIT researchers are giving millions of plastic bottles a new life by turning plastic waste into homes, decks and bridges using AI robotsIn a significant development, the Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of Massachusetts Institute of Technology are turning millions of pla...
- In 1964, a mysterious 27-year-old woman bought abandoned 18-acre island off the coast of Maine & lived there alone; 22 years later, she donated it for a wildlife sanctuaryWitch Island off the coast of Maine has a fascinating history of private ownership and clairvoyance. Once known as Davis Island, it later b...
- KGF star Yash's 'Toxic' movie lands in controversy over felling of trees in Bengaluru for shooting. State govt takes actionKarnataka forest minister Eshwar Khandre orders strict disciplinary action after discovering illegal tree felling in Peenya, Bengaluru, for...
- Forests key to climate fight along with cutting fossil fuels, study suggestsA new scientific study suggests that restoring global forests could sequester 22 times more carbon than the world emits in a year, making t...
- Mullaperiyar Dam issue: Kerala government cancels tree-felling orderThe Kerala government was under attack from the opposition Congress-led UDF in the State Assembly for its controversial order granting perm...
- Amruta Fadnavis responds on Axis bank, says will not back downAmruta said, “The accounts were bagged by Axis bank much before I married Devendra.. during the tenure of the Congress-NCP regime. Private ...
- In Maharashtra political fight, Axis Bank accounts could get the axeSena leaders said that the shifting out of accounts from Axis Bank or discussions around a shift are to do with finding “safer” public sect...
- Chhattisgarh forms panel to probe illegal tree felling at mining siteThe move comes a day after the state decided to halt all mining activities in the area after protests by local people.
- Trees in government colonies to be transplanted after uproarAfter a citizen movement saw activists leading marches and hugging trees, the housing and urban affairs ministry also decided to invite cit...
- SC slams ad hoc structures around Taj, asks UP for pollution-proof plan“All this seems to be done on an ad hoc basis. Do you have a policy? Can we have a look at it?” SC asked the UP government.
- Further delay in Metro 3 to push ticket prices upThe project is also facing a problem from the green lobby. After receiving a number of petitions from NGOs, the Bombay High Court has given...
- Bengaluru authorities may axe 2244 trees for infra projects: CensusThis is the finding of a tree census conducted by Prof Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli, both from Azim Premji University , and Vijay Nish...
- Bengaluru steel flyover: BDA promises to transplant trees but doubts lingerBDA has promised to transplant 56 trees of the 812 trees it will cut down to make the steel flyover
- Ruckus in Goa House over felling of trees for golf projectThe CM said some legislators are raising the issue in the Assembly so as to settle their personal scores.
- DLF, HUDA project near NH 8 requires environmental clearance: HPCB tells NGTThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) was today informed by Haryana Pollution Control Board (HPCB) that the road widening project of DLF and HU...
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